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Proper name for the hollow egg used to vanish a silk. Actually, it was a magical phrase taken from a popular Danish fairy tale (Dante was from Denmark). 'Magic words' made popular by Dante in fact, his show was named Sim Sala Bim.

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Pouch or shelf positioned on the magician's side of a table, hidden from the spectator's view, but allowing the magician to dispose of items by secretly dropping them into or onto the servante while the hands seem to always remain in full view above the table. The large pocket built into the tails of a long tuxedo coat that allows the magician to vanish items by tossing them down and behind him, into the pocket. Magic word taken from the musical term presto, for 'quickly'.

Phrase coined by French magician Jules deRovere in 1815 loosely translated, the term means 'performed with quick fingers'. Magicians were originally called 'jugglers'.įrench term (literally ' light of hand') commonly used to refer to sleight of hand or magical manipulation. It could also be a meaningless phrase, created for its sound alone. Still another source considers it a reference to the Norse folktale sorcerer Ochus Bochus. Some feel that the word is a corruption of a Latin phrase used in the Mass, others say that it was the name of a magician. Nonsense phrase used to help the magician 'make something happen'.

This effects lost its popularity when fashion changed and men no longer wore hats today, the hat would seem to be a prop rather than an 'ordinary object'. Hartz's 'Devil of a Hat' routine and Thurston's 'All Out of a Hat' were spectacular productions. Not the production of hats, but rather the seemingly impossible production of many items from a single hat. Meant to sarcastically convey the rarity of the event, as in the familiar 'When Hell freezes over' expression. This term is sometimes mistakenly used to describe a magician or conjurer the proper Indian term for 'magician' is really jadoo wallah.

Ed Marlo coined the term as the title of his 1953 book, The Cardician.Ī performer of seemingly miraculous feats (such as firewalking, snake charming and lying on a bed of nails), usually with some religious significance. 'Conjuror' is an alternate spelling.Ĭard magician and/or manipulator. Originally used to describe one who summons (or 'conjures') demons and spirits, the first use of this term to describe the magician as entertainer was in 1785, in a French book titled The Conjurer Unmasked. The first one was conducted by the Society of American Magicians at Houdini's memorial service in 1926. Special ceremony conducted at the funeral of a magician in which a wand is broken to symbolize the loss of magical power. Small scale pattern with no border makes this type of deck excellent for card sleights, as the pattern helps camouflage the moves.

Special back design of cards manufactured by U.S. Many gimmicked card decks are made with this back design. Playing Card Co.īrand of cards manufactured by U.S. From the Latin for 'vinegar cup'.īrand name of cards manufactured by U.S. The magicians who specialized in performing the Cups and Balls trick in ancient Rome. The word may be derived from the Hebrew Ha-b'rakah, meaning 'the blessing' or 'the sacred name'.Įither the playing card with a singular pip, or the side of a die with only one spot. In reality, it is derived from ancient cabalistic symbols and at one time was believed to hold real power. Magic word used to help magician 'make something happen'.