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* [[Greater Magic]] - Chapter XVI: The Rising Cards | * [[Greater Magic]] - Chapter XVI: The Rising Cards |
Revision as of 19:46, 21 January 2009
Rising Cards (also known as Card Rise, Aerial Cards, Obedient Cards) is a classic effect in which one or more cards (selected or called for) rise up and out of the deck. Some stop at the top of the deck, while others keep on rising and float around.
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Notable Performances
Hooker Rising Cards
Dr. Samuel Hooker baffled some of the greatest magicians of his time with invitation-only showings of his Hooker's Rising Cards routine in a small theater he constructed at his own home in Brooklyn Heights, New York around 1915.
Queen of the Air
Howard Thruston's Rising Card act in which the chosen card would rise out of the deck and float through the air.
Marketed Versions
Publications
- Greater Magic - Chapter XVI: The Rising Cards
- Tarbell Course in Magic Vol. 2 - Lesson 27: Rising Cards
- The Art of Magic by T. Nelson Downs - Chapter IX Rising Cards