The Sphinx Volume 15 (Mar 1916 – Feb 1917) by Albert M. Wilson

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VOLUME 15

NO. 1: MARCH 1916

1

Charles Neil Smith Bio

3

The Value Of Patter By G.F. Schulte

3

When The Magician Quit

3

The World Of Magic

4

– S.A.M. Francis J. Werner

4

– Spot Lights From Hartford, Conn. Clarence T. Hubbard

4

– Buffalo Notes Ladson Butler

5

– Demons Of Baltimore Robert W. Test

5

– Leipzig In Providence, R.I. C. Fischer

6

– Society Of Detroit Magicians G. Warren Keane

6

– Order Of The Magi Fred Measures

6

– The Magicians’ Club Of New York Louis Jaeger

6

Antiquity Of The Word “Magician” By G.G. Laurens

6

An Improved Handkerchief And Candle Trick Len Sewell

7

Disintergration Of Life, Solids And Liquids By V. Dela Ronde Brown

8

Amateur Department T.J. Crawford

9

– Remember

9

– Candle And Silk By Leroy Henderson

9

– Water And Wine (You Can Drink It) By Chas. G. Shepherd

9

– Obtaining Possession Of Card By Its Sound By Jesse A. Mueller

9

Not An Ordinary Child

9

Editor’s Page

10

De Land VS. S.A.M. Letters

11

Literature

12

Questions And Answers

12

A Perplexing Pipe Phantasm By Clarence T. Hubbard

12

The Mystic Sandwich By Len J. Sewell

13

A Surprise By Len J. Sewell

13

Uncle Feelix’s Correspondence Column Satire

14

Home Made Hash By Edward P. Conran

14

– A Pardonable Mistake

14

– Hot Stuff

14

Gylleck’s Challange Tape Tie

15

Magical Suggestions By Amuso

15

An Effective Interlude By Christianer

15

Enchanted Cone And Liquid By Elmer Gylleck

15

A Motion To Postpone

15

NO. 2: APRIL 1916

21

Thos. C. Worthington, Jr. Bio

23

Fruit Transformation By Dr. E.G. Ervin

23

The Difference Between A Trick And An Illusion By G.G. Laurens

23

The World Of Magic

24

– S.A.M. Francis J. Werner

24

– Society Of Detroit Magicians By W.H. Domzalski

24

– Spot Lights From Hartford Clarence T. Hubbard

24

– Pacific Coast Society Of Magicians

25

– Russell’s Flood

25

– Demons Of Baltimore Robert W. Test

25

– New York News Items

25

– News From Indianapolis Clarence Duckworth

25

Good Tricks By Christianer

26

– The Vanishing Coins

26

The Multiplying Five By Amuso

26

Conjuring With A Sand Frame By Clarence T. Hubbard

26

Two Suggestions For A Match Box By Amuso

26

A New Fish Bowl Table By Russell

26

New York Magicans Club

27

– The Handkerchief Frame By Louis Jaeger

27

My Favorite Conjuring Books By Schulte

27

And What Do You Think Of This?

27

Broadway Chatter By One Of The Boys

27

Amateur Department T.J. Crawford

28

– For Beginners

28

– A Unique Color Change By William F. Hanna

28

– Card, Egg And Spirit Slate By T.C. Bonney

28

– Coffee And Milk By L. Henderson

28

Schulte’s Patter For The Perfection Coffee, Milk And Sugar Trick

29

Two Vanished Silks Produced From A Nest Of Three Envelopes

29

The Red, White And Blue Forever

29

Success At Last

29

Beat Beaten

29

Editor’s Page

30

Magic Vs. Spirits, Or Scientific Fun H. J. Burlingame

31

Ball Pull

31

A Magical Tip

31

Literature

32

A Picturesque Billiard Ball Combination By Paul Lockwood

32

Transposition Cards

32

Suspicious

32

Box Escape Trick By Harold Rasmussen

33

A Trick With Some Coins And A Piece Of String Ishii Black

33

Reading The Hand

33

Uncle Feelix’s Correspondence Column

34

Between Ourselves By Schulte

34

Multiplying (Finger) Rings

34

Bouquet From Card

34

Restored (Torn) Card

34

Odds & Ends By Len J. Sewell

35

– Vice-Versa

35

NO. 3: MAY 1916

41

The Die Box By Gibbs

43

A Screen Used When Making Preparations For Palor Performances By R. Henderson

43

Diminishing Half Dollar Clayton W. Rosencrance

43

The World Of Magic

44

– S.A.M. Francis J. Werner

44

– Spot Lights From Hartford, Conn. Clarence T. Hubbard

44

– R.I. Local Notes C. Foster Fenner

44

– Pacific Coast Society Of Magicians H. Syril Dusenbery

45

– That Robert Houdin Club Annual Dr. E. G. Ervin

45

– Society Of Detroit Magicians W. H. Domzalski

46

– Buffalo Notes Ladson Butler

46

– Society Of Rochester Magicians F.G.M.

46

– Magicians Club Of New York Louis Jaeger

46

Magical Merriment By Schulte

46

The Oldest Trick Of Which Records Exist Is Yet Performed This Day By G.G. Laurens

47

The Magic Of Advertising By G.F. Schulte

47

Magnus Coin Production By Hewitt Magnus

47

Stanley Collins – His Tricks

48

– The Magnetic Hat And Table

48

A Haunted Cabinet By Russell

48

The Ring And Wand By Amuso

48

Good Tricks By Christianer

49

– The Match Box And Smoke

49

The Magnus Egg Production By Hewitt Magnus

49

The Needle Trick By Russell Seaman

49

Editor’s Page

50

J. P. Ornson Says

50

Dr. Ellison says

50

What Constitutes A Magician? By Floyd

50

New Hat Loading Idea By Hewitt Magnus

51

Improved Mind – Reading Stunt Edwardo

51

Bobby’s Babble By Robert H. Hegar

51

Literature

52

Twin Appearing Billiard Balls By L. Cohen

52

A Marvelous Addition I. Trudel

52

Slate, Numbered Cards And Dictionary By Breaunt

52

The Man Who Fails Poem

52

Evolution Of The Candle And Handkerchief Trick F.W. Warren

53

Efficiency Black Art Table By R.S. McKinney

54

That Clock Of Mine By A. Kellar Goodwin

55

Keep Off The Grass

55

An Easy Made Apparatus for Glass Through Hat By Hewitt Magnus

55

NO. 4: JUNE 1916

61

Harry Houdini Legalized His Name

63

Card Cut In Half, Then Restored George A. Knabel

63

The World Of Magic

64

– S.A.M. Francis J. Werner

64

– Annual Banquet S.A.M.

64

– Pacific Coast Society Of Magicians H. Syril Dusenbery

65

– Demons Of Baltimore Robert W. Test

65

– Society Of Detroit Magicians W. H. Domzalski

66

– Spot Lights From Hartford Clarence T. Hubbard

66

– News And Notes Of Minneapolis, Minn. Preston Langley

66

– Order Of The Magi Fred Measures

66

– R.I. Local Of National Conjurers’ Association

66

– Buffalo Notes Ladson Butler

67

Stanley Collins His Tricks

68

– “Esscee” Pencil And Peg Trick

68

A Good Binder For The Sphinx By Norman Cummins

68

The Novel Card Change

68

Paper Tearing Trick H.A. Brooks

68

S.A.M. Banquet Picture

69

Uncle Feelix’s Correspondence Column

69

Editor’s Page

70

– Editor’s Page Continued

71

Literature

72

Saram R. Ellison, M.D., Collection Additions

72

Odds And Ends By Len Sewell

73

– A Lightning Freak

73

Opening Address Preston Langley

73

The Traveling Confetti By Frederick F. Furman

74

A Hungry Rabbit

74

East Indian Yogi By Preston Langley

74

Bobby’s Babble By Robert H. Heger

74

A Fable

74

Paddles By F.W. Warren

75

Water Bowl Production W.R. Walsh

76

Improved Card Box By Wm. Resterer

76

Canary Cage Transposition By Amuso

76

Is Magic Dead? By David J. Lustig

77

Good Tricks By Christianer

77

– A New Card And Egg Trick

77

Tell Me? Does It Pay- Preston Langley

77

Watch The Watch By H. Syril Dusenbery

78

Eggstra(ordinary) By Edward W. Puhl

78

A Spirit Sack By Breaunt

79

Langley’s Soliloquies

79

Worried? Poem

79

The Value Of Perserverance By Schulte

80

Line Logic By Henry Morgan

80

NO. 5: JULY 1916

85

Theodore S. Blakesley, M.D. Bio

87

Good Tricks By Christianer

87

– A Good Combination

87

Takes Expertness

87

The World Of Magic

88

– Frank Ducrot’s Route

88

– News From Minneapolis Henry Morgan

88

– Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski

88

– Pacific Coast Society Of Magicians H. Syril Dusenbery

88

– Spot Lights From Hartford Clarence T. Hubbard

89

– National Conjurers Association

89

Bobby’s Babble By Robert H. Heger

89

Stanley Collins-His Tricks

90

– The Majestic Card And Wand Trick

90

The Houdini Library Oscar S. Teale

90

– Houdini Library Continued

91

A Barrel Illusion By Clarence T. Hubbard

92

Magical Symbology – Modern Versus Ancient By G.G. Laurens

92

Postscripts By Schulte

93

Editor’s Page

94

– I May Be Wrong

94

Let Us Be Useful Poem

95

How Is This For The Twentieth Century?

95

The New York Public Library

95

Literature

95

Uncle Feelix Correspondence Column

96

Card Locaters By H. Syril Dusenbery

96

The Hindu Needle Trick, Using Different Colored Thread By Jesse A. Mueller

97

Patterettes By Edwardo

97

Magical Tips Russell

98

A Borrowed Coin Is Changed Into A Chosen Card By Clayton W. Rosencrans

99

Paragraphically Speaking By Schulte

100

Passing Thoughts By Schulte

100

NO. 6: AUGUST 1916

105

E.G. Ervin, D.D.S. Bio

107

Good Tricks By Christianer

107

– An Impromtu Performance

107

A Couple Of Suggestions By C.W. Stevenson

107

The World Of Magic

108

– S.A.M. Francis J. Werner

108

– Local No. 2 Of The National Conjurers Association

109

– Pacific Coast Society Of Magicians H. Syril Dusenbery

109

– Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski

109

– The Old Age Of Harry Kellar By Henry R. Evans

110

– Harry Kellar Picture

110

– Kellar Continued

111

Stanley Collins – His Tricks

112

– Two Methods For “Cone And Flowers” Trick

112

Improved Glimpse By Edwardo

112

Han Ping Chien By David P. Abbott

113

Editor’s Page

114

– Among The Advertisers

114

Literature

115

The New York Public Library

115

Paragraphs From Schulte Scrap Book

116

A Definition Of An Exposer By Robert S. Bullock

115

Han Ping Chien Concluded

116

What Would You Do? By Len J. Sewell

115

Petersons and Morgan’s Super Magic

116

Hypnotic Blood Test By Edward W. Puhl

117

The Mysterious Palaquin By Clarence T. Hubbard

117

Ring On The Wand By Elmer Johnson

117

Twentieth Century Handkerchier Trick – A New Method By Harry B. Lowe

118

That Handkerchief And Candle Again Len J. Sewell

118

A Neat Card Detection By Charles J. Jordan

118

Spot Lights From Hartford Clarence T. Hubbard

118

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