1979
Written by Karl Fulves
Work of Tony Slydini
118 pages (Hardcover), published by D. Robbins & Co., Inc.
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
71 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Dick Cavett Foreword
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Terry Cambro Tribute to Slydini
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John Lucich Tribute to Slydini
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Bill Wisch Tribute to Slydini
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Scalzo Tribute to Slydini
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Abel Pabón Tribute to Slydini
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J. P. Laramee Tribute to Slydini
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Dennis Barlotta Tribute to Slydini
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Jim Cellini Tribute to Slydini
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Fred Gray Tribute to Slydini
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Philip T. Varricchio Tribute to Slydini
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Johnny Ace Palmer Tribute to Slydini
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Karl Fulves Introduction Slydini's influence on close-up magic
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Karl Fulves Close-Up Miracles chapter intro
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Tony Slydini Sweet Salt salt poured in spectator's hand and tasted, then vanishes from magicians hand, reappears but is now sugar, paper tube gimmick, salt simply lapped
Also published here 5
Tony Slydini Sugar Express sugar packet poured in hand, empty packet placed on hand, it travels back into packet
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Tony Slydini Encore Sponge Balls four balls vanish and reappear one at a time, follow up to "Purse Frame"
Related to 10
Tony Slydini Pop-Up Move with Sponges
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Tony Slydini Sponge Steal stolen from other hand and then lapped
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Tony Slydini Reincarnation torn in three pieces
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Karl Fulves Slydini On Rope Magic chapter intro
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Tony Slydini Slydini's Cut Rope with repeat phase
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Tony Slydini Equal-Unequal Ropes starts with single piece
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Tony Slydini Slydini's Rope Knots knot appears at end of rope multiple times
Variations 22
Karl Fulves Cards In Close-Up
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Tony Slydini Slydini's Wild Card
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Glide
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Tony Slydini The Slydini Aces aces pushed in center, stolen out
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Tony Slydini Slydini's Table Shift packet transferred from bottom to top during cut
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Tony Slydini Instantaneous Cop
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Tony Slydini Top Addition card in left hand under table edge are added to top
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Tony Slydini The Slydini Invisible Pass side steal type, also for single card from bottom to top
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Tony Slydini The Slydini Switch II
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Tony Slydini The Torn and Restored Newspaper
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Karl Fulves More Slydini Coin Classics chapter intro
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Tony Slydini Encore Coins six coins, three in each hand
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Tony Slydini Wrong Way Coins three coins in each hand, coins penetrate upwards
Also published here 44
Tony Slydini Imp Pass
Also published here 45
Tony Slydini Gemini Coins three in each hand, travel across at once, no Han Ping Chien
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Tony Slydini Coin Stack Steal from hand to hand
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Tony Slydini A Coin Gag coin given to spectator, vanishes before he reaches for it and is reproduced
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Tony Slydini Sliding Silver repeat vanish and appearance of a coin
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Tony Slydini Remote Lapping coin lapped with coin forward on table and not near edge
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Karl Fulves The Coin Clip chapter intro
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Tony Slydini The Coin Clip three coins in each hand
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Tony Slydini The Repeat Version three coins in each hand, coin clip
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Karl Fulves Slydini's Silk Knots chapter intro
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Tony Slydini The Granny Knot
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Tony Slydini The Square Knot
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Tony Slydini Notes On The Square Knot
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Tony Slydini Slydini's Two Silk Routine
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Tony Slydini Houdini Silks two linked silks unlink, two phases
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Tony Slydini Splitting The Knot as finale to "Two Silk Routine"
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Tony Slydini Slydini's Sympathetic Silks
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Tony Slydini The Ring On The String behind standing book, ends kept in view, string torn and twisted together again
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Tony Slydini The Torn and Restored Napkin Corner with repeat phase
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Karl Fulves Slydini's Linking Rings chapter intro
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Tony Slydini Slydini's Linking Rings
  • Requirements
  • Preparation
  • First Situation
  • The Other Situation
  • The Opening Phase
  • The First Link
  • The Second Link
  • An Unlinking
  • The Exchange
  • The Third Link
  • The Final Unlink
  • The Right Way
  • The Routine Continues
  • Unlinking the Rings
  • The Second to eleventh Figure
  • The Finale
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Tony Slydini The Steal Of The Key from behind chair
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Tony Slydini The Slydini Ring Count
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Tony Slydini The Close-Up Phase "It is probably safe to say that Slydini was the first magician to conceive of the idea of doing the linking rings as a close-up trick."
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Tony Slydini Key Ring Technique linking
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Tony Slydini Slydini's Link Technique
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Tony Slydini The Extended Key
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Tony Slydini The In-Motion Link
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Tony Slydini The In-Motion Unlink
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Tony Slydini The Ring Switch
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Tony Slydini The Spectator Sequence
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Tony Slydini Solid Through Solid
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Tony Slydini Instant Link with set of three linked rings
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Karl Fulves Addenda
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Data entered by Denis Behr.