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'''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 | |||
[[Category:Card Plots]] | [[Category:Card Plots]] | ||
Revision as of 20:51, 1 October 2010
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