Peter Samelson

1 publication by Peter Samelson:

Theatrical Close-Up (Peter Samelson, 1984)

This search includes results that are not relevant to tricks or sleights (e.g. columns, reviews, articles, ...). Click here to hide these results.

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Tony Slydini	Imp-Pass	detailed Slydini "Touches"	Variations Thimble Imp Pass (Peter Samelson, Theatrical Close-Up, 1984)	1966	Slydini Encores	25	Lapping Principles / Imp Pass & Variations
Frank Everhart	Chicago Opener		Also published here Chicago Opener (Frank Everhart, Lecture Notes No. 1, 1973) Related to Color Quickie (Harry Lorayne, Personal Secrets, 1964) also in: Color Quickie (The Magic Menu, 1994) SuperLative Lover (Roberto Giobbi, CardPerfect, 1987) also in: SuperLative Lover (Card College — Volume 5, 2003) Variations Eca Tuoba Ecaf (Eric Mason, Pabular, 1976) also in: Eca Tuoba Ecaf (Stuff, 1985 ca.) A Stranger Coincidence (Frank Simon, Versatile Card Magic, 1983) … and 8 more	1972	Million Dollar Card Secrets	13	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Red Hot Mama Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Back
Scotty York	Ringer		Related to Ringer (Scotty York, Lecture, 1975) Three Round Ringer (Scotty York, Danny Korem, Chuck Morris, Dan Garrett, Korem without Limits, 1985) Variations New Pentagram, Aug. 1973 also in: Ring Ab! (Intermagic, 1976) Ring True (Peter Samelson, Apocalypse, 1983) also in: In The Hand-Off (Theatrical Close-Up, 1984)	Feb. 1972	Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 2)	9	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring and String
Ray Grismer	Ring	three phases, first in Genii 1971	Variations Ring and Cord (Bob Ostin, Ray Grismer, Sleightly Surprising, 1976 ca.) also in: Ring And Cord (Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions, 2005) Ring True (Peter Samelson, Apocalypse, 1983) also in: In The Hand-Off (Theatrical Close-Up, 1984) … and 1 more	1973	Close-up Cavalcade	18	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring and String
Frank Everhart	Chicago Opener		Also published here Chicago Opener (Frank Everhart, Million Dollar Card Secrets, 1972) Related to Color Quickie (Harry Lorayne, Personal Secrets, 1964) also in: Color Quickie (The Magic Menu, 1994) SuperLative Lover (Roberto Giobbi, CardPerfect, 1987) also in: SuperLative Lover (Card College — Volume 5, 2003) Variations Eca Tuoba Ecaf (Eric Mason, Pabular, 1976) also in: Eca Tuoba Ecaf (Stuff, 1985 ca.) A Stranger Coincidence (Frank Simon, Versatile Card Magic, 1983) … and 8 more	1973	Lecture Notes No. 1	3	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Red Hot Mama Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Back
Peter Samelson	The Peter Principle			1976	The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic	138	Spongeball / Routines
Peter Samelson	The Drop Ploy	subtlety for sponge-to-spectator's hand	Also published here The Drop Ploy (Peter Samelson, Theatrical Close-Up, 1984)	1976	The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic	140	Spongeball / Sequences
Peter Samelson	Peter's Switcheroo			1976	The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic	141	Spongeball / Sequences
Peter Samelson	Ring True	penetration in spectator's hand	Also published here In The Hand-Off (Peter Samelson, Theatrical Close-Up, 1984) Inspired by Ringer (Scotty York, Kabbala — Volume 2, 1972) Ring (Ray Grismer, Close-up Cavalcade, 1973) Variations Swinger (Bret Young, Top Secret Stuff, 1990)	Mar. 1983	Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 3)	749	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring and String
Peter Samelson	Thimble Opening	using a small close-up pad	Also published here The Mat Opening (Peter Samelson, Theatrical Close-Up, 1984)	Dec. 1983	Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 12)	853	Thimble / Routines
Peter Samelson	Cigarette From Thimble	production from thimble	Related to Cigarette and Thimble Dance (Peter Samelson, Theatrical Close-Up, 1984)	Aug. 1984	Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 8)	951	Thimble / Routines Cigarette & Cigar / Appearance & Production / Miscellaneous
Peter Samelson	Foreword			1984	Theatrical Close-Up	11	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Peter Samelson	In The Hand-Off		Also published here Ring True (Peter Samelson, Apocalypse, 1983) Inspired by Ringer (Scotty York, Kabbala — Volume 2, 1972) Ring (Ray Grismer, Close-up Cavalcade, 1973) Variations Swinger (Bret Young, Top Secret Stuff, 1990)	1984	Theatrical Close-Up	15	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring and String
Peter Samelson	Cigarette and Thimble	chapter intro		1984	Theatrical Close-Up	20	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Peter Samelson	The Mat Opening	thimble appears with help of close-up mat	Also published here Thimble Opening (Peter Samelson, Apocalypse, 1983)	1984	Theatrical Close-Up	20	Mat & Close-up Pad Thimble / Production & Appearance
Peter Samelson	Mat and Thimble	thimble vanish and reproduction routine		1984	Theatrical Close-Up	22	Thimble / Routines
Peter Samelson	Thimble Imp Pass	table edge transfer with thimble	Inspired by Imp-Pass (Tony Slydini, Slydini Encores, 1966) Related to Thumb Tip Handling á la Slydini (Alexander de Cova, Secrets No. 1, 1994) also in: Thumbtip Table Load (Treasures, 2004) Slydini Thumbtip Handling (Burners — Vol. 4, 2016)	1984	Theatrical Close-Up	23	Lapping Principles / Imp Pass & Variations Thimble / Palming
Peter Samelson	Cigarette and Thimble Dance	close-up manipulation routine with a thimble and cigarette	Related to Cigarette From Thimble (Peter Samelson, Apocalypse, 1984)	1984	Theatrical Close-Up	25	Thimble / Routines Cigarette & Cigar / Routines Cigarette & Cigar / Appearance & Production / Miscellaneous
Peter Samelson	Smoke-less	tobacco vanishes, leaving behind only empty cigarette paper tube		1984	Theatrical Close-Up	31	Cigarette & Cigar / Vanish
Peter Samelson	Peter's Parable No. 1 - The Story of the Shouting Postman			1984	Theatrical Close-Up	34	Articles / Articles
Peter Samelson	Samelson's Sensational Sponge Ball Surprise	cigarette paper changes to sponge ball in flash of fire,		1984	Theatrical Close-Up	35	Spongeball / Appearance & Production Light & Fire / Flash Paper & Material
Peter Samelson	The Samelson Split	clean handling for splitting of ball into two on the table		1984	Theatrical Close-Up	37	Spongeball / Appearance & Production Spongeball / Sequences
Peter Samelson	The Drop Ploy	subtlety for sponge-to-spectator's hand	Also published here The Drop Ploy (Peter Samelson, The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic, 1976)	1984	Theatrical Close-Up	40	Spongeball / Sequences
Peter Samelson	"The Peter Production"	final production of some item like lime		1984	Theatrical Close-Up	42	Spongeball / Sequences Random Object / Two in the Hand, One in the Pocket
Peter Samelson	Mimetic Slo-Mo Show'n Vanish	slow-motion coin vanish and reproduction, using back thumb clip	Variations Dust to Dust (Joe Rindfleisch, The Minotaur, 1993)	1984	Theatrical Close-Up	45	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / Bare Handed Coin / Sleights / Palming / Palm Positions
Peter Samelson	Ring of Truth	multi-phase routine		1984	Theatrical Close-Up	58	Ring / Ring and Rope Routines & Moves
Peter Samelson	Peter's Parable No. 1 - Pablo Picasso's Bicycle			1984	Theatrical Close-Up	71	Articles / Articles
Peter Samelson	New York Transpo	signed card is only odd-backed card, transposes with card signed on back, then they merge into one card	Inspired by Chicago Opener (Frank Everhart, Million Dollar Card Secrets, 1972) also in: Chicago Opener (Lecture Notes No. 1, 1973) Forgery (Wesley James, Stop Fooling Us Lecture Notes, 1990) Variations Let's Get Together (Paul Green, MAGIC, 2005) also in: Nothing Up My (Green) Sleeves	1984	Theatrical Close-Up	73	Cards / Effect Themes / Signature Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Fusion Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Red Hot Mama Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / with mutilated card(s) Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / Odd-backed
Peter Samelson	"The Invasion Of The Body Snatchers"	with story presentation		1984	Theatrical Close-Up	81	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Wild Cards Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Peter Samelson	Afterword			1984	Theatrical Close-Up	89	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
John Holland (reviewer)	Theatrical Close-Up	by Peter Samelson		Nov. 1985	Epoptica (Issue 7)	421	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Peter Samelson	Routine Finale			Aug. 1986	Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 8)	1239	Spongeball / Routines
Adam Fleischer	The N.Y. Magic Symposium '87	David Roth, Daryl, Richard Kaufman, Jay Sankey, Peter Samelson		Apr. 1987	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 9)	1	Articles / Articles
Peter Samelson	Spinning Silver	imaginary silver thread is transformed into silver dollar	Also published here Spinning Silver (Peter Samelson, Spectacle, 1990)	Apr. 1987	Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 9)	17	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / Bare Handed - Production only
Peter Samelson	Spinning Silver	imaginary silver thread is transformed into silver dollar	Also published here Spinning Silver (Peter Samelson, Magical Arts Journal, 1987)	1990	Spectacle	95	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / Bare Handed - Production only
Stephen Minch	on Peter Samelson	short biography		1990	Spectacle	95	Articles / Biographical
Wesley James	Forgery	fusion of card with odd-backed card	Variations New York Transpo (Peter Samelson, Theatrical Close-Up, 1984)	1990	Stop Fooling Us Lecture Notes	39	Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Fusion
Bret Young	Swinger	ring swings on string freely while already being off	Inspired by Ring True (Peter Samelson, Apocalypse, 1983) also in: In The Hand-Off (Theatrical Close-Up, 1984)	1990	Top Secret Stuff	164	Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring and String
Joe Rindfleisch	Dust to Dust	coin vanishes and appears again	Inspired by Mimetic Slo-Mo Show'n Vanish (Peter Samelson, Theatrical Close-Up, 1984) Related to Polished Sterling (Joe Rindfleisch, The Trapdoor — Volume Three, 1994)	Dec. 1993	The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 4)	4	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / Bare Handed
Richard Kaufman, Eugene Burger, Max Howard, Stephen Minch, Johnny Thompson, Jon Racherbaumer, Mark Kornhauser, Peter Samelson	The Great Patter Debate: Richard Kaufman vs. Eugene Burger	Part I - Argument Part II - Response Part III - Discussion Part IV - Conclusion	Related to Patter Debate (Bob Steiner, Chuck Romano, Sam Farber, Mike Caveney, Mike Rogers, Richard Ogar, Gene Anderson, Andy Dallas, MAGIC, 1993) Patter Debate (Hal Zeve, Max Howard, Bob Hargraves, MAGIC, 1993)	Apr. 1993	MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 8)	26	Articles / Articles
Bob Steiner, Chuck Romano, Sam Farber, Mike Caveney, Mike Rogers, Richard Ogar, Gene Anderson, Andy Dallas	Patter Debate	Letters	Related to The Great Patter Debate: Richard Kaufman vs. Eugene Burger (Richard Kaufman, Eugene Burger, Max Howard, Stephen Minch, Johnny Thompson, Jon Racherbaumer, Mark Kornhauser, Peter Samelson, MAGIC, 1993)	May 1993	MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 9)	10	Articles / Letters
Hal Zeve, Max Howard, Bob Hargraves	Patter Debate	Letters	Related to The Great Patter Debate: Richard Kaufman vs. Eugene Burger (Richard Kaufman, Eugene Burger, Max Howard, Stephen Minch, Johnny Thompson, Jon Racherbaumer, Mark Kornhauser, Peter Samelson, MAGIC, 1993)	June 1993	MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 10)	10	Articles / Letters
Alexander de Cova	Thumb Tip Handling á la Slydini	table edge, showing hands empty	Also published here Thumbtip Table Load (Alexander de Cova, Treasures, 2004) also in: Slydini Thumbtip Handling (Alexander de Cova, Burners — Vol. 4, 2016) Related to Thimble Imp Pass (Peter Samelson, Theatrical Close-Up, 1984)	1994	Secrets No. 1	138	Lapping Principles / Imp Pass & Variations Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Max Maven*	How I Spent My Summer Vexation	Parallax I of the needle (On the Destruction & Restoration plot; on the Gipsy Thread / Hindu Thread and versions by Peter Samelson, Eugene Burger, and Gaetan Bloom)	Also published here How I Spent My Summer Vexation (Max Maven, Parallax, 2023) Related to Gypsy Heritage (Darwin Ortiz, MAGIC*, 1996)	July 1996	MAGIC (Vol. 5 No. 11)	20	Articles / Columns
Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger	Peter Samelson			2003	Mystery School	147	Articles / Biographical
Peter Samelson	Why, What, and Who?	"A Theory of Questions"		2003	Mystery School	149	Articles / Theory & Essays
Peter Samelson	The Phoenix	paper napkin set on fire, then restored, bird fold and Phoenix story presentation		2003	Mystery School	151	Paper / Torn & Restored Paper / Paper Napkin
Alexander de Cova	Thumbtip Table Load	table edge, showing hands empty	Also published here Thumb Tip Handling á la Slydini (Alexander de Cova, Secrets No. 1, 1994) also in: Slydini Thumbtip Handling (Alexander de Cova, Burners — Vol. 4, 2016) Related to Thimble Imp Pass (Peter Samelson, Theatrical Close-Up, 1984)	2004	Treasures	22	Lapping Principles / Imp Pass & Variations Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Peter Samelson	On Derek Dingle			2004	Derek Dingle's Last Notes	10	Articles / Articles
Paul Green	Let's Get Together	odd-backed card is inserted in deck, card chosen from face and signed is that card, card from another deck is chosen, it does not match, but they become one (fusion)	Also published here Nothing Up My (Green) Sleeves Inspired by New York Transpo (Peter Samelson, Theatrical Close-Up, 1984)	Feb. 2005	MAGIC (Vol. 14 No. 6)	88	Cards / Effect Themes / Signature Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Fusion Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Red Hot Mama Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / with mutilated card(s) Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / Odd-backed
Peter Samelson, Charles Reynolds	A Conversation with: Charles Reynolds			Dec. 2010	MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 4)	38	Articles / Interviews
Jim Steinmeyer	Peter Samelson			May 2012	Genii (Vol. 75 No. 5)	59	Articles / Articles
Stephen Minch	A Life Told in Tricks: Magic and the World Through the Eyes of Peter Samelson			Sep. 2014	Genii (Vol. 77 No. 9)	50	Articles / Biographical
Peter Samelson	Why, What, and Who? - A Theory of Questions			Sep. 2014	Genii (Vol. 77 No. 9)	55	Articles / Articles
Peter Samelson	Three Types of Justification	Physical Justification Logical Justification Emotional Justification		Sep. 2014	Genii (Vol. 77 No. 9)	58	Articles / Articles
Peter Samelson	Influences			Sep. 2014	Genii (Vol. 77 No. 9)	65	Articles / Articles
Peter Samelson	Mimetic Slo-Mo Show'n Vanish	slow-motion coin vanish		Sep. 2014	Genii (Vol. 77 No. 9)	69	Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / Bare Handed Coin / Sleights / Palming / Position Transfers
Peter Samelson (reviewer)	The Illusionists on Broadway		Related to One More (Peter Samelson, MAGIC, 2015)	Jan. 2015	MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 5)	56	Reviews / Shows
Peter Samelson	One More	Letters to the editor	Related to The Illusionists on Broadway (Peter Samelson, MAGIC, 2015)	Feb. 2015	MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 6)	8	Articles / Letters
Peter Samelson	The Magic of Levinson & Link	on Bill/William Link and Richard Levison	Related to New and Improved (Doug Thornton, MAGIC, 2015)	Mar. 2015	MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 7)	40	Articles / Biographical
Doug Thornton	New and Improved	Letters to the editor	Related to Explaintomes (Stan Allen, MAGIC, 2015) The Magic of Levinson & Link (Peter Samelson, MAGIC, 2015)	Aug. 2015	MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 12)	10	Articles / Letters
Alexander de Cova	Slydini Thumbtip Handling	table edge, showing hands empty	Also published here Thumb Tip Handling á la Slydini (Alexander de Cova, Secrets No. 1, 1994) also in: Thumbtip Table Load (Alexander de Cova, Treasures, 2004) Related to Thimble Imp Pass (Peter Samelson, Theatrical Close-Up, 1984)	2016	Burners — Vol. 4	207	Lapping Principles / Imp Pass & Variations Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Peter Samelson	Liberty Magic: Elevating the Art of Magic in Philadelphia	actually Pittsburgh, see correction in reference	Related to Genii Speaks (Dustin Stinett, Genii, 2022)	June 2022	Genii (Vol. 85 No. 6)	40	Articles / Articles
Dustin Stinett	Genii Speaks		Related to Liberty Magic: Elevating the Art of Magic in Philadelphia (Peter Samelson, Genii, 2022)	July 2022	Genii (Vol. 85 No. 7)	6	Articles / Columns
Geoffrey Latta	The Isolated Switch	double card held and inserted into tabled deck by lifting the top half with the right hand, in passing the bottom card is Tenkai palmed and optionally lapped (Peter Samelson timing finesse)	Also published here The Isolated Switch (Geoffrey Latta, Apocalypse, 1986)	2022	52 Farewells — Latta on Cards	35	Cards / Sleights / Ditching Cards / Lapping Cards / Sleights / Palming / Tenkai Palm & Unit Grip Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Without Deck / In the Hands
Max Maven*	How I Spent My Summer Vexation	I of the needle (On the Destruction & Restoration plot; on the Gipsy Thread / Hindu Thread and versions by Peter Samelson, Eugene Burger, and Gaetan Bloom)	Also published here How I Spent My Summer Vexation (Max Maven, MAGIC, 1996) Related to Gypsy Heritage (Darwin Ortiz, MAGIC*, 1996)	2023	Parallax	177	Articles / Theory & Essays
Will Houstoun	Peter Samelson: Smoke	on Samelson's smoke routine		Apr. 2026	Genii (Vol. 89 No. 4)	86	Cigarette & Cigar / Smoke Articles / Columns

67 entries for Peter Samelson