Britland, David, Johnston, Johnny  "J.J.", Keable-Elliott, Ian, Power, Chris

Magazine

1987-2005
Written by David Britland, Johnny "J.J." Johnston, Ian Keable-Elliott, Chris Power
Work of Various

1,090 pages (Stapled), 62 Issues, published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Chris Power
Language: English

613 entries

250 per page

Opus (written by David Britland, Johnny "J.J." Johnston, Ian Keable-Elliott, Chris Power, work of Various, 1987-2005)
Creators	Title	Comments & References		Issue	Year	Page	AA	Categories
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Editorial	The British Ring Convention, The Lesley Cole Collection		Vol. 4 No. 12	Nov. 1993	2		Articles / Columns Articles / Convention Reports
David Britland	Less Than Total Recall	on clocking and memory demonstrations		Vol. 4 No. 12	Nov. 1993	5		Cards / Principles / Card Counting & Clocking Articles / Articles
David Britland, Marc Russell	Cul-de-Stack	high/low alternating deck for memory demonstration and bridge deal		Vol. 4 No. 12	Nov. 1993	7		Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Bridge Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Divided Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Memory / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Other Stacks / Full Deck
Jerry Sadowitz	Cigarette Manipulations	cartoon		Vol. 4 No. 12	Nov. 1993	9		Articles / Joke
Colin Dale	The Triple Sandwich	three pairs of mates openly placed reversed on top, center and bottom, three cards peeked at, after one riffle shuffle the selections are sandwiched between the mates, described by Jerry Sadowitz		Vol. 4 No. 12	Nov. 1993	10		Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Miscellaneous
Ian Keable-Elliott (reviewer)	The Magic of Alan Wakeling	by Alan Wakeling (written by Jim Steinmeyer)		Vol. 4 No. 12	Nov. 1993	11		Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Max Maven*	A note from Max Maven	on Eugene Burger, Jeff McBride and pseudo-mystical bullshit	Related to Fechter - "The Magic of Eddie Fechter" (David Jones, Opus, 1993)	Vol. 4 No. 12	Nov. 1993	14		Articles / Letters
Chris Power	I just draw the pictures your honour			Vol. 4 No. 12	Nov. 1993	15		Articles / Columns
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Tales from the Wagon			Vol. 4 No. 12	Nov. 1993	17		Articles / Columns
John Lenahan	Opus questionnaire: John Lenahan			Vol. 4 No. 12	Nov. 1993	18		Articles / Interviews
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Editorial	trip to Japan		Vol. 5 No. 1	Mar. 1994	2		Articles / Columns Articles / Convention Reports
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	And now for a small word...	...about the "British Magical Championships"		Vol. 5 No. 1	Mar. 1994	4		Articles / Convention Reports
Paul Cato	Ethics in Magic - The Legal Position			Vol. 5 No. 1	Mar. 1994	5		Articles / Articles
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Opus talks to David Devant	made-up "interview"	Related to Dear Opus (John Nevil Maskelyne, Opus, 1994)	Vol. 5 No. 1	Mar. 1994	9		Articles / Articles Articles / Interviews
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Editorial			Vol. 5 No. 2	Sep. 1994	2		Articles / Columns
Bill Shewan	Letter	spelled "Shewan"		Vol. 5 No. 2	Sep. 1994	3		Articles / Letters
Ian Keable-Elliott	Opus at 50			Vol. 5 No. 2	Sep. 1994	5		Articles / Articles
Roy Walton*	Opus at 50			Vol. 5 No. 2	Sep. 1994	5		Articles / Articles
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Exclusive Preview: Roger's Thesaurus	intro		Vol. 5 No. 2	Sep. 1994	6		Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Roger Crosthwaite	The Diagonal Palm Shift	"A Tribute to Lewis Ganson"	Also published here The Diagonal Palm Shift (Roger Crosthwaite, Roger's Thesaurus, 1994) Inspired by The Diagonal Palm-Shift (S. W. Erdnase, The Expert at the Card Table, 1902) also in: The Diagonal Palm Shift (The Multiple Shift, 1989) The Diagonal Palm Shift (Genii, 2009) Related to Center Steal (Cy Endfield, Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part III, 1955)	Vol. 5 No. 2	Sep. 1994	6		Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Left Hand / Center
Roger Crosthwaite	Diagonal Push-Through		Also published here Diagonal Push-Through (Roger Crosthwaite, Roger's Thesaurus, 1994)	Vol. 5 No. 2	Sep. 1994	6		Cards / Sleights / Controls / Insertions
Lewis Ganson	Palm-Replacement	left hand to top of deck	Also published here Palm-Replacement (Lewis Ganson, Roger's Thesaurus, 1994)	Vol. 5 No. 2	Sep. 1994	7		Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Left Hand / Replacement
David Britland	The Life and Many Books About Harry Houdini			Vol. 5 No. 2	Sep. 1994	9		Articles / Biographical Articles / Articles
Max Maven*	Opus at 50			Vol. 5 No. 2	Sep. 1994	14		Articles / Articles
Stan Allen	Opus at 50			Vol. 5 No. 2	Sep. 1994	14		Articles / Articles
Ian Keable-Elliott	A Missed Opportunity: Omnibus' Television Documentary on Harry Houdini			Vol. 5 No. 2	Sep. 1994	14		Articles / Magic on TV
John Nevil Maskelyne	Dear Opus	fictitious fax by Maskelyn	Related to Opus talks to David Devant (Johnny "J.J." Johnston, Opus, 1994)	Vol. 5 No. 2	Sep. 1994	17		Articles / Letters
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Tales from the Wagon			Vol. 5 No. 2	Sep. 1994	18		Articles / Columns
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Editorial	on learning things		Vol. 5 No. 3	Jan. 1995	2		Articles / Columns
Ian Keable-Elliott (reviewer)	Strong Magic	by Darwin Ortiz	Related to From Darwin Ortiz (Darwin Ortiz, Opus, 1995) From Roberto Giobbi (Roberto Giobbi, Opus, 1995)	Vol. 5 No. 3	Jan. 1995	5		Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Johnny "J.J." Johnston (reviewer)	The Master	by David Copperfield* Thoughts on the David Copperfield Show		Vol. 5 No. 3	Jan. 1995	9		Reviews / Shows
Ian Keable-Elliott (reviewer)	The Magic of David Copperfield	by David Copperfield*		Vol. 5 No. 3	Jan. 1995	11		Reviews / Shows
Alexander de Cova	Subtle Transposition	card in pocket transposes with card reversed in deck	Related to Barocke Transposition II (Alexander de Cova, Horizons, 1990) also in: Barocke Transposition II (3 ausgefallene Routinen zur Balducci-Wallet, 1991) Barocke Transposition (Ein Profi packt aus..., 1992) … and 2 more	Vol. 5 No. 3	Jan. 1995	15		Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / Normal
Arturo de Ascanio, Cy Endfield	Ascanio-Endfield-Palm			Vol. 5 No. 3	Jan. 1995	16		Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Left Hand / Center
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Tales from the Wagon			Vol. 5 No. 3	Jan. 1995	17		Articles / Columns
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Editorial	JJ's Path in Magic, Magic Hands Convention, Blackpool, Alexander de Cova		Vol. 5 No. 4	June 1995	2		Articles / Biographical Articles / Columns Articles / Convention Reports
Darwin Ortiz	From Darwin Ortiz		Related to Strong Magic (Ian Keable-Elliott, Opus, 1995)	Vol. 5 No. 4	June 1995	5		Articles / Letters
Roberto Giobbi	From Roberto Giobbi		Related to Strong Magic (Ian Keable-Elliott, Opus, 1995)	Vol. 5 No. 4	June 1995	6		Articles / Letters
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	What Would You Do?	anecdote, James Freedman, smearing the spectator's shirt with real instead of vanishing ink marker		Vol. 5 No. 4	June 1995	7		Pen & Pencil / Special Ink Articles / Anecdotes
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	News Stuff	Robert-Houdin's automatons		Vol. 5 No. 4	June 1995	7		Articles / Articles
Ian Keable-Elliott (reviewer)	The Magic Of Edward Victor's Hands	by Edward Victor (written by Rae Hammond) "Something is rotten in the state of publishing"		Vol. 5 No. 4	June 1995	8		Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Vanni Bossi	Cards and Coins	four coins appear under cards taken from shuffled deck	Also published here An Opening Effect: Prematrix (Vanni Bossi, Vanni Bossi Lecture Notes, 1995) Related to Ribbon-Spread Turnover with Coin (Ben Harris, For Close-Up Magicians' Eyes Only!, 1980)	Vol. 5 No. 4	June 1995	9		Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / With Props / Cards
Cushing Strout	A Meditation on Magician as Actor	on Robert-Houdin's quote		Vol. 5 No. 4	June 1995	13		Articles / Articles
Tom Gorham	Totally Wired	on Usenet alt.magic in the internet		Vol. 5 No. 4	June 1995	15		Articles / Articles
	Secrets revealed on the Net	on Usenet alt.magic in the internet		Vol. 5 No. 4	June 1995	16		Articles / Articles
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Tales from the Wagon			Vol. 5 No. 4	June 1995	18		Articles / Columns
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Editorial	British Ring convention		Vol. 5 No. 5	Dec. 1995	2		Articles / Columns Articles / Convention Reports
Ricky Jay	Bits & Pieces	"Some of the quotes from an excellent interview with Ricky Jay in the Guardian newspaper weekend supplement Nov 18 1995 by Suzie McKenzie"		Vol. 5 No. 5	Dec. 1995	4		Articles / Articles
Chris Power	Time and tide wait for no man	on getting older		Vol. 5 No. 5	Dec. 1995	5		Articles / Articles
Danny Buckler	Why?			Vol. 5 No. 5	Dec. 1995	5		Articles / Articles
Ian Keable-Elliott	The Anomaly that is Ricky Jay	"A Review of Hustlers, Hoaxters, Pranksters, Jokesters & Ricky Jay", on Ricky Jay and the BBC show		Vol. 5 No. 5	Dec. 1995	8		Articles / Articles Articles / Magic on TV
Apollo Hammersmith (reviewer)	The Best of David Copperfield	by David Copperfield*		Vol. 5 No. 5	Dec. 1995	11		Reviews / Shows
Max Maven*	International Magic Congress	on the Opus convention	Also published here Genii, Aug. 1995	Vol. 5 No. 5	Dec. 1995	15		Articles / Convention Reports
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Tales from the Wagon			Vol. 5 No. 5	Dec. 1995	18		Articles / Columns
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Allegedly...	FISM 1997		Vol. 5 No. 6	Sep. 1997	2		Articles / Columns
Richard McDougall	A tale of F.I.S.M. 97 - Chillin' with Cellini			Vol. 5 No. 6	Sep. 1997	4		Articles / Convention Reports
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Multifaceted Four Card Routine	four cards produced one by one		Vol. 5 No. 6	Sep. 1997	5		Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / One by One Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Multiple Selection Routine
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	The (primitive) Multiple Shift	strip-cut, in-jogged cards		Vol. 5 No. 6	Sep. 1997	7		Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Shifts / Active / Cut Controls
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Some thoughts on the card spin and catch			Vol. 5 No. 6	Sep. 1997	7		Cards / Sleights / Shooting & Scaling
Chris Power	I just draw the pictures your honour			Vol. 5 No. 6	Sep. 1997	8		Articles / Columns
Ian Keable-Elliott (reviewer)	Charles Bertram - The Court Conjurer	by Charles Bertram (written by Edwin A. Dawes)		Vol. 5 No. 6	Sep. 1997	10		Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Danny Buckler	Edinburgh: Year One			Vol. 5 No. 6	Sep. 1997	14		Articles / Articles
Ian Keable-Elliott (reviewer)	Cellini The Royal Touch	by Jim Cellini		Vol. 5 No. 6	Sep. 1997	16		Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Tales from the Wagon			Vol. 5 No. 6	Sep. 1997	18		Articles / Columns
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Allegedly...			Vol. 5 No. 7	Oct. 1997	2		Articles / Columns
Johnny "J.J." Johnston, Chris Power, Danny Buckler	Bits & Pieces (from history)			Vol. 5 No. 7	Oct. 1997	4		Articles / Articles
Guy Hollingworth	Diary: Guy Hollingworth, Edinburgh	on his Erdnase show		Vol. 5 No. 7	Oct. 1997	7		Articles / Articles
Chris Power	I just do the pictures your honour			Vol. 5 No. 7	Oct. 1997	10		Articles / Columns Articles / Magic on TV
Danny Buckler	Edinburgh Year One: Part 2			Vol. 5 No. 7	Oct. 1997	11		Articles / Articles
R. Paul Wilson	It's a dirty job but...	on the Edinburgh Fringe, Jerry Sadowitz		Vol. 5 No. 7	Oct. 1997	13		Articles / Articles
R. Paul Wilson (reviewer)	Thinking in Person	by Max Maven*		Vol. 5 No. 7	Oct. 1997	14		Reviews / Shows
R. Paul Wilson (reviewer)	The Magic Show	by Ian Kendall		Vol. 5 No. 7	Oct. 1997	15		Reviews / Shows
R. Paul Wilson (reviewer)	The Magic Of...	by James James		Vol. 5 No. 7	Oct. 1997	16		Reviews / Shows
R. Paul Wilson (reviewer)	The Expert at the Card Table	by Guy Hollingworth		Vol. 5 No. 7	Oct. 1997	16		Reviews / Shows
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Tales from the Wagon			Vol. 5 No. 7	Oct. 1997	18		Articles / Columns
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Allegedly...			Vol. 5 No. 8	Nov. 1997	2		Articles / Columns
John Archer	The Thin Blue Line			Vol. 5 No. 8	Nov. 1997	4		Articles / Articles
	Click Click.			Vol. 5 No. 8	Nov. 1997	4		Articles / Columns
David Britland (reviewer)	Replaying Max Maven's Videomind	by Max Maven* with Ken Brooke anecdote		Vol. 5 No. 8	Nov. 1997	5		Reviews / Videos & DVDs
Guy Hollingworth	Opus Preview: The Guy Hollingworth Book	intro to the preview		Vol. 5 No. 8	Nov. 1997	9		Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Guy Hollingworth	Chapter Three	hidden paper clip, backfire	Also published here A Stationary Assembly (Guy Hollingworth, Notes on Card Tricks and Other Diversions, 1996) also in: An Ace Assembly (Guy Hollingworth, Drawing Room Deceptions, 1999) A Stationary Assembly (Guy Hollingworth, Excerpts, 2000) … and 1 more	Vol. 5 No. 8	Nov. 1997	9		Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Classic Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Reverse Cards / Effect Themes / Paper Clip & Cards Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Ian Keable-Elliott	Diary: LA Confidential	"12 days at the History Conference and the Magic Castle"		Vol. 5 No. 8	Nov. 1997	13		Articles / Articles Articles / Convention Reports
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Tales from the Wagon			Vol. 5 No. 8	Nov. 1997	18		Articles / Columns
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Allegedly...		Related to Sardinian Adventures (Part Two) (Johnny "J.J." Johnston, Opus, 1999)	Vol. 5 No. 9	Sep. 1998	2		Articles / Columns
Ian Keable-Elliott	Al Flosso, Jean Hugard			Vol. 5 No. 9	Sep. 1998	5		Articles / Articles
Ian Keable-Elliott (reviewer)	The Coney Island Fakir: The Magical Life of Al Flosso	by Al Flosso (written by Gary Brown)		Vol. 5 No. 9	Sep. 1998	5		Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Ian Keable-Elliott (reviewer)	Jean Hugard, A Monograph	by Jean Hugard (written by Jim Alfredson)		Vol. 5 No. 9	Sep. 1998	7		Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Italian Diary			Vol. 5 No. 9	Sep. 1998	8		Articles / Articles
R. Paul Wilson	The Spanish Fly	on Juan Tamariz and Escorial		Vol. 5 No. 9	Sep. 1998	17		Articles / Articles
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Editorial	USA trip, The Magic Circle		Vol. 5 No. 10	Sep. 1999	2		Articles / Columns
David Britland	Magic.com	on the internet		Vol. 5 No. 10	Sep. 1999	4		Articles / Articles
Ian Keable-Elliott (reviewer)	A Flawed Man - A Review of House Of Cards: The Life & Magic Of Paul Rosini	by Paul Rosini (written by Chuck Romano)		Vol. 5 No. 10	Sep. 1999	8		Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Sardinian Adventures (Part Two)		Related to Allegedly... (Johnny "J.J." Johnston, Opus, 1998)	Vol. 5 No. 10	Sep. 1999	11		Articles / Articles
Chris Power	I just draw the pictures your honour			Vol. 5 No. 10	Sep. 1999	15		Articles / Columns
Chris Power (reviewer)	Ricky Jay and his 52 Assistants	by Ricky Jay		Vol. 5 No. 10	Sep. 1999	15		Reviews / Shows
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Tales from the Wagon			Vol. 5 No. 10	Sep. 1999	17		Articles / Columns
Chris Power	Big Paws	David Blaine		Vol. 5 No. 11	Sep. 2003	3		Articles / Articles
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Allegedly	The Bizarre Bath Comedy Walk Commercial Close Up Portuguese adventures with Luis de Matos		Vol. 5 No. 11	Sep. 2003	4		Articles / Columns
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Opus Quizlet			Vol. 5 No. 11	Sep. 2003	7		Articles / Quiz
Peter Duffie	The Rolex Gang	two cards vanish one by one between Aces, they change to Kings	Inspired by The Cannibal Cards (Roy Walton, The Devil's Playthings, 1969) also in: The Cannibal Cards (The Complete Walton — Volume 1, 1981) Leave 'em Laughing (Roy Walton, Roger's Thesaurus, 1994) also in: Leave 'Em Laughing (The Complete Walton — Volume 3, 2016)	Vol. 5 No. 11	Sep. 2003	8		Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Cannibals Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards
Guy Hollingworth	The Cloak of Fluxus	on "magic as art" question		Vol. 5 No. 11	Sep. 2003	10		Articles / Theory & Essays
Steven Hamilton	Welcome Return 2	non-gaffed version, diminishing collectors	Also published here A Welcome Return 2 (Steven Hamilton, The Magic of Steven Hamilton, 2013) Inspired by A Welcome Return (Steven Hamilton, Five Times Five — Scotland, 1998) also in: A Welcome Return (The Magic of Steven Hamilton, 2013)	Vol. 5 No. 11	Sep. 2003	15		Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Collectors Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Miscellaneous
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	A Tale from the Wagon - The Reward of Celebrity			Vol. 5 No. 11	Sep. 2003	19		Articles / Columns
Steven Hamilton	Entrapment Switch		Also published here Top-Change Style Switch (Steven Hamilton, The Magic of Steven Hamilton, 2013)	Vol. 5 No. 11 Insert	Sep. 2003	1		Cards / Sleights / Switches / Sandwich Changes
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	Allegedly...	"We have great plans for Opus just as we always have had."		Vol. 5 No. 12	Nov. 2005	3		Articles / Columns
Ian Keable-Elliott	Making It as a Professional Magician			Vol. 5 No. 12	Nov. 2005	6		Articles / Articles
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	My friend, mentor, patron...	on Ron MacMillan		Vol. 5 No. 12	Nov. 2005	8		Articles / Biographical Articles / Obituary
Walt Lees	Random Reminiscences of Ron	on Ron MacMillan		Vol. 5 No. 12	Nov. 2005	10		Articles / Articles
David Britland	Myth, Melodrama and Bunk!	9th Los Angeles Conference on Magic History		Vol. 5 No. 12	Nov. 2005	14		Articles / Magic History Articles / Convention Reports
Zuieika	As Others See Us			Vol. 5 No. 12	Nov. 2005	19		Articles / Articles
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	A Fairy Tale from the Wagon			Vol. 5 No. 12	Nov. 2005	22		Articles / Articles
Chris Power	Bob Read - 1940-2005			Vol. 5 No. 12	Nov. 2005	25		Articles / Obituary
Johnny "J.J." Johnston	The Bob Read I knew...			Vol. 5 No. 12	Nov. 2005	27		Articles / Obituary

250 per page

Data entered by Denis Behr, January 2021.

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