Don Alan

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Laurie Ireland	A Portfolio of Bar and Close Up Tricks	on Don Alan, brief		1950	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)	28	Articles / Articles
Don Alan	A "Long" Card Trick	gag, long card rises from cased deck, then miniature card appears, puns		1950	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)	28	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Gags Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Gag Cards
Don Alan	7 Up	comedy bit for rising card, Seven Up bottle is produced		1950	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)	29	Bottle / Appearance & Production Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	Parachute	cards are thrown into the air, selection floats down on a little parachute	Related to Chute (Van Abernathy, 1992)	1950	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)	30	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Force and unusual Discovery Parachute
Don Alan	Dice	ideas and gags for dice stacking and dice routines, trick die		1950	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)	30	Dice (small) / Dice Stacking Dice (small) / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	A Card Stunt	name of selection is stamped on back of spectator's hand	Related to Heba Haba Magic (Patrick Page, 2011)	1950	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)	31	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Force and unusual Discovery Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Don Alan	Egg Gag	with plastic hen		1950	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)	31	Egg / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	Merv Taylor Split Deck	deck cut with a knife, one is only pierced it is the selection		1950	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)	31	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Force and unusual Discovery
"Senator" Clarke Crandall	Some Gags by Senator Crandall as given to Don Alan	doll house cleanup set for restaurant / bar work bulldog clip in sleeve, to produce a coin anytime		1950	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)	31	Sleeving Techniques Coin / Sleights / Sleeving Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish/Reproduction Routines / Bare Handed Doll & Puppet / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	Don Alan's Cereal Bowl Routine	rice bowls type	Related to Multiplying Corn Flakes and Milk (Harlan Tarbell, 1957) Cereal Bowls (Don Alan, 2000)	1951	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951)	32	Food / Cereal Bowl / Rice Bowl
Bruce Elliott	The Back Room	on Martin Gardner, Matt Schulien, Don Alan and his set, Clark Crandall		Sep. 1951	The Phoenix (Issue 238)	953	Articles / Columns
Don Alan	It's Flashy!	sponge balls appear in a flash, with flash paper		1951	Close-Up Time wit Don Alan	5	Spongeball / Appearance & Production Light & Fire / Flash Paper & Material
Don Alan	Corner Riffle Force by Timing		Also published here Corner Riffle Force by Timing (Don Alan, 2000)	1951	Close-Up Time wit Don Alan	6	Cards / Sleights / Force / Riffle Force Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Short Cards / Corner Short
Don Alan	A Subtle One Way Force Deck	with fifteen indifferent cards		1951	Close-Up Time wit Don Alan	7	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Cards / Sleights / Force / Forcing from a Forcing Deck
Don Alan	The Inflation Pencil	gag pencil, to vanish objects		1951	Close-Up Time wit Don Alan	7	Pen/Pencil / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	Card in the Egg	card is selected and miniature version found in plastic egg, all cards in deck are the same as climax	Variations Magic Ranch (Tommy Wonder, Don Alan, 1996)	1951	Close-Up Time wit Don Alan	9	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Rough and Smooth (not full deck) Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Short Cards / Corner Short Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Egg Egg / Things appear inside Egg
Don Alan	You Have Wax in Your Match Box	matchbox to obtain wax, daub etc.		1951	Close-Up Time wit Don Alan	10	Match & Matchbox / Matchbox/Matchbook Cards / Principles / Daub
Don Alan	Bread Sandwich	selection is found between two slices of bread		1951	Close-Up Time wit Don Alan	11	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Force and unusual Discovery Food / Bread
Don Alan	Keep Your "I" on Your Hat	two pocket slates, signatures of performer and spectator on one side, hat size on the other, hat sizes change places		1951	Close-Up Time wit Don Alan	12	Slate / Flaps & Moving Parts
Don Alan	Bill in the Orange			1951	Close-Up Time wit Don Alan	14	Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Fruit
Don Alan	Stuck Up Card	card on wall, thumb tack		1951	Close-Up Time wit Don Alan	16	Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card on Ceiling or Wall Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
	About the Author	about Don Alan		1951	Close-Up Time wit Don Alan	19	Articles / Biographical
	The Flying Eagles	three coins in the left join three coins in the right one by one	Variations Flying Eagles (Harvey Telmar, 1978) Las Vegas Fairy Tale (Don Alan, 2000)	1952	Modern Coin Magic	152	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / Normal
Bruce Elliott	The Back Room	on Milbourne Christopher, Lee Noble, Don Alan, Carl Rosini, George Starke, Stars of Magic, Orson Welles, Cy Endfield, Charlie Miller, Jimmy Grippo, Cardini		Jan. 1952	The Phoenix (Issue 246)	985	Articles / Columns
Don Alan	Surprise Quickie	deck with selection is cased and held by spectator, performer removes it and card remains in spectator's grip	Also published here Surprise Quickie (Don Alan, 2000)	1952	The Last Word on Cards	21	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Flashy Location Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Nerve Trick (Knocking out of Hand)
Don Alan	Choo Choo Train Prop for Kid Shows		Also published here Choo-Choo Train Prop for Kid Shows (Don Alan, 2000)	1953	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953)	35	Children Magic / Gags, Ideas & Bits of Business Stage Decorations & Backdrops
Bruce Elliott	The Back Room	on Ricky Dunn, Bill Gresham, Don Alan, Chic Schoke,George Jason, Jack Chanin Frank Jogglar		Mar. 1953	The Phoenix (Issue 277)	1109	Articles / Columns
Bruce Elliott	The Back Room	on Don Alan		Dec. 1953	The Phoenix (Issue 295)	1181	Articles / Columns
Don Alan	Don Alan's Finish for the Benson Bowl			1953	Classic Secrets of Magic	214	Spongeball / Benson Bowl Routines
Jay Marshall	The Bird Cage	Tommy Vanderschmidt, Russell Swann, Earl Adcock, Don Alan, George Carolly, Sid Bergson, Milbourne Christopher, Norman Jensen newspaper clipping		Apr. 1954	The New Phoenix (Issue 305)	20	Articles / Articles
Jay Marshall	The Society of American Magicians	short description of Clarke Crandall Lee Le Roi Don Alan Johnny Platt Johnny Paul		May 1954	The New Phoenix (Issue 308)	29	Articles / Biographical
Don Alan	Pop Corn Swallowing	like needle swallowing, for children		May 1954	The New Phoenix (Issue 308)	29	Children Magic / Routines Food / Popcorn
Jay Marshall	The Birdcage	on Cy Endfield, Stan Musial, Francis Carlyle, Frank Garcia, Roy Benson, Ballantine, Dante, Don Alan, Del Ray, John Platt, Bert Allerton, Meyer Silberstein, Jack Miller, Leslie Guest, The Seven Circles, Frank Joglar, Raymonde		Sep. 1954	The New Phoenix (Issue 315)	64	Articles / Articles
Charles Smith	Knickle Head	nickel on forehead, has huge thumbtack/nail on back when removed	Variations Knickle Head (Chuck Smith, Don Alan, 2000) Also published here Knickle Head (Charles Smith, 1966)	Oct. 1954	The New Phoenix (Issue 318)	79	Coin / Effect Themes / Gags / Knickle Head
Don Alan	Walsh Production Table Bit			Oct. 1954	The New Phoenix (Issue 318)	79	Table & Servante
Don Alan	A World of Gags	gags with small globe		Oct. 1954	The New Phoenix (Issue 318)	79	Toy
Don Alan	Flash String Ideas	gags and ideas No.3 card is found with flash string and stripper deck		Nov. 1954	The New Phoenix (Issue 320)	87	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Stripper Light & Fire / Flash Paper & Material
Jay Marshall	The Birdcage	on Houdini, Irv Desfor, Senator Crandall, Blackstone, Don Alan, Johnny Paul		Nov. 1954	The New Phoenix (Issue 320)	89	Articles / Articles
Jay Marshall	The Birdcage	on Don Alan, Neil Forster, Gen Grant, Roy Benson, The Escape Wizard, Jean Hugard, Dr. Stanley Jaks, Eddie Clever, John Braun, Audley Walsh		1955	The New Phoenix (Issue 324)	107	Articles / Articles
Frances Ireland Marshall	Back Talk	on Rezvani, James Findley, De Vega, Max Andrews, Eddie Joseph, Ed Marlo, Paul LePaul, Don Alan, Matt Schulien		Nov. 1955	The New Phoenix (Issue 333)	143	Articles / Articles
	About Don Alan			1956	Pretty Sneaky	4	Articles / Biographical Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Don Alan	Sneaky Card to Pocket	two cards selected, the first is not found but mentioned in an insurance policy, the second card appears in a sealed envelope	Also published here Invisible Card to Wallet (Don Alan, 2000)	1956	Pretty Sneaky	6	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Envelope(s)
Don Alan	"I'll Find It Wich My Slide Rule"	name of selected card appears on slide rule		1956	Pretty Sneaky	7	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Force and unusual Discovery
Don Alan	"Wot Hoppened?"			1956	Pretty Sneaky	9	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / Normal Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Don Alan	The Tree of...	paper tree appears from rolled card, gag		1956	Pretty Sneaky	11	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Gags
Don Alan	It Can't Be...	three phase routine Aces on table, spectator thinks of Ace, Ace pocketed, it's thought Ace, other aces are also found in pocket, cards on table are indifferent cards McDonalds Aces, spectator sits on fourth packet four Aces in performers pocket change places with four indifferent cards in spectators pocket	Related to No Way Out (Karl Fulves, 2003)	1956	Pretty Sneaky	12	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / Princess Card Trick (Five Cards) Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Quartet transposes with Quartet Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Gaffed Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Don Alan	A Pretty Sneaky Nudist...Routine		Related to Pretty-Sneaky Nudist Deck (Don Alan, 2000) Variations John's Photography (John Greene, 1999)	1956	Pretty Sneaky	19	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Printing & "Unprinting" Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	Christine (?), The Sneaky Deck	card duck with alphabet cards, producing a message		1956	Pretty Sneaky	22	ABC Cards / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	Flaming Han Ping Chien (Presentation)	with four coins and a match		1956	Pretty Sneaky	27	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Table / All at once
Don Alan	A Las Vegas Fairy Tale	through spectator's hand, with a cone and small die		1956	Pretty Sneaky	28	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Spectator's Hand (Stack of Coins) Coin / Gaffed / Stack Gaffs
Don Alan	Sneaky Half Dollar in Bottle	coin in bottle combined with Anti-Gravico gimmick		1956	Pretty Sneaky	32	Liquid / Hydrostatic Glass Coin / Gaffed / Folding Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Coin in Bottle Bottle / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	Cut Down to Half a Pack	gag, half cigarette pack		1956	Pretty Sneaky	35	Cigarette/Cigar / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	Cut Out this Tonite	wordplay gag, with paper cuts		1956	Pretty Sneaky	36	Paper / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	Ball Point Pen	gag, ball appears on pen		1956	Pretty Sneaky	37	Pen/Pencil / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	Bits with Exploding Pellets	gags with exploding pellets, loaded dice and exploding match		1956	Pretty Sneaky	37	Light & Fire / Firecracker
Don Alan	Bent Pins	finish for linking pins, bent and impossible linked		1956	Pretty Sneaky	38	Safety Pin / Penetration / Linking Pins
Don Alan	Reading Palms	gag, with rubber hand		1956	Pretty Sneaky	39	Hand Hand Gimmicks / Third Hand
Don Alan	Flash String Ideas	with a coin box string puzzle deck is bound with flash string, cards fall performer holds selection		1956	Pretty Sneaky	39	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Stripper Light & Fire / Flash Paper & Material Coin / Effect Themes / Coin Box Routines / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	Saddle Bags for Close Up Workers	bags on chair		1956	Pretty Sneaky	40	Table & Servante
Don Alan	Lifesavers and Your Quarter Stack	stack of coins idea		1956	Pretty Sneaky	41	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Spectator's Hand (Stack of Coins)
Don Alan, Russel Walsh	Russ Walsh Production Table Bit	presentation idea		1956	Pretty Sneaky	41	Table & Servante
Don Alan	It's a Small World	gags with a small pencil sharpener globe		1956	Pretty Sneaky	42	Pen/Pencil / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	Bowl or Cup Load	finish for benson bowl routine, paper napkin wrapped on bowl, production of handkerchiefs	Variations The Bowl Routine (John F. Mendoza, 1978)	1956	Pretty Sneaky	42	Silk & Handkerchief / Production & Appearance / With Props Spongeball / Benson Bowl Routines Paper / Paper Napkin / Table Napkin Bowl / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	Ashes...	smudge of ashes penetrates hand of spectator and appears in his palm, first shown to Don Alan by Jim Ryan		1956	Pretty Sneaky	43	Ashtray & Ashes / Ashes on Hand
Don Alan	Bill, Lemon and Wrapper	part of serial number is written down, featuring a floating burning wrapper		1956	Pretty Sneaky	44	Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Fruit
Don Alan	A Darker Shade of Malini	lump of coal appears under fez	Related to Production of a Block of Ice (Max Malini, 1962) Darker Side of Malini (Don Alan, 2000) Variations The Lump of Coal (TLC) (John F. Mendoza, 1978)	1956	Pretty Sneaky	46	Stone / Rock Clothing / Hat
Jay Marshall	BackTalk	on magic magazines, Martin Gardner, Erdnase, Hugh R. Johnston, F. B. Sterling, Tarbell Testimonial, Don Alan, Lee LeRoi, Jim Sherman, Carl Jones, Phoebe Baker, Fred Allen		Jan. 1957	The New Phoenix (Issue 340)	176	Articles / Articles
Harlan Tarbell	Multiplying Corn Flakes and Milk	rice bowls variation with cups	Related to Don Alan's Cereal Bowl Routine (Don Alan, 1951)	Mar. 1957	The New Phoenix (Issue 343)	197	Liquid / Appearance & Production Cup / Miscellaneous Food / Cereal Bowl / Rice Bowl
Frances Ireland Marshall	The Year Book Album	with photographs, John Platt, Bob Lotz, Ben Berger, W. Gilbert, Dorny, Jack Hazelhurst, Jimmy Trimble, Joe Berg, Johnny Jones, Rita del Gardi, Marie Dornfield, Don Alan, Channing Pollock, Johnny Paul, Paul McKamy, Bruno, Carazini, Dr. Clutterhouse, Jim Steranko, Karrell Fox, Harlan Tarbell, Perci Abbott		1960	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)	64	Articles / Articles
Don Alan	Forward!			1960	Comedy a la Card	5	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Max Malini	Production of a Block of Ice	under hat, guessing game with coin	Related to A Darker Shade of Malini (Don Alan, 1956) Turpin's Turnip (Dick Turpin, 1980) Variations To The Max (Kieron Johnson, 2018) Brick From Hat (Steve Cohen, Max Malini, 2022)	1962	Malini and His Magic	55	Ice Clothing / Hat
Don Tanner	The Back Room	on Don Alan, Burling Hull idea for Spongeball climax (plastic mice), E. W. Brady, Russ Burgess		Apr. 1963	The New Phoenix (Issue 379)	346	Articles / Articles
Don Alan	Introduction			1968	The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields	5	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Karl Fulves	Babel	S. Leo Horowitz died age 77, John Scarne on David Frost show, Don Alan on Gary Moore show		June 1971	The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 8)	424	Articles / Columns
Bascom Jones	The Mystic Word	on Michael Albright, The Conjurer, Don Alan		1975	Magick (Issue 141)	704	Articles / Columns
Fred Robinson (reviewer)	Don Alan Lectures	notes on the lecture by Don Alan		Feb. 1976	Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 6)	218	Reviews / Lecture
Patrick Page	The Page Boy Speaks...	on Don Alan		Feb. 1976	Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 6)	221	Articles / Columns
Don Alan	Introduction			1976	Invisible Secrets Revealed	3	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Don Alan	Don Alan's Set Up			1976	Invisible Secrets Revealed	21	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Brainwave & Invisible Deck
Philip T. Goldstein	Ranch Dowser	with a pendulum, duplicates	Inspired by Ranch Bird (Don Alan)	1977	The Green Book of Mentalism	21	Pendulum Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	Blackjacked	brief, suggested as combination		1978	The Book of John	46	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Blackjack Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Partial Stack (DONT USE THIS)
John F. Mendoza	The Lump of Coal (TLC)	lump of coal appears under fez after short coin interlude, then hat is full of pennies	Inspired by A Darker Shade of Malini (Don Alan, 1956) Variations TLC MK II (John Hotowka, 1989) Lump of Goldfish (Alexander de Cova, 2016)	1978	The Book of John	83	Stone / Rock Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish/Reproduction Routines / With Props / Miscellaneous Clothing / Hat
John F. Mendoza	The Bowl Routine	longer combination	Inspired by Bowl or Cup Load (Don Alan, 1956)	1978	The Book of John	92	Spongeball / Routines Spongeball / Benson Bowl Routines
Gene Nielsen	Tarot Imagery	major arcana, prediction of a tarot card	Inspired by Don Alan's "Big Deal"	1980	Magick (Issue 273)	1363	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Tarot Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	Don Alan Turnover Switch	envelopes		1983	The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2	84	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Changes with Props
John Carney	Easy As Hell Prediction	card in case matches selection	Inspired by "Big Deal" (Don Alan) Also published here Easy As Hell Prediction (John Carney, 1987)	1987	Lecture Notes Collection (Issue Carney Uncovered)	9	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Prediction in form of Mates
Ron Wilson	Miracle Micro-Macro	seated, see also Don Alan for credits	Related to Last Transcript (Jon Racherbaumer, Don Alan, Earle Christenberry, 2000) Also published here A Routine for Micro-Macro (Ron Wilson, 1978)	1987	The Uncanny Scot, Ron Wilson	50	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Eccentric Gaffs Cards / Effect Themes / Growing & Shrinking / Micro Macro
John Carney	Easy As Hell Prediction	card in case matches selection	Inspired by "Big Deal" (Don Alan) Also published here Easy As Hell Prediction (John Carney, 1987)	1987	Carney Uncovered	9	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Prediction in form of Mates
Larry Baukin	Partners	Alan's Big Deal, done with large prediction and Tarot cards	Inspired by Big Deal (Don Alan, 2000)	Nov. 1989	Magick (Issue 431)	2155	Tarot Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	Sneaky Card to Pocket - How Else?			1991	Card to Wallet	82	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet
Don Alan	"Big Deal" Switch	with jumbo card or similar object		1991	Carneycopia	124	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Props
Alexander de Cova (reviewer)	The Greater Magic Video Library: Don Alan	by Don Alan	Inspired by Scotch and Soda for Real (Reed McClintock, 2002)	Apr. 1991	Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 1)	16	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Van Abernathy	Chute	deck encircled with rubber band, signed selection floats down attached to small parachute	Related to William's New Glove Opening (Billy McComb, 1947) Parachute (Don Alan, 1950)	1992	The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 46)	834	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Flashy Location Parachute
Don Alan	Thickening A Plot	nice card stab presentation, card is stabbed in paper bag		Summer 1996	The Looking Glass (Issue 3)	115	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / Paper bag
Tommy Wonder, Don Alan	Magic Ranch	card prediction in plastic egg, all cards in deck the same as surprise, egg appears on table in off-beat	Inspired by Card in the Egg (Don Alan, 1951) "Card in the Egg" (Close-up Time with Don Allan, 1951, p. 9) Related to Das erscheinende Ei (Tommy Wonder, 2016) Variations Wonder's Surprise (惊爆蛋) (G, 2014)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	45	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Egg / Production & Appearance / Props
Jon Racherbaumer	Footnotes To A Book-in-Limbo	on the Don Alan book, letter from Louis Falanga to Jon Racherbaumer		1996	Facsimile (Issue 4)	19	Articles / Articles Articles / Letters
Don Alan	Four Jacks	jumping jacks gag		1996	The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 7)	23	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Gags
Jim Sisti (reviewer)	Don Alan's Magic Ranch	by Don Alan		May/June 1998	The Magic Menu (Vol. 8 No. 47)	547	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Don Alan	Devano Card Rise		Also published here Devilish Devano Rise (Don Alan, 2000)	1999	Devano Card Rise	2	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rising Cards
John Greene	John's Photography	routine for Hull's Mental Photography	Inspired by A Pretty Sneaky Nudist...Routine (Don Alan, 1956)	1999	Real World Magic	192	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Printing & "Unprinting" Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Miscellaneous
Jon Racherbaumer	Snap Shots	biography of Don Alan		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	xix	Articles / Biographical Articles / Magic History
Jon Racherbaumer	Prologue	About the Tricks About the Routines Underlying Themes Circle of Fun Environmental Space Personal Space Picking Players Time and Timing Control Momentum Eye-Control Jokes As Control Interrogation Strategy Performance and Persona	Also published here Don Alan: Circling the Wagons (Jon Racherbaumer, 2000)	2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan		Articles / Theory & Essays
Don Alan	Lean-Mean Chop Cup	two final loads		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	5	Cup / Cups & Balls / One Cup & Chop Cup Routines
Don Alan	Devilish Devano Rise		Also published here Devano Card Rise (Don Alan, 1999) Devilish Devano Rise (Don Alan, 2000)	2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	15	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rising Cards
Chuck Smith, Don Alan	Knickle Head		Inspired by Knickle Head (Charles Smith, 1954)	2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	23	Coin / Effect Themes / Gags / Knickle Head
Don Alan	Burning Sensation (Cigarette Through Quarter)			2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	27	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Cigarette/Pencil/... through Coin
Don Alan	Invisible Deck	routine and presentation About the Deck Don Alan's Set-Up		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	37	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Brainwave & Invisible Deck
Don Alan	Benson Bowl (Over)			2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	43	Spongeball / Benson Bowl Routines
Don Alan	Fanciful Flight	seated		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	51	Ring / Finger Rings / Traveling / Ring Flight
Don Alan, Brother John Hamman	Micro-Macro Intro			2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	59	Cards / Effect Themes / Growing & Shrinking / Micro Macro
Don Alan	Big Deal	card prediction with jumbo card, second phase with 3 1/2 gag card	Variations Partners (Larry Baukin, 1989) Also published here Big Deal (Don Alan, 2000)	2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	63	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Gag Cards
Don Alan	Big Deal Switch	with jumbo card		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	65	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Props
Milbourne Christopher, Don Alan	Bagged Stab	knife and bag	Inspired by Milbourne Christopher's "Super Stab" in "Hugard's Magic Monthly" October, 1948.	2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	69	Cards / Principles / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / Paper bag
Don Alan	Scotch and Soda Coda			2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	81	Coin / Effect Themes / Transposition / Copper/Silver / with Spectator Coin / Gaffed / Scotch and Soda
Don Alan	Ranch Bird Deluxe	with half forcing deck		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	85	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Short Cards / Short End Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Wind-up Toy
Don Alan	Darker Side of Malini	coin transposition using a hat, then large steel nut appears under hat	Related to A Darker Shade of Malini (Don Alan, 1956)	2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	93	Coin / Effect Themes / Transposition / Copper/Silver / Solo Black Art Clothing / Hat Tools / Nut
Bill McIlhany	Don Alan's Magic Ranch	on Don Alan's TV-Series Magic Ranch		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	107	Articles / Magic History Articles / Magic on TV
Don Alan	Stanley	hand puppet monkey in basket finds selection		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	117	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Funny Locations Doll & Puppet / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	Worm's Turn	worm in basket finds chosen ABC card, snake in a basket		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	125	ABC Cards / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Funny Locations Doll & Puppet / Animation
Don Alan	Las Vegas Fairy Tale	coins travel from one hand to the other, one by one	Inspired by The Flying Eagles (1952)	2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	135	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Hand to Hand / Normal
Don Alan	Cap and Pence	with leather cone, coins through spectator's hand, second version with die and cup		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	140	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Cylinder and Coins
Don Alan	Clyde			2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	150	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Phil / Fred / Oscar Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	Fido	other presentation for Fred trick		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	157	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Phil / Fred / Oscar
Don Alan	Sneakily Stacked in Your Favor	dice stacking routine, die changes to jumbo die and glass jar is used How to Stack Dice		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	159	Dice (small) / Dice Stacking
Don Alan	Pretty-Sneaky Nudist Deck		Related to A Pretty Sneaky Nudist...Routine (Don Alan, 1956)	2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	169	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Printing & "Unprinting" Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	Invisible Card to Wallet	two cards selected, the first is not found but mentioned in an insurance policy, the second card appears in a sealed envelope	Also published here Sneaky Card to Pocket (Don Alan, 1956)	2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	173	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Envelope(s)
Don Alan	Cutter	gag scissors routine, scissors won't close		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	177	Scissors Comedy Magic / Comedy Props
Edward Marlo, Don Alan	Tweaking Marlo's Twee	card trick based on a pun, picture with tree and three hearts,		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	179	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Funny Locations Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Gags Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Gag Cards
Don Alan, Eddie Fields	Blackjacked!	humorous Blackjack routine, spectator wears glasses to see marked cards, ends with a Blackjack formed by a Fourteen and a Seven		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	181	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Blackjack Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Gag Cards Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Gambling Stack / Full Deck
Michael Albright	Don Alan Lecture	transcript of Don Alan's lecture from July, 5 1975	Also published here "The Conjurer" Vol. 1, Nr. 7.	2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	189	Articles / Theory & Essays
Don Alan	Corner Riffle Force by Timing		Also published here Corner Riffle Force by Timing (Don Alan, 1951)	2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	201	Cards / Sleights / Force / Riffle Force Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Short Cards / Corner Short
Don Alan	Disappearing Cane, Using a Top Hat	with hole in hat		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	203	Cane / Vanish Clothing / Hat
Don Alan	Flying Medal	medal on lapel is removed and flies back		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	205	Thread / Reel Jewelry
Don Alan	Hat Levitator	hat floats in front of body		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	207	Clothing / Hat
Don Alan	Production of a Dove from a Borrowed Purse	milk is poured into borrowed purse then a dove is produced		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	209	Animal / Dove / Miscellaneous Liquid / Milk Pitcher
Don Alan	Mousetrap (a la Card Sword)	cards thrown into the air and one caught with a mouse trap		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	211	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Flashy Location Trap
Don Alan	Funny Vitamins (Close-Up Sight Gag)	gags using jumping beans toys		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	213	Comedy Magic / Comedy Props
Don Alan	Art Work on Playing Cards	tip for writing or drawing on cards		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	215	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Miscellaneous
Don Alan	Money Roller Routine	printing bill on blank paper using a money roller		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	217	Bill / Transformation / Bill or Paper / Single / Props
Don Alan	Production of Flowers and Cards			2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	219	Cards / Manipulation / Routines Flower / Spring Flowers / Appearance & Production / Bare Handed
Don Alan	Floating and Rising Billiard Ball			2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	221	Ball / Animation Thread / Reel
Don Alan	All Thumbs	gag with rubber thumbs		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	223	Hand Gimmicks / False Finger Comedy Magic / Comedy Props
Don Alan	Dove Pan Tip & Microphone Stand Tray			2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	225	Table & Servante Apparatus / Dove Pan Stage Decorations & Backdrops
Don Alan	Funny Birdcage Vanish	vanishing bird cage using a paper bag for misdirection		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	227	Bird Cage / Vanish
Don Alan	Time-Card Gag			2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	229	Comedy Magic / Comedy Props
Don Alan	Cereal Bowls	rice bowls type, with rubber hot dogs and other props	Related to Don Alan's Cereal Bowl Routine (Don Alan, 1951)	2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	231	Food / Cereal Bowl / Rice Bowl
Don Alan	Choo-Choo Train Prop for Kid Shows		Also published here Choo Choo Train Prop for Kid Shows (Don Alan, 1953)	2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	235	Children Magic / Gags, Ideas & Bits of Business Stage Decorations & Backdrops
Don Alan	A Trick You Can Write Home About!	two stamps change places and appear back in envelope, as a climax stamp appears on envelope addressed to spectator, double-sided stamp		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	237	Stamp (postal) / Miscellaneous Paper / Envelopes / Normal
Jon Racherbaumer, Don Alan, Earle Christenberry	Last Transcript	from a tape made in April 30, 1990		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	241	Articles / Theory & Essays
Jon Racherbaumer, Don Alan	Sneaky Things to Remember	23 points to think about		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	259	Articles / Theory & Essays
Jon Racherbaumer	Fun Scales	scales of Don Alan's routines		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	261	Articles / Articles
Jon Racherbaumer	Capsule Chronology	Don Alan chronological timeline		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	265	Articles / Biographical
Jon Racherbaumer	Bibliography & Filmography	of Don Alan		2000	In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan	267	Articles / Bibliography
Jon Racherbaumer	Don Alan: Circling the Wagons	short version of article in "In a Class by Himself" Performance and Persona Circle of Fun Environmental Space Personal Space Sneaky Things to Remember	Also published here Prologue (Jon Racherbaumer, 2000)	May/June 2000	The Magic Menu (Vol. 10 No. 59)	686	Articles / Theory & Essays
Don Alan	Devilish Devano Rise		Also published here Devilish Devano Rise (Don Alan, 2000)	May/June 2000	The Magic Menu (Vol. 10 No. 59)	688	Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rising Cards
Don Alan	Big Deal	card prediction with jumbo card, second phase with 3 1/2 gag card	Also published here Big Deal (Don Alan, 2000)	May/June 2000	The Magic Menu (Vol. 10 No. 59)	691	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Gag Cards
Don Alan	Big Deal Switch	with jumbo card		May/June 2000	The Magic Menu (Vol. 10 No. 59)	692	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Props
Don Alan	Surprise Quickie	deck with selection is cased and held by spectator, performer removes it and card remains in spectator's grip	Also published here Surprise Quickie (Don Alan, 1952)	May/June 2000	The Magic Menu (Vol. 10 No. 59)	694	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Flashy Location Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Nerve Trick (Knocking out of Hand)
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer)	In a Class by Himself: The Legacy of Don Alan	by Don Alan (written by Jon Racherbaumer)		May 2001	Genii (Vol. 64 No. 5)	79	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Paul Cummins (reviewer)	Don Alan's Devano Card Rise	by Don Alan (written by Ron Bauer)		Oct. 2001	Genii (Vol. 64 No. 10)	83	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Reed McClintock	Scotch and Soda for Real	Transpositions and vanishes of American half dollar and Mexican centavo.	Inspired by Translocation (John Kennedy, 1983) Salt & Pepper Shaker (Albert Goshman, 1985) "Three-Coin Fantasy" (Jim Pace, The Jim Pace Lecture Video) Greater Magic Video Library Vol. 28, Don Alan Related to Purse Palm (Charles Morritt, 1946)	2002	Knuckle Busters Vol. 1	1	Coin / Effect Themes / Purse Coin / Sleights / Palming / Palm Positions Coin / Gaffed / Shell Coin / Effect Themes / Jumbo Coins Coin / Sleights / Transfers / Thumb Flick on Table Coin / Gaffed / Scotch and Soda
Don Alan	Comedy Egg Can - First Method: Original Don Alan Version	egg cracked into can, card held on top, turned upside down over head of kid, card slid out, in the end candy appears in can	Variations Comedy Egg Can - Second Method: The Rainho Adaptation (C. James Rainho, 2002) Also published here "Don Alan Comedy Egg Can" (Mak Magic)	2002	The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic	210	Egg / Transformation Food / Candy Children Magic / Routines
C. James Rainho	Comedy Egg Can - Second Method: The Rainho Adaptation		Inspired by Comedy Egg Can - First Method: Original Don Alan Version (Don Alan, 2002) Also published here "The Great Egg Trick" (Jim Rainho, Magical Round-up No. 3, 1987)	2002	The Encyclopedia of Egg Magic	211	Egg / Transformation Children Magic / Routines
Karl Fulves	No Way Out	Aces on table, spectator thinks of Ace, Ace pocketed, it's thought Ace and others change into Jacks	Related to It Can't Be... (Don Alan, 1956) Variations A No-Gaff Way (Karl Fulves, 2003)	2003	Hofzinser Notebook	74	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / Princess Card Trick (Five Cards) Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Jay Sankey	Big Time	chosen card matches jumbo card prediction	Related to "Big Deal" (Don Alan, marketed)	2004	Sankey Unleashed	8	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card
Don Alan	The Complete Don Alan's Chop Cup			2005	The Complete Don Alan's Chop Cup	6	Cup / Cups & Balls / One Cup & Chop Cup Routines
Don Alan	Don Alan Chop Cup Loading Technique			2005	The Complete Don Alan's Chop Cup	20	Cup / Cups & Balls / One Cup & Chop Cup Routines Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Moves with Cups
Don Alan	The Big Bang	chop cup loading technique with bang on table		2005	The Complete Don Alan's Chop Cup	25	Cup / Cups & Balls / One Cup & Chop Cup Routines Cup / Cups & Balls / Two & Three Cups Routines / Moves with Cups
Dustin Stinett (reviewer)	Magic Ranch	by Don Alan		Mar. 2008	Genii (Vol. 71 No. 3)	99	Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Patrick Page	Heba Haba Magic	name of card appears on hand of spectator, ink pad	Related to A Card Stunt (Don Alan, 1950)	2011	Magic Page by Page	52	Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Force and unusual Discovery
Don Alan	"Big Deal" Switch	under wallet		2011	More Power to You	139	Paper / Transformation
G	Wonder's Surprise (惊爆蛋)	Selected card vanishes from deck, appears inside sealed Kinder Surprise egg	Inspired by Magic Ranch (Tommy Wonder, Don Alan, 1996)	2014	Inspiration	15	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Other item
Tommy Wonder	Das erscheinende Ei	egg appears on table in off-beat	Related to Magic Ranch (Tommy Wonder, Don Alan, 1996)	2016	Arbeitsbuch Misdirection	59	Egg / Production & Appearance / Props

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