37 entries for William Zavis

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Up His Sleeve card in sleeve appears on pack, in sleeve is now selection
VariationsAlso published here 1933
Farelli's Card Magic — Part Two
89
Dr. Jacob Daley Rouge et Noir five red cards and five black cards are shuffled, spectator separates the cards by color
Related toVariations Aug. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 287)
1146
William Zavis Footnotes on Rouge et Noir different card switches
Inspired byRelated to Nov. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 293)
1172
William Zavis More Footnotes on: Rouge et Noir with two royal flushes
Inspired byRelated to Feb. 1954
The Phoenix (Issue 299)
1196
Karl Fulves Example 15 blank card is inserted in card packet, it becomes a card according to spectator's wishes (more or less), gray code and faro
Related to 1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Gray Codes)
21
Karl Fulves In The Beginning blank card is inserted in deck, it becomes a card according to spectator's wishes, gray code and faro, see also reference for further references, for set-up correction see page 56
Related to July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
44
Jules Conway, John Hudak, William Zavis Etcetera
July 1969
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 4 No. 9)
270
William Zavis Beginning Again odd-backed blank card is inserted in deck, it becomes a card according to spectator's wishes, gray code and faro, full-deck version
Related to 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
62
Edward Marlo The Predetermined Hour clock trick, selection divined, hour predicted as card value, including four impromptu versions
VariationsAlso published here Jan. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 1)
1
William Zavis Up the Sleeve Again card in sleeve appears on pack, in sleeve is now selection, new handling
Inspired by Jan. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 1)
3
William Zavis Easy-Determined Hour impromptu method
Inspired by 1971
On the Clock Effect
18
Scotty York Ringer
Related toVariations Feb. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 2)
9
William Zavis Coincidence two selections are in same position in two halves and divined, faro
 		Mar. 1973
Epilogue (Issue 17)
158
Earl Keyser Faro Again with rough-smooth
Inspired by Mar. 1973
Epilogue (Issue 17)
159
William Zavis Up Down & Around routine, ace to four of spades and five red cards, spades penetrate, reverse and one changes place with a red card
 		Dec. 1974
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 4)
42
Jerry K. Hartman Every Which Way a mini-Triumph with nine cards, “essentially a packet version of (see reference)”
Related to
  • “The Jabberwock at the Card Table” (Bill Zavis, The Gen, November 1965)
Variations 		1974
Super Dupes
27
William Zavis Kings Over Queens queens arrive at the top one by one, attracted by the kings with the same suit, second phase the kings appear one by one on top face up
Related to Feb. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 6)
73
William Zavis Kings Over Queens - Method II
Related to Mar. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 7)
80
William Zavis Gone Sandwich based on Jerry Hartman's "Sandwich to Go" in "Means and Ends"
 		Apr. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 8)
98
William Zavis Ring Ab! three phases
Inspired byAlso published here
  • New Pentagram, Aug. 1973
 June 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 4)
68
Murray Bonfeld Any Card, Any Number - The First System shuffling card from position x to the top in odd deck, modified in-faro for even deck that ignored bottom card, reverse method for Alex Elmsley's Binary Translocation No. 1
Inspired byRelated to 1977
Faro Concepts
41
Juan Tamariz "!Londres era una Fiesta!" on a trip to London, David Nixon, Ali Bong, Tommy Cooper, Johny Hart, Fred Robinson, Bobby Bernard, Ken Brooks, William Zavis, Pat Page, Cy Endfield, Victoria & Albert, Madame Toussaud, Los Magicos, Parker, Aniko, Jan Torell, Ricky Jay, Fred Kaps, Richiard Jr. Doug Henning
 		Feb. 1977
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Issue 26)
31
Paul Swinford, William Zavis, Mike Rogers Every Which Way Mini Packet Triumph (nine cards), three methods:
  • I. Paul Swinford
  • II. William Zavis
  • III. Mike Rogers
Inspired byAlso published here 1978
Loose Ends
75
Karl Fulves Self Working Mental Magic on this new book
Variations 1979
Interlocutor (Issue 40)
158
William Zavis Milled Race dollar size, backfire
 		1981
Arcane (Issue 4)
38
Karl Fulves, Jerry K. Hartman, William Zavis, Arthur Schwartz, George Robinson Too Good thoughts on books with secrets that are "too good"
Inspired by 1981
Interlocutor (Issue 44)
173
Jerry Sadowitz The Whisperers four Jacks "whisper" three selections and transpose with them
Related toVariations 1982
Alternative Card Magic
8
David Roth The Legendary Four-Coin Trick coin appears with funny presentation
Variations Jan. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 1)
580
William Zavis View-Flip-Over two methods
 		Aug. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 8)
666
William Zavis Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Nov. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 11)
704
William Zavis Linear 'Z' one cards put face up in half of deck, mate at same position in other
 		Dec. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 20)
377
Philip T. Goldstein, Jerry Sadowitz, William Zavis Quietell
Inspired by Winter 1984
West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
30
William Zavis Uppercut bottom to top
 		May 1989
Inside Out (Issue 6)
6
Jerry K. Hartman Every Which Way Mini Packet Triumph (nine cards)
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
283
William Zavis Der verrückte Kartensteiger fake explanation with open thread and jumbo cards
 		1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 4 & 5)
155
William Zavis Aces Up blocking off principle, credit information
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 49 No. 8, Oct. 1950
 2000
Charlatan (Issue 2)
19
Jesús Duque Control por Faro incomplete faro control, with variations, "carta corta natural"
Inspired by
  • William Zavis in "Gen" November, 1971.
 2012
El Manuscrito (Vol. 5 No. 22)
720