The Idiot at the Card Table

1970 (ca.)
Written by Val Andrews
Work of Val Andrews
14 pages (Stapled), published by The Supreme Magic Company
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
35 entries
Cover photograph
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Val Andrews Introduction By The Idiot
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Val Andrews Anniversary Card-Trick No. 1, card torn up to confetti, gag
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Val Andrews Riffle-Count No. 2, performer counts card with quick riffle, gag
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Val Andrews Miracle-Location No. 3, selection apparently found but not shown, gag
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Val Andrews Cutting the Aces No. 4, aces cut up with scissors, gag
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Val Andrews Cutting the Deck! No. 5, deck actually cut in two halves, gag
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Val Andrews We're Not All Perfect! No. 6, cards sprung to table as flourish but they land on floor, gag
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Val Andrews Faulty Mechanism No. 7, wind-up gag for rising cards
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Val Andrews With a Reel ---- "The Sporting Gambler!" No. 8, discarded card jumps back into spectator's hand
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Val Andrews Can't do it with Cards! No. 9, miming card-from-air production as gag
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Val Andrews The Curse of Scotland No. 10, miniature bottle of scotch from card case, miniature card inside
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Val Andrews Snap! No. 11, word gag
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Val Andrews Card in Apple No. 12, word gag
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Val Andrews Electric Deck Gag No. 13
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Val Andrews Another Electric-Deck Gag No. 14
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Val Andrews Yet Another! No. 15, electric deck gag
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Val Andrews Feat of Strength No. 16, tearing deck in half one card at a time as gag
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Val Andrews The Hard Way No. 17, tearing deck in half
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Val Andrews Phew! No. 18, presentation for card on silk as gag
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Val Andrews Diversion No. 19, card faces torn out of newspaper
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Val Andrews An Elaboration No. 20, card faces torn out of newspaper
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Val Andrews The Rising-Card...."I could do it!" No. 21
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Val Andrews Another "Rising-Card" Gag No. 22, tie rises instead of card and card is seen on shirt behind tie
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Val Andrews Chinese-Playing Cards No. 23, gag with cards that have Chinese symbols on them
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Val Andrews Inside a Rock! No. 24, card to rock with obviously fake rock
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Val Andrews The Beatnik Card Location No. 25, card to fake beard
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Val Andrews One Spade Short No. 26
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Val Andrews Upon my Sole! No. 27, card appears under shoe, word gag
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Val Andrews Ice-Diamond! No. 28, word gag
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Val Andrews Sort it out for Yourself! No. 29, cards thrown at spectator, gag
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Val Andrews Who did you EXPECT? No. 30, gag
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Val Andrews For Bald-Headed "Idiots" Only No. 31, gag, card written on head of performer with lipstick
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Val Andrews Off-Beat Repeat No. 32, gag for six card repeat
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Val Andrews For Magicians Only... No. 33, magician's gag for six card repeat, cards glued together in sleeve
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Val Andrews If at first You Don't succeed---Cheat! No. 34, gag lecture on marking cards and card sharping
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Data entered by Denis Behr, December 2016.