Magic and Magicians,—Past and Present
A vast and sweeping epic history of the magic and magicians touring Australia and New Zealand from the 1850s to the 1920s.
By Robert Kudarz
“A Carnival of Magic”
A letter in detail describing the Carnival of Magic Performance; or how a Magical Performance looks through the eyes of this young girl.
By Juliet Sawyer
T. Nelson Downs Mystified
Mr. Bertram said: "Very clever, young man, but—Why don't you do "tricks." I then replied, "the reason I don't do tricks is because other magicians do tricks." I believe neither Mr. Bertram nor I realized the full significance of the remark until several years later.
By T. Nelson Downs
Addressing An Audience
Say it as if you mean it and believe it yourself. If you believe your own claim to miracle doing and are sincere in your work, you are bound to succeed.
By Harry Houdini
Cancer Horoscope & Astrological Sign Meaning
The Cancer Sign is the Fourth Sign of the Zodiac, counting from Aries the Head. It is the most Northern of the Signs, and when the Sun enters this sign each year on or about June 21st, we have the first day of summer, and the longest day in the year.
Two Great American Magicians By Maskelyne
Howard Thurston’s life-story is so intensely interesting that I feel I must sketch it at much greater length than I have done that of Kellar, who, after all, belonged more to the old school of magicians than to the new.