50 entries for John Murray

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Dai Vernon, Paul Curry, Martin Gardner, John Scarne, Audley Walsh Ten Card Deal jonah card
Related toAlso published here Jan. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 168)
672
Martin Gardner, Edward Marlo, Bert Allerton Ten Card Deal P.S. further ideas on the ten card poker deal
Related toAlso published here Feb. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 170)
681
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Ken Allen, C.B. Yohe, Richard Himber, George Jason, Ballantine, Ted Anneman, Robert Harbin, Jinx
Variations May 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 178)
712
John Murray Take Ten finale for ten card poker deal, all cards are put in separated envelopes
Related toAlso published here June 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 180)
719
John Murray Murray's Muse matchbook gag
 		Feb. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 223)
893
John Murray Dancing Dollar communicating with medium, thread
 		Mar. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 225)
900
John Murray Jokes and Gags (59)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
cigarette sticking from packet, when spectator grabs it, it is only small piece
 		Oct. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 9 No. 5)
853
John Murray Murray's Muse
  • putting a bill tube into an ice cube
  • on glasses for the shrinking quarter to dime trick
  • on haunting a house
 		Apr. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 253)
1013
John Murray Wired cigarette balanced on thumb
 		Oct. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 266)
1064
John Murray Die-Lie dice on cards, idea
 		Oct. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 266)
1064
John Murray Surrealistic Sorcery card with pin in center is spinned on table and transforms into selection
 		Nov. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 269)
1077
John Murray Murray's Muse ideas for Herpick's Phantom Pencil
 		Apr. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 279)
1115
John Murray Thimble Snake mini snake rises from thimble with miniature selection, inspired by an idea with static electricity by C. B. Yohe
Inspired by June 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 309)
34
John Murray A Flash Gordon Stunt Flash Gordon them, Flash Paper
 		Oct. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 318)
80
John Murray Take Ten finale for ten card poker deal, all cards are put in separated envelopes
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
194
John Murray Hole Punch Billet Reading idea of punching through the written information to hang the billet on a nail or so
 		Sep. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 7)
24
Don Tanner, John Murray Street Guide Test with street guide booklet, thought written on piece of paper and wrapped up in book
 		Apr. 1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 344)
199
Jay Marshall Backtalk on John Murray
 		1958
The New Phoenix (Issue 348)
220
Edward Marlo The Throw Bottom Deal two versions:
  • The Outward Deal
  • The Inward Deal
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
45
John Murray 20-16=7 match puzzle
 		Dec. 1960
The New Phoenix (Issue 352)
237
John Murray Pad Vanish coin put on a pad of paper, one sheet is torn of with the coin and coin vanishes
Also published here Aug. 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 360)
267
Don Tanner The Back Room on Don Lawton, John Murray, Anthony A. Vander Linden
 		Jan. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 365)
290
John Murray Spirit Deck deck makes sounds, card is divined
 		Jan. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 365)
290
John Murray Card Idea spectator cuts, top card is named, with bill
 		Jan. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 365)
290
John Murray Four-Way Coincidence impromptu
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1975
Card Cavalcade 3
36
Jerry Mentzer One Cup and Coins coins produced from small metal cup, then coins travel from hand to cup one by one, two handlings

Inspired by
  • routine by John Murray
Variations 		1975
Another Close-up Cavalcade
5
John Murray Four Card Coincidence impromptu
Also published here 1976
Second Lecture
22
John Murray Open Count showy count doing same as Elmsley Count from end grip
 		1977
Counts, Cuts, Moves and Subtlety
51
John Murray Nothing "NOTHING" sign up the sleeve
 		1977
The Magic Book
144
Steve Beam, John Murray, Rhett Bryson, Bruce Turner Gags gags with the spiralbound deck
 		1979
The Card Book
9
John Murray Murray's Handwash
1979
Magic — The Vanishing Art
60
John Murray Trip From Center top card cover side steal using clip palm
 		Feb. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 2)
303
John Murray Spectacular Prediction Coincidence
1982
The Close-up Magic of Frank Garcia — Part I
73
Steve Beam Leftovers on The Equinox, an All Backs Joke by John Riggs, John Murray, Kevin Justice's birthday card idea, Walter Gibson, Harry Blackstone Sr., Lloyd Jones, James Bazemore, birth of Casey Lauren Beam
 		1984
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 5)
88
John Murray Block-Verschwinden coin put on a pad of paper, one sheet is torn of with the coin and coin vanishes
Also published here Oct. 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 1)
19
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Inside by John Murray Mar. 1987
Epoptica (Issue 8)
442
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Quarter Mark by John Murray Oct. 1987
Epoptica (Issue 10)
513
John Murray One Hand Bottom Deal tossed out the front
  • To Learn the Move
  • The Fair Deal
  • Freeing the Bottom Card
  • The Bottom Deal
  • Tips
Related to 1993
Card File
223
Dai Vernon, John Murray, Jerry Mentzer One Hand Bottom - Applications
1993
Card File
227
John Murray Real Coin in the Bottle slot in bottle
 		1994
Close-Up File
165
John Murray Four-Way Coincidence Spectator finds the three mates to a card placed aside by magician as a prediction, impromptu
Also published here 1999
Cunning Card Miracles
69
Karl Fulves Final Four impromptu
Inspired byRelated to 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 2)
34
Karl Fulves Database further comments and credit information on the referenced items, Electronic ESP
Related to 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 2)
45
Jerry Mentzer Direct Palm of a Tabled Card tabled card scooped into deck
  • As a Palm
  • As a Control
Related to
  • "Dribble Control" (Inside John Murray)
 2000
Card File Two
124
Michael DeMarco Any Card But Your Card unknown card reversed in deck turns out to be selection
Inspired by
  • "Triple Transposition" (Inside John Murray, p. 53)
 Mar. 2000
Onyx (Issue 10)
20
John Murray Ultra Match-Up No. 50, impromptu four-of-a-kind production
Also published here 2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
72
Ramón Riobóo One in the Side Pocket spectator selects card for performer and vice versa, both unseen in pockets, two cards are determined, four of a kind
Related to 2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
205
Karl Fulves Karate Kid impromptu four-of-a-kind production
Inspired by 2008
Prolix (Issue 4)
241
Mark Tams Personality Prognosticator from shuffled deck, with spelling
Inspired byAlso published here July 2008
MAGIC (Vol. 17 No. 11)
68
John Murray Take Ten applying the Jonah Card in the style of Ted Annemann, all cards put in envelopes
Also published here 2015
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier
17