116 entries for Alan Wakeling

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Francis King A White Glove Changed to a Black One two versions
Variations 1903
Later Magic
369
Fred Culpitt The Doll's House
Variations 1938
Greater Magic
958
Theo "Okito" Bamberg "Where Did the Ducks Go?" - The Okito Versions three versions, box to make ducks disappear, break-a-way type
VariationsAlso published here 1973
The Oriental Magic of the Bambergs
120
Alan Wakeling The Pseudo Cup ungaffed cup, with sponges
 		1979
The Chop Cup Book
87
Stan Allen Do You Know The Man On The Cover? You Should!
  • From the Editor
on Alan Wakeling, Alexander de Cova
 		Dec. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
7
Joan Lawton, Alan Wakeling Alan Wakeling: The Secret Source
Dec. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
36
Jim Steinmeyer An Alan Wakeling Sampler intro
 		Dec. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
42
Alan Wakeling The Liquid Sands Routine beer, milk and red wine are mixed in a champagne bucket, then glasses are used to take out the liquids separately again
Also published here Dec. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
42
Alan Wakeling Psychic Blackjack cards are named by assistant, used in a blackjack game, John Mulholland code
Also published here Dec. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
44
Alan Wakeling The Autograph Exchange (A Card In Wallet) cards signed by spectator and performer, performer's card put in pocket, it shows up in the deck again, spectator's card found in wallet
Also published here Dec. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
45
Alan Wakeling The Crushing Illusion gorilla in cage crushing girl underneath
Also published here Dec. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
47
Ian Keable-Elliott (reviewer) The Magic of Alan Wakeling by Alan Wakeling (written by Jim Steinmeyer) Nov. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 12)
11
Steve Dick Steve Dick on Alan Wakeling
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
19
Don Bice Don Bice on Alan Wakeling
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
21
Mike Caveney Mike Caveney on Alan Wakeling
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
22
Norm Nielsen Norm Nielsen on Alan Wakeling
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
24
Earl Nelson Earl Nelson on Alan Wakeling
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
25
Ricky Jay Ricky Jay on Alan Wakeling
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
25
Channing Pollock Channing Pollock on Alan Wakeling
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
26
Jim Steinmeyer The Billiard Balls chapter intro on Alan Wakeling's routine and Roy Benson's influence
  • With Benson in Hollywood
  • The Apparatus
  • The Philosophy
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
29
Alan Wakeling The Routine
  • Two Balls and the Flourishes
  • From Two to Three
  • The Third to the Pocket, and the Fourth Ball
  • Vanish of Ball Four, Production of Number Five
  • The Display and Clean-up
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
36
Jim Steinmeyer With Vernon and Frakson Alan Wakeling performance in 1971 at "It's Magic"
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
53
Jim Steinmeyer Nightclub Specialties chapter intro, Alan Wakeling seeing Cardini
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
57
Jim Steinmeyer Wakeling and Roy on Alan Wakeling and Marvyn Roy performing together
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
58
Jim Steinmeyer The Rhapsody and the Cowboy on Alan Wakeling's acts "Rhapsody in Blue" and "Manhattan Cowboy"
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
62
Jim Steinmeyer Winnemucca to Ciro's on an unusual gig of Alan Wakeling
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
63
Alan Wakeling The Phantom Cigarette
1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
66
Alan Wakeling The Color Changing Gloves
Inspired by 1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
69
Alan Wakeling The Wakeling Top Hat changing top hat, foo can
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
72
Alan Wakeling The Double Action Pull
1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
74
Alan Wakeling The Liquid Sand Routine beer, milk and red wine are mixed in a champagne bucket, then glasses are used to take out the liquids separately again
Inspired by
  • William Larsen idea inspired by Jack Gwynne's Sands of Egypt, Genii, Dec. 1941
Also published here 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
77
Alan Wakeling Magical Fishing aerial fishing
  • The Routine and Apparatus
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
81
Jim Steinmeyer Helen Wakeling Alan Wakeling's wife
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
81
Alan Wakeling The Goldfish in the Light Bulb liquid vanishes from shaker, appears in light bulb with gold fish
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
86
Jim Steinmeyer The Fan Act introduction and effect description of Alan Wakeling's act
  • A Fantasy in Fans
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
89
Alan Wakeling The Barehanded Fan Production multiple fans, choreography with assistant
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
93
Alan Wakeling The Egg on the Fan
1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
101
Alan Wakeling The Fan in the Bag egg bag type routine with fan
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
102
Alan Wakeling The Mutilated Fan mutilated parasol routine with fan
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
104
Alan Wakeling The Billiard Balls and Finale: An Additional Ending giant fan production
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
108
Alan Wakeling Variations on the Fan Act and Illusions several optional components of the Fan Act, briefly described
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
109
Alan Wakeling The Traveling Fan fan vanishes under silk, is found on table, vanishes again, found in inside pocket, second fan produced, both tossed up and one vanishes and is found in table, repeat, change into giant fan
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
110
Alan Wakeling Psychic Blackjack cards are named by assistant, used in a blackjack game, John Mulholland code
VariationsAlso published here 1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
117
Alan Wakeling The Wakeling Egg Bag with billiard ball
  • John Daniel
  • The Bag and the Billiard Ball
  • The Patter and Handling
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
125
Jim Steinmeyer The Magical Traveler on Alan Wakeling's Genii series from Nov. 1951 to Oct. 1952
Related to 1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
135
Alan Wakeling China: The Egg on Fan with comments by Jim Steinmeyer
Related to 1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
136
Alan Wakeling France: The Original Hip Steal silks appear from holes in painting palette, wine glass appears on palette as finale (Hip Steal), "Silks from Newspaper" gimmick, with comments by Jim Steinmeyer
Related to 1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
137
Jim Steinmeyer An Introduction to Illusions Alan Wakeling and illusions
  • With the Great Dante
  • The Dantes and the Art of Illusion
  • A Magic Circus
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
141
Alan Wakeling The Magical Puppet Theater Doll's House version
Inspired by 1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
154
Alan Wakeling The Elusive Clown traveling person in clown make-up, with double, tip-over trunk
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
158
Alan Wakeling The Wakeling Crushing "The Gorilla Crushing"
gorilla in cage crushing girl underneath
  • The Secret and Apparatus
Also published here 1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
166
Alan Wakeling The Bar Act
  • Opening: Flaming Wine and The Jumping Grasshopper
  • Drinks for the Audience
  • The Challenge of a Modern Bar Act
  • The Flaming Glass of Wine
  • The Grasshopper in the Light Bulb
  • The Series of Drinks
  • Variations on the Bar Act
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
181
Alan Wakeling Phase One: The Number Tiles digits on plastic tiles are added down to one digit which matches the spectator's number
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
205
Alan Wakeling Phase Two:. The Dice two dice rolled, with some calculation process one arrives at a predicted number
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
206
Alan Wakeling Phase Three: A Subconscious Impression paper card with a number written on it is mixed with other cards, spectator locates his number card
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
209
Alan Wakeling Additional Effect: The Numeral Cubes dice with larger numbers on them rolled, reduced to base number by adding digits, total predicted
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
211
Alan Wakeling Additional Effect: The Name Matrix five cards from twenty-five number cards chosen, total added, it's predicted and letters on the back of the cards predict the spectator's first name, matrix force
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
213
Alan Wakeling The Final Phase: The Color Matrix 5x5 matrix with card of different colors, instructions on tape for elimination process, remaining color predicted
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
216
Alan Wakeling Cords and Coins close-up version of Grandmother's Necklace with coins with holes
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
224
Alan Wakeling Card in Wallet: An Autograph Exchange cards signed by spectator and performer, performer's card put in pocket, it shows up in the deck again, spectator's card found in wallet
VariationsAlso published here 1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
227
Alan Wakeling, Earl Nelson Aces Front Aces appear at face of deck in wine glass one by one, routined by Earl Nelson
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
230
Alan Wakeling The Handcuff Escape inside cloth bag that is hanging on stage as cover
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
237
Alan Wakeling The S-Chain Handcuff escape
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
243
Alan Wakeling Joker Poker five jumbo cards clipped together in ladder condition, with bulldog clip, in the end all have changed to Jokers
Inspired by
  • marketed trick by Don Lawton
 1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
244
Alan Wakeling The Cotton Ball Routine
1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
247
Alan Wakeling The Wakeling Sawing
  • The Wakeling Routine
  • A Lady Divided
  • The Secret
Variations 1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
253
Jim Steinmeyer A Career in Illusion intro about Alan Wakeling's stage illusions
  • With Mark Wilson
  • Inspirations and Originations
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
271
Alan Wakeling The Split Barrel Cannon opening the barrel to show it empty by using one with hinged sides, method not described
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
275
Alan Wakeling The Giant Rising Cards two cards selected from normal deck, a giant card case is on the stage, first card rises after some side-effects, the second selection (a Queen) does not rise, but a lady appears from the giant case
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
277
Alan Wakeling The Flitter Girl Protean Cabinet variation
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
282
Alan Wakeling The Wringer Box and Cannon lady vanishes from box (Tip-Over Trunk variation) and appears in drum
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
285
Alan Wakeling The Modern Backstage credit information
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
288
Alan Wakeling The Parisian Costume Trunk in trunk a woman appears wearing a chosen dress
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
293
Alan Wakeling The Double Substitution Trunk two ladies on top transpose with magician on top, two nested trunks with inner one made from clear plastic
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
297
Alan Wakeling The Aquarian Substitution Trunk with clear water tank, method not described
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
300
Alan Wakeling Excalibur Substitution Trunk combined with sword cabinet, method not described
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
302
Alan Wakeling The Atomization Stack of Boxes illusion combined with Dante/Selbit's Broadcasting a Woman, woman travels from one stack of four stacked boxes to another, method not described
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
304
Alan Wakeling Cineillusion interaction with movie screen, modernized Film to Life, method not described
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
307
Alan Wakeling, MacDonald Birch Divided in Four kind of sawing into four pieces, method not described
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
308
Alan Wakeling The Girl Through Glass lying woman is pushed through glass sheet, method not described
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
310
Alan Wakeling The Hindu Rope rope rises out of basket, then woman floats on it à la Broom Suspension, method not described
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
313
Alan Wakeling The Spiker modernized sword basked with vanishing and reappearing woman, method not described
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
314
Alan Wakeling The Mark Wilson Spirit Cabinet description of effects, method not described
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
316
Alan Wakeling The Spirits Return
1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
319
Alan Wakeling The Take-Apart-Flip-Over break-a-way type
Inspired by 1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
323
Alan Wakeling The Seance Post woman bound to post for spirit cabinet type effects
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
326
Alan Wakeling The Electric Maiden modernized Iron Maiden, penetration by many spikes
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
329
Jim Steinmeyer Appendix commented reproduction of some of Alan Wakeling's sketches for illusion ideas
  • Pure Energy
  • Costume Trunk
  • Stack of Boxes (Okito)
  • The Tea Canister (Okito)
  • Find the Lady
  • Giant Rising Cards version
  • Black and White (Dante)
  • Floating and sinking ball on water
  • Crushing Illusion with two tigers
 		1993
The Magic of Alan Wakeling
335
Mac King (reviewer) The Magic of Alan Wakeling by Alan Wakeling (written by Jim Steinmeyer) Aug. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 12)
61
Chuck Fayne (reviewer) Loaded Dice by Alan Wakeling (written by Jim Steinmeyer) July 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 11)
69
The Century - Those Who Impacted The Art In America
  • Al Koran (1914-1972)
  • S. H. Sharpe (1902-1992)
  • The Pendragons
  • Carl Owen (1889-1975)
  • Alan Wakeling
  • John Mulholland (1898-1970)
  • Mike Caveney
  • Paul Harris
  • Charles Reynolds
  • Russell Swann (1905-1980)
  • Dai Vernon (1894-1992)
 		Aug. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 12)
50
Alan Wakeling, Jim Steinmeyer Cheater's Poker Ace assembly with packets in signed envelopes in pockets, stooge switches envelopes in his pocket
Variations July/Aug. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 2)
3
Alan Wakeling, Jim Steinmeyer one rule of Matrix poker sixteen card matrix, cards chosen, they're predicted
 		2003
Artificial conclusions
28
Ted Lesley, Alan Wakeling Alan Wakeling's Liquid Sands with different colored liquids, similar to sand of dessert
 		2003
2003 U.S. Master Class Notes
27
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Matrix Poker by Jim Steinmeyer, Alan Wakeling July 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 7)
100
Jim Steinmeyer The Gorilla Crushing
  • The Language of Illusion
Alan Wakeling illusion
 		Mar. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 3)
38
Jim Steinmeyer The Magical Traveler "Alan Wakeling's Original Series for Genii, The Conjurors's Magazine"
commented and edited series by Wakeling from Genii, Nov. 1951 to Oct. 1952, see following entries
Related to Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
60
Alan Wakeling France silks appear from holes in painting palette, wine glass appears on palette as finale, "Silks from Newspaper" gimmick
  • Notes (Jim Steinmeyer)
Related to Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
62
Alan Wakeling China
  • Notes (Jim Steinmeyer)
Related to Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
64
Alan Wakeling Persia silks appear, change and fuse in changing fez
  • Notes (Jim Steinmeyer)
 		Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
65
Alan Wakeling Japan routine for Candle Tube, match to flower, fan and candle transpose
  • Notes (Jim Steinmeyer)
 		Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
67
Alan Wakeling Switzerland watch appears in hand, vanishes from silk, reappears in pocket, vanishes again, reappears in cigarette case, cane vanishes in hat and alarm clock appears in hat
  • Notes (Jim Steinmeyer)
 		Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
69
Alan Wakeling Arabia cotton pad put in envelopes, it later smells like one of three chosen perfumes
  • Notes (Jim Steinmeyer)
 		Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
71
Alan Wakeling Holland white and black tissue paper are torn and restored into chef's hat and apron, borrowed ring and some more ingredients put in a dove pan, ring appears in cake
  • Notes (Jim Steinmeyer)
 		Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
73
Alan Wakeling Spain flowers appear at end of sword, then a flower bouquet, then deck is sprung in the air and all four Aces are impaled by performer
  • Notes (Jim Steinmeyer)
 		Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
80
Alan Wakeling New York cocktail shaker appears from silk, four stacked glasses appear from silk, four different drinks are poured from shaker, long pocket
  • Notes (Jim Steinmeyer)
 		Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
82
Alan Wakeling Ireland routine with clay pipes
  • Notes (Jim Steinmeyer)
 		Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
84
Alan Wakeling Scotland uv paint produces glowing assistant, and glowing skull which answers questions with his jaw (talking skull)
  • Notes (Jim Steinmeyer)
 		Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
86
Alan Wakeling Magical Traveler Finale suggested routines from series
  • Notes (Jim Steinmeyer)
 		Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
87
Jerry K. Hartman A Golden Fleecing Ace Assembly where all four packets are each sealed in separate envelopes, spectators choose which one magician should hold onto, when they are opened, all Aces are gone from their envelopes and magician’s envelope contains them
Inspired by 2007
Card Dupery
228
Tom Stone Wakeling-Jarrett Combo
Inspired by 2007
Plots, Spells & Typos
3
Anthony Owen The Light Bulp odd-backed "signed card" type effect, card to wallet
Inspired byAlso published here 2009
The Sticky Blue Book
14
Alan Wakeling Rope of Quong Hi a rope is smoked, smoke appears in mouth
Also published here
  • Genii, Sep. 1947
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
52
Jim Steinmeyer The Affirmative Code
  • Conjuring
cards or objects in room are divined by assistant, code for twenty-six letters and numbers
Inspired by Dec. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 12)
36
Jonathan Neal Alan Wakeling, Charlie Miller, and "The Egg on Fan" on making the egg skin
 		Mar. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 3)
52
David Regal (reviewer) Aces Front by Alan Wakeling Apr. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 4)
87