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* "The Multiplication of Cards while in a Spectator's Hands" by J.N. Ponsin in [[Nouvelle Magie Blanche Dévoilée]] (1853) | * "The Multiplication of Cards while in a Spectator's Hands" by J.N. Ponsin in [[Nouvelle Magie Blanche Dévoilée]] (1853) | ||
* "Mene, Tekel, Upharsin" by Robert-Houdin in [[Les Secrets de la prestidigitation et de la magie]] ([[Secrets of Conjuring and Magic]]) (1868), translated by Professor Hoffmann in 1878 | * "Mene, Tekel, Upharsin" by Robert-Houdin in [[Les Secrets de la prestidigitation et de la magie]] ([[Secrets of Conjuring and Magic]]) (1868), translated by Professor Hoffmann in 1878 | ||
* "To pass several cards from one person's pocket to that of another" attributed to Mdlle Patrice in [[The Modern Conjurer]] by Lang Neil (1903) | * "To pass several cards from one person's pocket to that of another" attributed to Mdlle Patrice in [[The Modern Conjurer]] by [[Lang Neil]] (1903) | ||
* Thirty Card Trick in [[Cyclopedia of Magic]] by Henry Hay (1949) | * Thirty Card Trick in [[Cyclopedia of Magic]] by [[Henry Hay]] (1949) | ||
* Thirty Card Trick in [[Amateur Magician's Handbook]] by | * Thirty Card Trick in [[Amateur Magician's Handbook]] by Henry Hay (1950) | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Revision as of 09:36, 2 January 2011
Cards Across (or Thirty Card Trick, The Flying Cards, The Ten-and-Ten Card Trick, Passe Passe Cards) is a classic plot in card magic wherein an amount of cards disappears from one pile (of cards) and reappears in a second pile. Typically, this is performed with 2 volunteers, each of which holds a pile.
Performers known for this effect:Leipzig, Paul Le Paul, Al Baker, Howie Schwarzman and Derek Dingle.
Publications
- "The Multiplication of Cards while in a Spectator's Hands" by J.N. Ponsin in Nouvelle Magie Blanche Dévoilée (1853)
- "Mene, Tekel, Upharsin" by Robert-Houdin in Les Secrets de la prestidigitation et de la magie (Secrets of Conjuring and Magic) (1868), translated by Professor Hoffmann in 1878
- "To pass several cards from one person's pocket to that of another" attributed to Mdlle Patrice in The Modern Conjurer by Lang Neil (1903)
- Thirty Card Trick in Cyclopedia of Magic by Henry Hay (1949)
- Thirty Card Trick in Amateur Magician's Handbook by Henry Hay (1950)
History
- "Some Aspects of the 'Flying Cards'" by Peter Warlock, Supplement to the Magic Circular, June, 1953