305 entries for Ken De Courcy

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Tom Sellers Named Card and Slates named card vanishes from box and reappears between slates
Related toVariations 1934
Card Tricks That Work
13
Al Baker Gee!! deck vanish, with handkerchief, unload in pocket
VariationsAlso published here 1935
Al Baker's Second Book
7
Edward Victor The Changing Coin
Related toVariations 1937
Magic of the Hands
42
Edward Victor A Match Divination divination of amount of selected matches
Related toVariations 1937
Magic of the Hands
114
U. F. Grant U-Do-It Ace Trick spectator loses Aces and deals out four hands to find them again, no-touch by magician (telephone trick?)
VariationsAlso published here 1938
Greater Magic
349
G. W. Hunter Three Predictions piles made and card moved around, then some pocketed, performer divines everything
Variations 1940
The Jinx (Issue 84)
538
Bob Hummer Little Stranger spectator places some red cards in his left and right trouser and jacket pockets, performer divines numbers
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1945
Little Stranger
1
Ken De Courcy The One-man Full-Vu Prediction triple prediction in envelope, with carbon paper in envelope
 		1960
Magic of the Mind
17
Ken De Courcy This Person is Dead with Cecil Keech's bottomless tumbler
 		1960
Magic of the Mind
40
Jay Ose Ose's Cut triple cut to table
Related toVariations 1962
Close-up Card Magic
93
Ken De Courcy Calling All Cards deck shuffled and put in trouser pockets, any card called for produced, then any non-playing card (birthday card, membership card, score card, ...) called for à la Arthur Lloyd, with gags and card castle finale
 		1964
Calling All Cards
2
Ken De Courcy Patently Obscure prop comedy act with gag inventions, no magic
 		1964
Patently Obscure
2
Ken De Courcy Supplement to "Patently Obscure" items placed into a suitcase vanish
 		1964
Patently Obscure
8
Ken De Courcy The Duplex Coin penny changes into a half-crown, with sucker ending (two pennies)
 		1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
196
Ken De Courcy Coin Switch similar to the Bobo Switch
 		1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
197
Ken De Courcy Coin Sleeving Technique
1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
198
Ken De Courcy The Torn and Restored Cigarette
1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
251
Ken De Courcy Sheer Simplicity jardine ellis ring and rope
Variations 1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
320
Ken De Courcy Rope, Handkerchief and Rind Mystery jardine ellis ring vanishes and appears knotted on rope
 		1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
329
Ken De Courcy Finger Choice jardine ellis ring appears on chosen finger
 		1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
336
Ken De Courcy Ring Appear ring appears on the middle of a rope
 		1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
338
Ken De Courcy My Card Sir!
1967
My Card Sir!
3
Ken De Courcy Devilish Drink-Mat bill produced from performer's coaster, then business card comes out of spectator's beer mat, really inside
 		1967
My Card Sir!
4
Ken De Courcy Come Card business card appears under coaster
 		1967
My Card Sir!
6
Ken De Courcy Riser business card rises out of cigarette pack (ungaffed) or out of breast pocket (thread and hidden envelope)
 		1967
My Card Sir!
7
Ken De Courcy Glassed Card glass is covered with handkerchief, business card appears inside when unwrapped, manipulative
 		1967
My Card Sir!
9
Ken De Courcy Card on Hand manipulative production of business card with handkerchief
 		1967
My Card Sir!
10
Ken De Courcy Double Drink-Mats business card appears between two coasters
 		1967
My Card Sir!
11
Ken De Courcy Wallet Card (business) card or prediction produced from borrowed wallet, stuck with wax under table
 		1967
My Card Sir!
12
Ken De Courcy Two-Way Wallet business card is printed on blank initialed card inside Supreme Two-Way Wallet (Himber?), or name appears on bill
 		1967
My Card Sir!
13
Ken De Courcy The Ghost Wallet using Ghost Wallet prop to print business cards
 		1967
My Card Sir!
15
Ken De Courcy Round the World with a Pack of Cards comedic routine in which multiple selections are found or divined with prop effects that are assigned to different countries, among the apparatus are: egg beater, card in balloon, snake basket
 		1968
Round the World with a Pack of Cards
1
Ken De Courcy Rope-It finger ring placed in hat, rope lowered in hat and ring is found on center on rope
Variations 1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
137
Jean Hugard Ringing a Rope finger ring placed in hat, rope lowered in hat and ring is found knotted on center on rope
Inspired byAlso published here
  • in "Hugard's Magic Monthly*
 1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
138
Ken De Courcy Introduction
1971
At the Drop of a Match
3
Ken De Courcy Part one - Match Puzzles chapter intro
 		1971
At the Drop of a Match
4
Ken De Courcy Part two - Match Magic chapter intro
 		1971
At the Drop of a Match
6
Ken De Courcy The Blowaway Suspension match box is opened upside down, matches stay inside drawer and drop on command
 		1971
At the Drop of a Match
8
Ken De Courcy The Ringed Match finger ring on match, match locket between first finger and thumb, hand is turned and when match comes back in view the ring vanished
 		1971
At the Drop of a Match
10
Ken De Courcy Part Three - Match Mentalism chapter intro
 		1971
At the Drop of a Match
19
Ken De Courcy The Last Match five matches in a row, spectator turns any one end for end, the chosen one is the match left after some instruction game
Inspired by
  • principle in "Hindu Shells" (Eddie Joseph)
 1971
At the Drop of a Match
21
Ken De Courcy Up or Down three matches in a row are turned by spectator, center one covered, performer divines orientation, mathematical monte
Inspired by
  • coin trick by Cliff Lount (Two in One)
 1971
At the Drop of a Match
28
Ken De Courcy The Jackpot Matchbox divination of amount of selected matches
Inspired by 1971
At the Drop of a Match
30
Ken De Courcy Part Four - Match Gags chapter intro
 		1971
At the Drop of a Match
32
Nick Conticello The Non-Telephone Telephone Trick small packet, spectator selects a card, does some rearranging and is left with card
Variations 1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
137
Billy McComb, Ken De Courcy Uncle's Will Slates messages appear on slates, comedy
 		1972
I Did It My Way
13
Ken De Courcy The Dark Side of the Moon
1972
McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser
15
Rick Johnsson Quicksilver metal ring rises up a rope and penetrates
Inspired by 1973
Close-up Cavalcade
34
Ken De Courcy Introduction
1973
Pentertain
1
Ken De Courcy Pentertain introduction to routine
 		1973
Pentertain
3
Ken De Courcy Only Heaven (and Einstein) Knows! mathematical puzzle with three chosen numbers at the points of a triangle, three sums end up to be equal
 		1973
Pentertain
4
Ken De Courcy Everything is Relative forcing 34 in a 4x4 matrix with the numbers from one to sixteen
 		1973
Pentertain
6
Ken De Courcy A Not-so-Proper Charlie unusual method to multiply two numbers by continuously dividing and multiplying them by two
Variations 1973
Pentertain
7
Ken De Courcy The Chinese Check unusual method to multiply two numbers with some sort of grid
 		1973
Pentertain
8
Ken De Courcy The Forgotten Phone Number subtraction of five-digit number with its reverse, oner figure chosen and others called out, chosen figure divined by another spectator via calculation
 		1973
Pentertain
10
Ken De Courcy A Question of Degree method of multiplying 9 with every digit
 		1973
Pentertain
13
Ken De Courcy A Last Word
1973
Pentertain
16
Ken De Courcy Introduction
1975
Son of Pentertain
1
Ken De Courcy A Timely Legend number demonstration with drawn clock layout
 		1975
Son of Pentertain
3
Ken De Courcy No Time For Work gag calculation in which is shown that there are no days in which anyone works
Variations 1975
Son of Pentertain
5
Ken De Courcy The Cure For Insomnia 1089 number force used for dirty gag revelation of word
 		1975
Son of Pentertain
7
Ken De Courcy Sheik a Leg distribution puzzle in testament of a sheik
Related to 1975
Son of Pentertain
11
Ken De Courcy Sheik Another Leg puzzle about placing ten people in nine beds
 		1975
Son of Pentertain
13
Ken De Courcy Cross Check
1975
Son of Pentertain
15
Ken De Courcy Ohne besonderes Gerät - (c) ungaffed card to balloon
 		Nov. 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
24
Ken De Courcy Acknowledgements
1976
Mistress of Pentertain
3
Ken De Courcy Foreword
1976
Mistress of Pentertain
5
E. Leslie May The Charlie Chronicles different presentation for division puzzle
Inspired by 1976
Mistress of Pentertain
11
E. Leslie May A Sanguinary Rise alternate presentation
Inspired by 1976
Mistress of Pentertain
12
Ken De Courcy Grandfather's Gimmick gag calculation with age which ends up with 999
 		1976
Mistress of Pentertain
24
Ken De Courcy Are You Kidding? "how many children" presentation for prediction of number 5
Inspired by
  • effect in Royal V. Heath's "Mathemagic"
 1976
Mistress of Pentertain
28
Where There's A Will There's A Way distribution puzzle
Related to 1976
Mistress of Pentertain
32
Ken De Courcy Even Stephen intro to multi-phase proposition bet routine with cards, see following entries
 		1976
Even Stephen
2
Ken De Courcy Bet 1 proposition bet about finding a value next to a suit so they match a named card
 		1976
Even Stephen
3
Ken De Courcy Bet 2 proposition bet about having two cards of same suit amongst four random cards
 		1976
Even Stephen
4
Ken De Courcy Bet 3 proposition bet about having one of three values on top of three cut packets
 		1976
Even Stephen
4
Ken De Courcy Bet 4 proposition bet about dealing two cards of same value amongst any random six cards
 		1976
Even Stephen
5
Ken De Courcy Bet 5 proposition bet about finding a black card when turning over any three cards of a seven card group with two blacks
 		1976
Even Stephen
5
Ken De Courcy Bet 6 proposition bet about having a black card in a random row or column of a 3x3 matrix with only two blacks
 		1976
Even Stephen
6
Ken De Courcy Bet 7 proposition bet about not being able to cut to a named card in twenty-six tries
 		1976
Even Stephen
8
Ken De Courcy Bet 8 proposition bet about not finding all Aces in the top thirty-nine cards
 		1976
Even Stephen
8
Ken De Courcy Bet 9 proposition bet about the spectator cutting an odd number of piles containing an odd number of cards
 		1976
Even Stephen
9
Ken De Courcy Bet 10 proposition bet about cutting an even number of piles containing an odd number of cards
 		1976
Even Stephen
10
Ken De Courcy Die Erbschaft four messages appear on two slates
Also published here
  • The Gen, Dec. 1951
 Mar. 1977
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 2)
90
Ken De Courcy Discatorial Multiphase routine with four colored discs.
  • Magician divines which color has been selected
  • Magician pulls out any color called for
  • Magician predicts the order of colors chosen
 		1977
The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan
37
Jack Yates, Ken De Courcy Notes by the Editor
  • Keep the Sequence
  • False Shuffles and Cuts
  • With Two People
  • Short Corner
 		1978
Jack's Pack
5
Ken De Courcy By Age forcing the card that lies at spectator's age
 		1978
Jack's Pack
6
Ken De Courcy "Age Cards" Addition binary number cards, card named and number cards that total its position removed and added
 		1978
Jack's Pack
6
Ken De Courcy As a Location System using the stack as an open index, with optional corner shorts at regular intervals
 		1978
Jack's Pack
7
Ken De Courcy Climax four packets, each secretly has one suit, four card location
 		1978
Jack's Pack
8
Ken De Courcy Die Taubenkasserole - Ein Kurzseminar ideas for the dove pan
  • Bandsprudel
  • Das tanzende Skelett
  • Kartenhaus
  • Kartenproduktion
  • Klappwürfel
  • Kindervorstellung
  • Kravattenzerschneiden
  • Tauben
  • Zigaretten
Also published here
  • Magigram, Vol. 2
 Oct. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
105
Billy McComb, Ken De Courcy Cabaret Card Divination divination of seven cards that have been taken from a shuffled deck, last card predicted in envelope
Related toVariations 1978
Cabaret Card Divination
1
Ken De Courcy Push-Thru ... Pull-Thru thimble through handkerchief and back
 		1979
A Fantasy in Thimbles — Werry's Fantastic Thimbles
11
Ken De Courcy Uncle Henry's Thimble Trick traveling and color changing thimbles
 		1979
A Fantasy in Thimbles — Werry's Fantastic Thimbles
20
Ken De Courcy A Routine for Coke Capers using Ravelle & Andree's "Coke Capers" props
 		1979
Two in the Hand and One in the Pocket
29
Ken De Courcy (reviewer) What they said about "the other book" by Karrell Fox by Karrell FoxAlso published here
  • Magigram
 1979
Another Book
65
Karrell Fox The Gift of the Magi invisible deck and table, spectator names a card, it is the only jumbo card in the pocket
Variations 1979
Another Book
279
Ken De Courcy Success is Simple patter for "The Gift of the Magi"
Inspired by 1979
Another Book
283
Larry Becker PSI-Stebbins shuffled deck, packet of card is divined and last card predicted, jumbo cards
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1979
The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II
7
Ken De Courcy Introduction
1979
Card Caprice
2
Jack Yates Jack's Line-Up up to thirteen spectators on stage, they select a card from a pile, pile shuffled, cards again given back to the right spectators
Variations 1979
Card Caprice
6
Ken De Courcy Last Card Prediction final card predicted in pocket or wallet, with index or sticky dummy prediction
Inspired by 1979
Card Caprice
8
Ken De Courcy Vanishing Packet all cards except selection vanishes from packet that was placed into handkerchief bag
 		1979
Card Caprice
10
Ken De Courcy Das Chinesische Klammernspiel linking some paper clips
 		Aug. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
67
Ken De Courcy Foreword
1980
Super Spell
1
Ken De Courcy, Hen Fetsch Super Spell gaffed deck, spelling to any named card, count-spell
Inspired by
  • "Magic Spell" (Hen Fetsch, ca. 1950)
Related to 		1980
Super Spell
2
Ken De Courcy Culluloid Lug Locator insert for key card to make a piece that sticks out of deck to cut to
 		1980
Super Spell
3
Ken De Courcy, Jay Ose False Cutting and Shuffling six-packet Ose Cut
Related to 1980
Super Spell
4
Ken De Courcy Card in Wallet card to wallet climax for "spelling to any card" routine
 		1980
Super Spell
6
Ken De Courcy Be Insured insurance policy gag for "spelling to any card" routine
 		1980
Super Spell
7
Ken De Courcy Multi-Choice using "spelling to any card" as climax for selection routine
 		1980
Super Spell
7
Ken De Courcy Mental Choice
1980
Super Spell
7
Ken De Courcy Brainwave short routining suggestion
 		1980
Super Spell
8
Ken De Courcy Shuffled Spell switching in Super Spell/Magic Spell deck
 		1980
Super Spell
8
Jack Yates Accusation murderer, crime and witnesses selected from lists, all divined, Age Cards principle
Variations 1980
Accusation
1
Ken De Courcy Accusation - part 2 murderer, crime and witnesses selected from lists, all divined, Age Cards principle
Inspired by 1980
Accusation
7
Ken De Courcy Introduction
1980
The World's Fastest Card Trick
3
Joe Karson, Ken De Courcy What is "The World's Fastest Card Trick"? comedy routine in which the spectator doesn't remember the card, then doesn't return it, and so on, until finally a wrong card changes into selection
  • The Method
  • The Third Card
Inspired by
  • "The World's Fastest Card Trick", Joe Karson, booklet, ca. 1948
 1980
The World's Fastest Card Trick
4
Ken De Courcy Impromptu Endings
1980
The World's Fastest Card Trick
7
Ken De Courcy The Changed Card as ending to "The World's Fastest Card Trick"
 		1980
The World's Fastest Card Trick
7
Ken De Courcy Pill Gag bottle of pills that are swallowed as comedy prop
 		1980
The World's Fastest Card Trick
8
Ken De Courcy The Sat-on Card
  • Using it with the "W.F.C.T."
Inspired by
  • The Quaker Oat Book of Magic
 1980
The World's Fastest Card Trick
8
Ken De Courcy The Vanishing Pack with handkerchief, unload in pocket, as ending to "The World's Fastest Card Trick"
Inspired by 1980
The World's Fastest Card Trick
11
Ken De Courcy It's as well to be insured insurance policy, as ending to "The World's Fastest Card Trick"
Also published here 1980
The World's Fastest Card Trick
13
Ken De Courcy The Card Banner pips of cards appear on banner, as ending to "The World's Fastest Card Trick"
 		1980
The World's Fastest Card Trick
14
Ken De Courcy Roller-Banner spectator divines card, egg beater situation, as ending to "The World's Fastest Card Trick"
 		1980
The World's Fastest Card Trick
15
Ken De Courcy The Card in Wallet as ending to "The World's Fastest Card Trick"
 		1980
The World's Fastest Card Trick
16
Ken De Courcy With the Card Watch name of card appears as text on digital watch
 		1980
The World's Fastest Card Trick
17
Ken De Courcy And Finally gags
  • repeatedly moving the fan of cards away before spectator had a chance to take one
  • naming card as it is selected (forced)
 		1980
The World's Fastest Card Trick
19
Ken De Courcy Prologue 4
1980
Cards in Cabaret
7
Ken De Courcy The Invisible Die and Card Trick card chosen via calculation with invisible dice, spectator sits on that card
Inspired by
  • card on chair in The Quaker Oat Book of Magic
  • "The Invisible Die" (Ken de Courcy, Magigram)
 1980
Cards in Cabaret
9
Ken De Courcy Down to Size having the spectator on stage sit on a chair, so he is not taller
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
11
Ken De Courcy A Routine for Frank Garcia's "Five Card Stunner" black Jack and four red cards, Jack vanishes and travels to pocket, repeats with fewer cards
Inspired by
  • "Five Card Stunner" (Frank Garcia)
 1980
Cards in Cabaret
11
Ken De Courcy Another Fallacy on women and card tricks
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
15
Ken De Courcy The Delayed-Action Eleven Card Routine
1980
Cards in Cabaret
16
Ken De Courcy I Pass comment on the pass
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
18
Ken De Courcy Card Snooker card travels to chosen pocket, then it is shown that the card is in every pocket and the deck is a forcing deck, gag
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
19
Ken De Courcy High Spots on important moments in a routine
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
20
Ken De Courcy The Red and Black Computation spectator places some red and black cards in his left and right trouser and jacket pockets, performer divines numbers, with selected card
Inspired by 1980
Cards in Cabaret
21
Ken De Courcy The Subtle Bits about having too many details in a trick
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
23
Ken De Courcy The Very Personal Card Discovery completely out of hand, spectator chooses a card and loses it, spreads deck, one card has his initials and it's the selection
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
24
Ken De Courcy Inverse Ratio "the smaller the props the more showmanship is required"
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
25
Ken De Courcy The Electrified Passing Cards both spectators hold a rope with light bulb in center that lights up as a card passes
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
28
Ken De Courcy Make It Broad simplicity in effect
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
29
Ken De Courcy Card on Plate performer enters while spinning a plate with one hand, with other hand he has a card chosen and replaced, finally on the plate is shown a prediction of the selection
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
30
Ken De Courcy Corn Can Still Be Green corny patter, having a cheque for anyone who can prove that the cards are faked
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
31
Ken De Courcy The Heavy Stuff prediction on a paper card in newspaper on which the spectator stands, with comedy message
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
32
Ken De Courcy Volunteers (?) "I always try for a lady first"
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
33
Ken De Courcy Tear for Two two cards chosen, design for pips of both cards torn out of newspaper
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
34
Ken De Courcy The Palm Problem
1980
Cards in Cabaret
35
Ken De Courcy, Syd Boikess Sole Survivors two cards chosen and returned, rope around case which is held by two spectators, cards should rise but don't, instead all other cards vanish from case except selections
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
35
Ken De Courcy Jumbo Cards on disadvantages of using jumbo cards
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
37
Ken De Courcy The 20th Century Card Discovery silk with print of selected card appears between two other silks, selection in card box became blank
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
37
Ken De Courcy Visibility on handling card in stand up
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
39
Ken De Courcy The Jumping Stool Discovery jumbo card matching selection is on jumping stool prop
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
39
Ken De Courcy Take a Card staging of having a card freely chosen
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
41
Ken De Courcy The Voice in the Teapot card chosen and lost, another spectator listens to a teapot and names card, card then found inside teapot
Inspired by
  • Arthur Setterington effect in The Magigram
 1980
Cards in Cabaret
41
Ken De Courcy Bad Memories spectator should card to neighbour, application in which that is a stooge
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
42
Ken De Courcy The Fastest Insured Card Trick comedy routine in which the spectator doesn't remember the card, then doesn't return it, and so on, insurance policy ending
Also published here 1980
Cards in Cabaret
43
Ken De Courcy Climax how to show a card at the climax of a trick
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
45
Ken De Courcy The Clever Lady Trick three cards chosen, one remembered, all cards torn in quarters, performer does same, all pieces tossed in change bag, spectator removes four pieces, they make up selection, it is restored in bag
Inspired by
  • marketed George Blake effect
 1980
Cards in Cabaret
45
Ken De Courcy Pre-set Portability about cards being easy to carry around
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
48
Ken De Courcy The Wander-Combo card chosen and put in envelope, borrowed bill also put in envelope, borrowed finger ring in handkerchief, ring penetrates onto wand, wand broken and bill and card are rolled-up inside
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
48
Ken De Courcy Cleanliness is Next to Showmanship personal hygiene
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
51
Ken De Courcy I've Got it Taped spectator takes five cards and follows down/under deal instructions from tape recorder, last card named by recorded voice
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
52
Ken De Courcy The Borrowed Pack working with borrowed cards
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
53
Ken De Courcy The Castle Card Prediction 52-on-1 card gag with appearing card castle
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
53
Ken De Courcy Novelty using unusual cards
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
55
Ken De Courcy The No-Prop Card in Balloon
1980
Cards in Cabaret
56
Ken De Courcy VTR's practicing with video
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
57
Ken De Courcy The Misadventurous Card comedy presentation for signed card to wallet (or similar discovery), comedy props
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
58
Ken De Courcy Dressing using an assistent to make tricks play bigger
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
61
Ken De Courcy The Heart She Left Behind one card chosen in multiple steps from apparatus set-up, assistent take four heart pips from bag, but selection is Five of Hearts, costume of assistant has final heart on its backside
Inspired by
  • The "Left Card" Trick
 1980
Cards in Cabaret
61
Ken De Courcy Card Swords for Two presentation with assistant
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
64
Ken De Courcy, U. F. Grant, Archie Byford Four Ace Duet stand-up with stand, dealing
  • The Solo Version
Inspired by 1980
Cards in Cabaret
65
Ken De Courcy Preface and Acknowledgement content first appeared in Abracadabra as serial in 1953
 		1980
After Dinner Technique
3
Ken De Courcy Foreword - Be Natural
  • What About Style?
 		1980
After Dinner Technique
5
Ken De Courcy Chapter 2 - What About Dress? outfit
 		1980
After Dinner Technique
8
Ken De Courcy Chapter 3 - What About Conditions?
  • Should I Compere?
 		1980
After Dinner Technique
11
Ken De Courcy Chapter 4 - Now, About Audiences...
1980
After Dinner Technique
14
Ken De Courcy Chapter Five - What About Volunteers?
1980
After Dinner Technique
17
Ken De Courcy Chapter Six - A Word About Your Table
1980
After Dinner Technique
20
Ken De Courcy Chapter Seven - Choosing the Tricks
1980
After Dinner Technique
23
Ken De Courcy Chapter Eight - Now, About the Acts...
1980
After Dinner Technique
28
Ken De Courcy Chapter Nine - More About the Acts
1980
After Dinner Technique
31
Ken De Courcy Chapter Ten - The Sorcerer's Apprentice on working with assistants
 		1980
After Dinner Technique
34
Ken De Courcy Chapter Eleven - Music, Maestro, Please
  • The Signature Tune
 		1980
After Dinner Technique
37
Ken De Courcy Chapter Twelve - How Music Helps
  • Applause Cues
  • Stage-Waits
  • Pointing
  • Comedy
 		1980
After Dinner Technique
40
Ken De Courcy Chapter Thirteen - Getting Your Clients Registered
  • Tying the Loose Ends
 		1980
After Dinner Technique
43
Ken De Courcy Part Two - Trick Section
1980
After Dinner Technique
46
Ken De Courcy First Guest: Ali (The Thief of Bad-Gags) short intro
 		1980
After Dinner Technique
46
Ken De Courcy Second Guest: George Blake short intro
 		1980
After Dinner Technique
49
Ken De Courcy Third Guest: Tan Hock Chuan short intro
 		1980
After Dinner Technique
54
Ken De Courcy Fourth Guest: Jimmy Revill short intro
 		1980
After Dinner Technique
57
Ken De Courcy Finale intro
 		1980
After Dinner Technique
59
Ken De Courcy Money to Burn bill burned, reappears in cigarette, fake metal tube cigarette
 		1980
After Dinner Technique
59
Ken De Courcy Introduction
1980
Blue Spotitis
3
Ken De Courcy The Psychic Square spectator sees selection in paper fortune teller fold, other spectators don't
 		1980
Blue Spotitis
5
Ken De Courcy Coin Vanish inside paper fortune teller fold
 		1980
Blue Spotitis
6
Ken De Courcy Coin Production inside paper fortune teller fold
 		1980
Blue Spotitis
6
Ken De Courcy Married Sponges sponges appear in paper fortune teller fold
 		1980
Blue Spotitis
6
Ken De Courcy The Oracle paper fortune teller fold
  • Telling someone's fortune
 		1980
Blue Spotitis
15
Ken De Courcy Blue Spotitis blue spot on performer's nose, spots are "caught" with paper fortune teller fold and poured into hand, then into ashtray where they vanish in flash
 		1980
Blue Spotitis
16
Ken De Courcy The Cat cat design for paper fortune teller fold, can be used for Skullocation
 		1980
Blue Spotitis
17
Ken De Courcy The Magic Carpet carpet design for paper fortune teller fold with routine
 		1980
Blue Spotitis
18
Ken De Courcy Foreword
1980 ca.
The Blood Feast of the Sun
1
Ken De Courcy, Billy McComb The Blood Feast of the Sun tissue paper crumpled up by spectator, it bursts into flames by itself, chemical
 		1980 ca.
The Blood Feast of the Sun
2
Michael Ammar Sonic Squeeze production of ca. four coins in empty hands one by one
Related toAlso published here Oct. 1982
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 2)
12
Ken De Courcy Foreword
1982
Creditable Conjuring
2
Ken De Courcy Gimmicks dummy credit card in double handkerchief
 		1982
Creditable Conjuring
3
Ken De Courcy Crossed Credits two spectators hold their credit cards wrapped in handkerchiefs, they transpose
  • Variation (to wallet finale)
 		1982
Creditable Conjuring
3
Ken De Courcy Credit Card Switch manipulative
 		1982
Creditable Conjuring
4
Ken De Courcy Credit Card in Wallet
1982
Creditable Conjuring
5
Ken De Courcy Credit by Chance credit card in one of several envelopes, wrong one burned by accident, appears elsewhere
 		1982
Creditable Conjuring
7
Ken De Courcy Card to Cash Himber wallet
 		1982
Creditable Conjuring
8
Ken De Courcy Credit Shower credit card in handkerchief, changes into shower of bills
 		1982
Creditable Conjuring
8
Ken De Courcy Through Credit credit card put in paper sleeve, penetrated by pen
 		1982
Creditable Conjuring
9
Ken De Courcy Unlocked Credit padlock is dropped into handkerchief with credit card and opens itself
 		1982
Creditable Conjuring
11
Ken De Courcy Introduction
1983
Four Ace Intro's
3
Ken De Courcy "Age Does Not Weary Them" Deal number of cards equal to spectator's age, then deal into four piles, top four cards are Aces
 		1983
Four Ace Intro's
4
Ken De Courcy Bottoms Up Magician splits deck into four piles, four Aces found on bottom of each pile
 		1983
Four Ace Intro's
5
Ken De Courcy Two-Handed Catch Two-card catch, produces four Aces
 		1983
Four Ace Intro's
6
Ken De Courcy Delayed Action Spectator produces Aces from their own pocket, Aces were loaded previously in context of a trick
 		1983
Four Ace Intro's
9
Ken De Courcy Visible Changing Aces Change card at the face of the deck into Aces, one at a time
 		1983
Four Ace Intro's
10
Ken De Courcy, Dropped Aces Drop deck, Ace turns face up. Do it four times, basically air-pressure turnover
 		1983
Four Ace Intro's
11
Ken De Courcy Observant Aces Four cards change into four Aces, as a surprise climax to an observation test
 		1983
Four Ace Intro's
12
Ken De Courcy Gliding Aces Fail to find selection four times. Eventually find selection, the four wrong cards become Aces
 		1983
Four Ace Intro's
13
Ken De Courcy Blind Aces Blindfold peek to locate Aces marked on their backs
 		1983
Four Ace Intro's
14
Ken De Courcy, Roy Baker P-A-T-E-O Aces Uses PATEO force to force packet of Aces on spectator
 		1983
Four Ace Intro's
15
Ken De Courcy Any Which Way Slop shuffle triumph, deck is shown to fix themselves, red-black separation, except for four reversed Aces, cards are separated during slop shuffle
 		1983
Four Ace Intro's
16
Ken De Courcy Slop-Shuffle Separation Separating deck into red-black while slop shuffling
 		1983
Four Ace Intro's
16
Ken De Courcy Penetrating Aces Aces pass through handkerchief while deck is wrapped
 		1983
Four Ace Intro's
18
Ken De Courcy Devil's Aces Shuffled deck dropped into Devil's Handkerchief, magician pulls out Aces
Related to 1983
Four Ace Intro's
19
Ken De Courcy Changed Aces Deck dropped into Change Bag, magician pulls out Aces
Related to 1983
Four Ace Intro's
20
Ken De Courcy Glass Aces Deck placed in glass, Aces rise out of deck, uses mirror glass
 		1983
Four Ace Intro's
21
Ken De Courcy Down Under Down Under deal four times to produce four Aces
Related to 1983
Four Ace Intro's
22
Ken De Courcy Australian Poker Down under deal five times to give spectator a poker hand, but you win with Straight Flush
Related to 1983
Four Ace Intro's
23
Brother John Hamman The Lie Detector Case "thought-of" card to card case
Variations 1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
12
Ken De Courcy Hammanesque card chosen with Automatic Placement procedure, travels between two paper plates
Inspired by 1985
Hammanesque
5
Steve "Banachek" Shaw Future Card Thought shuffled deck, packet of card is divined and last card predicted
Inspired byRelated to 1990 /1999
Prethoughts
21
Ken De Courcy Baby-Puppe-Effekt baby puppet taken from bag, one of seven spectators chosen as father, he is predicted, PATEO force
Variations Mar. 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 4 & 5)
165
Toni Forster Pateo-Baby baby puppet taken from bag, one of six spectators chosen as father, he is predicted, they all take a billet from force bag that also predicts the right one
Inspired by Mar. 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 4 & 5)
167
Ken De Courcy Personal Possessions instruction game with four objects, objects are returned to correct owners
 		July 1997
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 1)
6
Ken De Courcy Geller for Dinner multi-phase routine with spoon, spoon apparently bends then it vanishes
 		Aug. 1997
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 2)
4
Ken De Courcy Rings On Their Fingers reading, on which finger people wear rings
 		Oct. 1997
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4)
9
Ken De Courcy Party Pateo party trick, seven men can win a prize, remaining man finds his wife behind the door, pateo
 		Nov. 1997
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 5)
3
Ken De Courcy Heads? Or Tails? divination of heads or tails after instruction game, with fortunetelling fish
 		Dec. 1997
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 6)
13
Harry Baron, Ken De Courcy, Ted Lesley Decisions! Decisions! spectator deals through deck and stops at random point, same card is found in performer's pocket
 		1997
It's Paramiraculous
7
Ken De Courcy Ring - Out ring travels from hand to hand, with handkerchief
Inspired by
  • routine in Jean Hugard's "Close-Up Magic"
 Jan. 1998
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 7)
7
Ken De Courcy The IRS Divination sum divination
Inspired by
  • a book test by Tom Craven in "The Linking Ring" January, 1995.
 Feb. 1998
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 8)
11
Ken De Courcy Silent Orders prediction of rolled number, with matches
 		Mar. 1998
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 9)
1
Ken De Courcy The Golden Gamble instruction game with coins
 		Apr. 1998
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 10)
1
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy The Royal Magic ESP Deck sky back, star marking
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
1
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy By Weight Alone divination of an ESP card by weight
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
3
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Sight Unseen performer removes thought of ESP card from pocket
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
3
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Behind the Back single card divination
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
4
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy ESP by Elimination single card divination, performer eliminates four
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
4
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Psychic Feedback five spectator select an ESP card and seal them in an envelope, after the envelopes are shuffled the envelopes are returned to the correct owner
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
5
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Psychic Feedback Plus After envelopes are handed out correctly, ESP sign is divined
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
6
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Casting a Spell spelling to an ESP card
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
6
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Square Speller spelling to an ESP card
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
7
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Symbolic Age card is selected by using spectator's age, divination
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
7
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Transmission Experiment two sets of five cards, one thought of card is divined
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
8
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy ESP for Two two sets of five ESP cards, put down in two rows, they match
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
8
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy ESP for Two, Sight Unseen two sets of five cards, matching of all cards, one by one placed on table
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
9
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy CoinCidence two sets of five cards, coins land on cards with same design
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
9
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Noughts and Crosses five cross and circle cards, behind back performer builds pairs
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
10
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Will the Signs Match? ESP cards are paired out by spelling a sentence, two sets of five cards, spectator selects packets to spell
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
11
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Psychic Revelation 25 ESP cards, selected is divined
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
12
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Revelation a la Mindreading divination of an ESP card
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
12
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Revelation via Pulse divination of an ESP card by feeling spectator's pulse
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
12
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy It's a Draw ESP sign duplication
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
12
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy From the Ashes divination of an ESP sign, burning the drawing
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
13
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Circled selected ESP sign is circled on a pad
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
13
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Dual Control spectator and performer select ESP card with same symbol
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
13
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Australian Spell
1999
Entertaining ESP
13
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Australian Deal, Mate card with same ESP symbol found unsing down-under deal
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
14
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Eliminator spectator deals cards until he remains with one
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
15
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Psychic Sign card is found by spelling "Psychic Sign"
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
15
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy The Force forcing ESP card with 10-20 force
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
16
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy May the Force be with You prediction in envelope
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
17
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Tricks with a Stacked ESP Deck on the stack and handling it
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
17
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy One in Six ESP divination of one card
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
18
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Three Faces three people cut a packet of an ESP deck, all cards are divined
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
19
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Fantasy five-way match, same ESP symbol
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
20
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy The Power of Money spectator places coins on piles, ESP cards match
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
21
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy A Cute Intro spelling all ESP cards and turning them over
 		1999
Entertaining ESP
22
Ken De Courcy Egg It Is egg produced from flat cigarette case
Also published here
  • The Gen, Vol. 10 No. 1, May 1954, p. 13
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
39
Ken De Courcy The Color-changing Egg - Second Method: The de Cource Variation silk & egg color changing routine
Also published here
  • "Eggs'trordinary Extemporised" (The Gen, Vol. 6 No. 3, July 1950, p. 75)
 2002
The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic
222
Ken De Courcy Continental Coin Trick "The Original Triple Change Spellbound"
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • Mac's Monthly, Vol. 3 No. 3, January 1947
 2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
366
Karl Fulves Database further comments and credit information on the referenced items
Related to 2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
433
Ken De Courcy Making Millions aka "How To be A Millionaire"
continuous coin production
Related to 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
40
Ken De Courcy Well And Truly Shuffled cards added via bottom-and-lid-style card case, applied to an Ace production in which three spectators follow along with a packet and end up with an Ace reversed each
  • KF Notes
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
106
Ken De Courcy Lazy Man's Card To Wallet Z-Fold/Himber Wallet, duplicate, wallet shown empty at beginning
  • An Alternate Finish (stamp appears on card as well)
  • KF Note (spectator's name is under stamp)
 		2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
146
Karl Fulves Holding Pattern three eight-card piles, spelling some phrases, red Aces show up
Related to 2008
Prolix (Issue 4)
218
Ken De Courcy Jubilee Dice three different-colored dice, calculations, a number from a die is divined
Inspired by
  • item in "Numberplay" (Gyles Brandreth)
 2008
Prolix (Issue 4)
220
Ken De Courcy A Real Pocket Trick comedy presentation for number force for five
Inspired by
  • a number force in Annemann's "202 Method of Forcing"
 2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
316
Ken De Courcy Octad Perplexity with eight cards in two rows, spectator himself locates mental selection using three coins
 		2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
347
Ken De Courcy 1654 card chosen from quarter of deck, spectator finds it himself via down under deal
Inspired byRelated to 2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
453
Patrick Page Multiple Revelations six different ways of divination when multiple cards are selected
  • 1. bunch of cards as divined
  • 2. bunch of cards are distributed to several people, cards are divined
  • 3. bunch of card is divined plus an unknown card in pocket
  • 4. selection in bunch of cards is divined
  • 5. prediction of last card of bunch of cards which is turned over (Billy McComb, Ken de Courcy)
  • 6. cards in envelopes are divined
Related to 2011
Magic Page by Page
88
Ken De Courcy Main Interest piles made by counting down some numbers and card moved around, one pile's number predicted, four-of-a-kind finale
Inspired by 2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
640
Ken De Courcy Your Choice
Also published here
  • "Your Choice" (Still Small, Still Deadly, Paul Hallas, 2010)
 2015
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier
293
Roberto Giobbi Card Call "Cabaret Card Divination" of a bunch of cards, last card predicted in letter
Inspired by 2016
Standup Card Magic
105
Patrick G. Redford "Sushy Rookie" - The Any Card Spelled to Stack
Inspired by
  • "Magic Spell" (Hen Fetsch, ca. 1950)
Related to 		2017
Temporarily Out of Order
176
Ken De Courcy Coin Game Climax coin transposition
Also published here
  • The New Pentagram, Nov. 1988
 2022
Max Malini
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