Transformation

96 entries in Cigarette & Cigar / Transformation
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli IX. Colorado y maduro
  • 1. Metamorphose (cigarette changes to cigar)
  • 2. Ein Gleichgewichtsproblem (cigar is balanced on plate)
  • 3. Transformation (silk production from smoke of a match)
  • 4. Der gläserne Rauchfang (smoke appears in glass covered with silk)
 		1903
Moderne Magie
120
Oswald Rae "Gentleman, You May Smoke" lose tobacco and cigarette papers are put in a glass and transform into rolled cigarettes, glass is held by spectator and covered with a handkerchief
 		1928
Sub Rosa
26
Oswald Rae Card and Cigarette three pieces of a signed and torn card in envelope transform into tobacco, card is found restored in cigarette, last piece fits
 		1929
More Practical Patter
8
Lu Brent The Protean Pack o' Cigs Face of cigarette box keeps changing to different brands, three times
 		1932
Novel Magic
14
Lu Brent The Classical Cigarette tobacco and cigarette paper penetrate handkerchief and transform into cigarette, thumb tip
 		1936
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1935/36)
84
Val Evans Smoker's Paradise packet of cigarettes changes brand multiple times
 		Dec. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 39)
262
Edward Victor Changing a Cigarette into a Cigar. (Sleight-of-Hand Method)
1937
Magic of the Hands
78
Edward Victor "Cigar to Money" cigar pushed into the fist changes into four pennies
 		1937
Magic of the Hands
81
A Cigarette Routine - 1. Cigarette from an empty paper cigarette paper rolled into cigarette shape, suddenly filled with tobacco
 		1937
The Magic Annual for 1937
20
Dr. Edward G. Ervin "Rolling" a Cigarette loose tobacco and paper change into cigarette
 		1937
The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin
15
Franklin M. Chapman The Makin's paper and tobacco in handkerchief change into cigarette
 		Sep. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 3)
4
The Burning Cigarette and Silk Handkerchief cigarette into silk, thumb tip
 		1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
141
Milbourne Christopher Christopher's Cigarette to Rope
  • Version 1
  • Version 2
  • Version 3
Related to 1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
349
Eddie Joseph Curing a Bad Habit cigarette and/or matches change into coin
 		1942
Coin and Money Magic
105
Franklin M. Chapman Cigarette to Carnation lit cigarette to small flower bouquet which is attached to lapel
 		1942
Quick Tricks
2
Franklin M. Chapman Cigarette to Match cigarette changes to match in hand
 		1942
Quick Tricks
2
Keith Clark Celebrated Cigarettes routine in which lit cigarettes continue to appear, with cigarette to silk, cigarette through silk, lit cigarette appears in mouth after drinking a glass of water
  • As the Spectator Sees It
  • Properties and Preparation
    • For the Cigarette to Silk
    • For the Water Drinking Routine
    • Sleights
    • For the Cigar and Pipe Finish
  • The Public Performance of Celebrated Cigarettes
    • Preparation
    • Presentation
    • Extra Deluxe Routine
    • Water Drinking Finish
    • Cigar and Pipe Finish
  • Special Note
 		1943
Celebrated Cigarettes
7
Bob Hanko Flash light cigarette transforms into a silk with a flash
 		Mar. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 56)
230
Bob Weill Cig to Pipe
1945
My Best
338
Milbourne Christopher Rope to Cigarette
Aug. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 3)
143
Milbourne Christopher Cigarette to Foulard cigarette changes to large handkerchief
 		July 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 2)
232
Dr. William Weyeneth Fabrication d'une cigarette dans la main paper and tabac transform into cigarette in fist, using pen, followed by german translation "Fabrikation einer Zigarette, frei in der Hand"
 		Jan. 1946
La Baguette Magique (Issue 7)
4
Frank Garcia H2O lit cigarette is dunk into glass of water and then rolled between the hands, transformation into rolled wet bill
 		June 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 127)
511
Milbourne Christopher Cigarette Machine tobacco and paper placed in changing bag turn to cigarettes
 		Oct. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 5)
359
Don Greenwood Match to Cigarette Opening
Sep. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 4)
463
Frederick Karr Table Stunts - With a Cigarette wet cigarette is rolled between hands and changes into bill
 		May 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 12)
793
Norman Jensen Cigarette on Flashpaper
Also published here June 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 257)
1029
Eddie Joseph Transmigration cigarette changes to match and back to cigarette, seated using a handkerchief
 		1954
A Magician Goes to Dinner
18
Reinhold Woda Die Seil-Zigarette piece of rope changes to cigarette
Also published here
  • in "Aladin"
 1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 1)
399
Das Finale cigarette transforms to paper with "finale" written on it
Also published here
  • in "Triks"
 1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 2)
433
Zigarette verwandelt sich in Zauberstab cigarette changes into wand
 		1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 2)
434
Oscar "Oscarelli" Rey Daumenspitze various brief ideas using a thumb tip
  • Eine Zigarettenverwandlung
  • Inflation - Deflation
  • Der wasserdichte Geldschein
  • Verbrannter Geldschein
  • Der Geldschein als Likörglas
  • Geldscheintrick
  • Würfelzucker-Fabrikation
  • Tuchwanderung
  • Geld und Seidenband
  • Die Geldverlosung
  • Die verschwundene Karte
  • Die verschwundene Zigarette
  • Gelöste Knoten
  • Geldschein im Ei
 		1965
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 26 No. 1)
9
Keith Clark, Horace E. Bennett Cigarette to Silk
1968
Prize Winning Magic
14
Tom Fitzgerald Tom Fitzgerald's Cut and Restored Rope to Cigarette end cut and placed in mouth where it changes to cigarette
 		1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
232
Scurti The Magician Abbott's Long Smoke borrowed cigarette is stretched and transforms into rope, piece is cut off and changes back to cigarette
 		1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
303
Karl Fulves, Aaron Wainer Three Bottles
  • tobacco and paper dropped in bottle and shake, transforms into cigarette
  • cork pops off second bottle after moving up and down (a la Zombie)
  • whistling in third bottle, bottle whistles by itself afterwards, see p. 308 for reference
Related to Dec. 1969
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 2)
303
Jack Chanin Gee Whiz - It's Spiked cigarette from hand to hand, then changes into railroad spike
 		1973
Close-up Cavalcade
41
"Magic" Christian Stelzel Close-up Cigarette Routine filter torn and cigarette vanishes, torn & restored, filter torn, rest changes into bill and filter into full cigarette
 		1973
Close-up Cavalcade
43
Jochen Zmeck Die Tuch Cigarette burning cigarette changes into silk
 		1973
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 2)
26
Jochen Zmeck Meine Tuchtrio-Eröffnung handkerchief opening routine, cigarette to silk, silk is split into two, silk vanishes from tube and watch appears knotted between two silks
 		1973
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 5)
82
Jan Torell Cigarette Box cigarette box changes into pack of playing cards, piece of paper changes into thimble
 		1975
Magic by Jan Torell
21
Lawrence Nudelman Cigarettes Into Money in a Flash cigarette changes into rolled-up dollar bill in a flash
 		1975-1978 ca.
Money Magic Notes — Volume 2
6
Peter Warlock Zigarette und Blume burning cigarette pushed in hand, becomes silvery package from which a real rose is removed
Also published here
  • Pentagram, June 1947
 June 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 4)
81
Mark Weston Variation - Colour Change in continuous production, cigarette changes color
 		1977
Continuous Cigarette Production
12
Mark Weston Variation - Card Revelation after continuous production, cigarette changes into selection
 		1977
Continuous Cigarette Production
14
Bengt Nilsson, Allan Lambie Everything Happens to Ken Miller routine with cigarettes and money
(1) Brand-Changing Cigarette Packet
(2) Rising Cigarette
(3) Cigarette Packet to Banknote (Allan Lambie)
(4) Banknote to Matches
(5) Coin from Banknote
 		1977
Continuous Cigarette Production
15
Jochen Zmeck Zigarettenschachtel zu Blumenstrauß cigarette case changes to spring flower bouquet
 		1978
Blütenzauber
[12]
Jochen Zmeck Brennende Zigarre zu Blumenstrauß lit cigar changes to spring flower bouquet
 		1978
Blütenzauber
[14]
Don Tanner Cigarettes loose tobacco and cigarette paper are put in cloth bag, cigarettes come out
Also published here 1978
It's in the Bag
13
Derek Dingle Roll Your Own cigarette produced, broken in three parts, they change into three balls, back to single cigarette
Inspired by
  • routine from Coe Norton lecture, ca. 1968
 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 19)
1245
Karl Fulves Card Is Cigarette rolled "cigarette" appears in mouth when performer turns around which is actually rolled up selection, posed as problem
Related to 1979
Interlocutor (Issue 39)
156
Lu Brent Zigaretten-Metamorphose cigarette to silk
 		Aug. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
71
F. B. Mordecai Das Magische Zigarettendrehen tobacco and cigarette paper become cigarette
 		Aug. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
71
Norman Jensen Magisches Zigarettendrehen
Also published here June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
75
Don Tanner Cigarettes loose tobacco and cigarette paper are put in cloth bag, cigarettes come out
Also published here 1981
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 42 No. 2)
41
Bob Chesbro Roll Your Own loose tobacco put on playing card with crumpled cigarette paper, poured in hand, transforms into cigarette, finger tip
Inspired by 1982
The Tipnician
3
Michael Powers Packman cigarette pack transforms into cased deck of cards
 		1983
Powerful Magic
90
Dick Piser Le Coin de Jean de Merry: K.O. Cigarettes cigarette paper and tobacco is placed in hand, they change into 4-5 cigarettes
Also published here
  • "Genii"
 1983
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 44 No. 5)
148
Jan Torell Das andere Kunststück card is selected, deck turns into cigarette box, and cigarette turns out to be rolled up selection
 		1984
Rund um den Zaubertisch
7
Karl Fulves Cigarette Paper to Cigarette crumpled up cigarette changes into cigarette when snapped onto a bill à la egg on fan
 		1985
S-C — Contemporary Money Magic (Issue 4)
69
Fred Kaps Cigarette to Coin
1986
It's So Simple
12
Karl Fulves Card Is Cigarette with signed card, four methods
Related to 1987
Secret Session — Part Three
64
Pat Conway Pipe Dream cigarette travels to pocket, rises out of fist, manipulative sequences, changes into pipe
 		1987
The Pat Way to Con
121
Gary Kurtz Smoker routine with cigarettes and a lighter, cigarette rises from pack, lighter appears and changes into squirting lighter, finally lit cigarette turns into chewing gum
Also published here 1988
Continuations ... Departures 2
5
Gary Kurtz Maybe I Won't Smoke After All "comedy of errors", routine with cigarettes and a lighter, cigarette rises from pack, lighter appears and changes into squirting lighter, finally lit cigarette turns into chewing gum
Also published here 1988
Continuations ... Departures 1 & 2
20
Cigarette to Silk visual transformation
 		1988
Card Kinetics
38
Karrell Fox A "Pack O' Silk" full pack of cigarettes, silk vanishes from paper, cigarettes changes into silk inside case
 		1988
My Latest Book
106
Rocco Silano Match to Cigarette match slowly and visually changes into lit cigarette
 		1990
If it fits... Sleeve it!
31
Rocco Silano Cigarette to Rose and Freezing Water cigarette changes to long stem rose, cigarette reproduced from its petals, rose put in vase with water, water changes into ice cubes in vase
 		1990
If it fits... Sleeve it!
71
Karrell Fox Cig-Flowers cigarette to bouquet of flowers
 		1991
Goodies
87
David Harkey Havana Gold golden cigar band changed into borrowed finger ring
 		1991
Simply Harkey
199
Gary Kurtz Smoker routine with cigarettes and a lighter, cigarette rises from pack, lighter appears and changes into squirting lighter, finally lit cigarette turns into chewing gum
Also published here Feb. 1992
Profile (Issue 6)
1
Jim Steinmeyer Cigars Sala Bim
  • Conjuring
smoke travels to glass presentation, cigars change to flowers
 		Oct. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 2)
41
Chuck Fayne Roll Your Own tobacco and cigarette paper placed in left hand, they change to cigarette
 		1993
Something Old, Something New
10
Bob King Cigarette to Bill borrowed bill torn up, borrowed cigarette put in metal tube where it vanishes, bill appears instead
 		1997
Cigarette to Bill
2
Richard Osterlind Puff Pasteboard miniature duplicate of selected card inside matchbook, cigarette transforms into selection (pull)
 		1999
Dynamic Mysteries
23
David Regal Fool 'Em If You Got 'Em Box of cigarettes changes into box of chewing gum
 		1999
Close-Up & Personal
83
David Stone Cigarette to Lighter Transformation
1999
Mietek — Lecture Notes
15
John Cornelius A Smoke for Old Scratch flash paper to cigarette
Also published here 2001
The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius
99
David Stone Cigarette to Lighter Transformation
2001
Light My Fire
15
Alexander de Cova Karte IST Zigarette cigarette in mouth transforms into rolled, signed selection, Tom Mullica effect
Inspired byAlso published here 2003
Gambit
22
Jackie McClements Cigarette Pull cigarette butt stretched into full cigarette
Also published here
  • The Crimp, p. 231
 2004
A Lecture
16
Ron Jaxon Smokin' cigarette put in mouth, filter at wrong end of cigarette, cigarette reversed but still on wrong end, a few more phases
Inspired by 2006
Power Plays
212
Alexander de Cova Karte-Chick? cigarette in mouth transforms into rolled, signed selection, Tom Mullica effect
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
Seminar 1516
5
Alexander de Cova Karte ist Zigarette cigarette in mouth transforms into rolled, signed selection, Tom Mullica effect
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
Seminar 2007
1
Román García La Varita de los Cigarrillos two cigarettes morph together so they look like a magic wand
 		2010
Nanomagias
217
Alexander de Cova Karte IST Zigarette cigarette in mouth transforms into rolled, signed selection, Tom Mullica effect
Inspired byAlso published here 2010
Better Than Hartz 4
27
Alexander de Cova Card IS Cigarette cigarette in mouth transforms into rolled, signed selection, Tom Mullica effect
Inspired byAlso published here Jan. 2010
Scrapbook Sample Issue (Vol. 1 No. 1)
7
Alexander de Cova Karte IST Zigarette cigarette in mouth transforms into rolled, signed selection, Tom Mullica effect
Inspired byAlso published here Mar. 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 5)
36
Juan Luis Rubiales El Cigarrillo Autorrelleno empty cigarette and tobacco are placed inside hand and transform into real cigarette
 		2014
El Manuscrito (Vol. 7 No. 28)
940
Alexander de Cova Karte ist Zigarette cigarette in mouth transforms into rolled, signed selection, Tom Mullica effect
Inspired byAlso published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 3
105
Kieron Johnson Cigarettes and Candy cigarette becomes pack of candy, cigarettes in pack change to money
 		July 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 7)
58
Alexander de Cova Der Kettenraucher cigarette changes into small chain, word gag
 		2017
Arbeitsbuch Daumenspitze
68
Alexander de Cova Zigarette zu Ballon cigarette changes into white modelling balloon
 		2017
Arbeitsbuch Daumenspitze
68
Alexander de Cova Die Zigarettenproduktion loose tobacco and paper transform into cigarette
 		2017
Arbeitsbuch Daumenspitze
75
Roberto Giobbi Double Mishap Opening gag opening with rope, also cigarette to rope transformation
Related to 2024
Unexpected Agenda (Issue Nov. 3)
319