1980
Written by Ken De Courcy
Work of Ken De Courcy
67 pages (Stapled), published by The Supreme Magic Company
Illustrated with drawings by Ken De Courcy
Language: English
54 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Billy McComb Prologue 1
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Stanton Carlisle Prologue 2
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John Wade Prologue 3
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Ken De Courcy Prologue 4
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Part 1 - Cards Alone
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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)
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Ken De Courcy Down to Size having the spectator on stage sit on a chair, so he is not taller
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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)
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Ken De Courcy Another Fallacy on women and card tricks
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Ken De Courcy The Delayed-Action Eleven Card Routine
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Ken De Courcy I Pass comment on the pass
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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
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Ken De Courcy High Spots on important moments in a routine
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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 21
Ken De Courcy The Subtle Bits about having too many details in a trick
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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
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10-20 Force adding digits and counting back
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Ken De Courcy Inverse Ratio "the smaller the props the more showmanship is required"
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Dr. H. Walter Grote The Master Mental Divination spectator and performer think of a card, performer places both in a glass, he divines card of spectator, then cards change places, duplicate
Also published here 26
Part 2 - Cards Plus
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Ken De Courcy The Electrified Passing Cards both spectators hold a rope with light bulb in center that lights up as a card passes
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Ken De Courcy Make It Broad simplicity in effect
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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
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Ken De Courcy Corn Can Still Be Green corny patter, having a cheque for anyone who can prove that the cards are faked
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Ken De Courcy The Heavy Stuff prediction on a paper card in newspaper on which the spectator stands, with comedy message
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Ken De Courcy Volunteers (?) "I always try for a lady first"
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Ken De Courcy Tear for Two two cards chosen, design for pips of both cards torn out of newspaper
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Ken De Courcy The Palm Problem
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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
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Ken De Courcy Jumbo Cards on disadvantages of using jumbo cards
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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
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Ken De Courcy Visibility on handling card in stand up
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Ken De Courcy The Jumping Stool Discovery jumbo card matching selection is on jumping stool prop
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Ken De Courcy Take a Card staging of having a card freely chosen
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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
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Ken De Courcy Bad Memories spectator should card to neighbour, application in which that is a stooge
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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 43
Ken De Courcy Climax how to show a card at the climax of a trick
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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
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Ken De Courcy Pre-set Portability about cards being easy to carry around
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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
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Ken De Courcy Cleanliness is Next to Showmanship personal hygiene
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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
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Ken De Courcy The Borrowed Pack working with borrowed cards
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Ken De Courcy The Castle Card Prediction 52-on-1 card gag with appearing card castle
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Ken De Courcy Novelty using unusual cards
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Ken De Courcy The No-Prop Card in Balloon
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Ken De Courcy VTR's practicing with video
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Ken De Courcy The Misadventurous Card comedy presentation for signed card to wallet (or similar discovery), comedy props
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Part 3 - Card + He + She
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Ken De Courcy Dressing using an assistent to make tricks play bigger
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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
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Ken De Courcy Card Swords for Two presentation with assistant
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Ken De Courcy, U. F. Grant, Archie Byford Four Ace Duet stand-up with stand, dealing
  • The Solo Version
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Data entered by Denis Behr.