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*''Treasure Trail'', and is a tale of adventurers hunting for diamonds.It doesn't quite use the entire deck (just 32 cards). John Fisher's Magic Book (1968)  
*''Treasure Trail'', and is a tale of adventurers hunting for diamonds.It doesn't quite use the entire deck (just 32 cards). John Fisher's Magic Book (1968)  
* Juan Tamariz has two story-tricks in his [[Mnemonica]] (p.189) (2004) titled as "First story" and "Second story". Both use only half of the deck.  
* Juan Tamariz has two story-tricks in his [[Mnemonica]] (p.189) (2004) titled as "First story" and "Second story". Both use only half of the deck.  
* Shawn Farquhar performs an ambitious card routine to Sting's song Shape of my Heart, displaying cards to the appropriate words in the song.
* Shawn Farquhar performs an ambitious card routine to Sting's song Shape of my Heart, displaying cards to the appropriate words in the song.
* ''The Shooting of Dan McGrew'' in Twenty Five Tricks and Ideas (item 25) by U.F. Grant (partial deck and giant cards).  
* ''The Shooting of Dan McGrew'' in [[25 Tricks and Ideas]] Part One (item 25) by [[U.F. Grant]] (1931) (partial deck and giant cards).  
* ''Diamonds on the Islands'' - unknown - Doesn't use full deck
* ''Diamonds on the Islands'' - unknown - Doesn't use full deck
* Mark Phillips does one with giant cards based on visiting the department of motor vehicles
* Mark Phillips does one with giant cards based on visiting the department of motor vehicles

Revision as of 15:43, 16 March 2009

Soldier's Prayer Book is a classic plot on card magic in which the cards are used to tell a story.

The original patter story related the various characteristics of a deck of playing cards to both God and the calendar by a soldier in the field to justify carrying a deck of cards with him.

It was published in London hundreds of years ago but was revived in 1937 by Hugard as "The Perpetual Almanac or Gentleman Soldier's Prayer Book".

It has involved into telling other stories from a pre-arranged sequence of cards with one of the most popular being "Sam the Bellhop" by Bill Malone.

Some story effects use the complete deck, while others use just part.

Versions

  • Treasure Trail, and is a tale of adventurers hunting for diamonds.It doesn't quite use the entire deck (just 32 cards). John Fisher's Magic Book (1968)
  • Juan Tamariz has two story-tricks in his Mnemonica (p.189) (2004) titled as "First story" and "Second story". Both use only half of the deck.
  • Shawn Farquhar performs an ambitious card routine to Sting's song Shape of my Heart, displaying cards to the appropriate words in the song.
  • The Shooting of Dan McGrew in 25 Tricks and Ideas Part One (item 25) by U.F. Grant (1931) (partial deck and giant cards).
  • Diamonds on the Islands - unknown - Doesn't use full deck
  • Mark Phillips does one with giant cards based on visiting the department of motor vehicles

References

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