Genii Volume 50 (Jul 1986 – Jun 1987) by William W. Larsen

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July 1986 – June 1987

William Larsen, Jr., Publisher and Editor

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  1. Genii – Volume 50, Number 1 – July 1986 – 116 pages
  2. Cover – Fiftieth Anniversary Issue
  3. In This Issue – contents
  4. The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
  6. Fifty Years With Genii – Gerrie Larsen Baker Jaffe
  7. How Can Anyone 58 Years Old Remember 50 Years of Genii? – William Walter Larsen, Jr.
  8. Reprint of Genii, Issue 1, September 1936 [36 pages]
    1. A Love Poem – T. Page Wright
    2. The Genii Speaks
    3. The Error Aces – T. Page Wright & William W. Larsen
    4. Nothing New in Parasols – Dale Williams
    5. Felix, The Felicitous Feline – T. Page Wright & William W. Larsen
    6. The L. W. Stop Mystery – T. Page Wright & William W. Larsen
    7. McMillen-Wright Rising Cards – T. Page Wright & William W. Larsen
      • Foreword
      • The J. M. Rising Card
      • The Obedient Rising Cards
    8. The Last Page – Irving Joslyn
    9. The Unexpected Production – Jack Boshard
    10. Halloween Magic – William W. Larsen
    11. Thru The Slanting Eye – Harry Mendoza
    12. Special Announcements
    13. Scatted Shots – L.O. Gunn
    14. Ed. Saint and Company
    15. Stagecraft – Caryl S. Fleming
    16. Paging the Ladies – Geraldine Conrad
    17. Club Reports
    18. A Few Pet Aversions – Caryl S. Fleming
    19. Bagdad
    20. Thru the Monocle – Dr. Edw. Saint
    21. Book Reviews – Lloyd E. Jones
    22. Prize Contest
    23. Ribbins – C.T.
  9. Genii – A Retrospective – David Charvet
  10. It All Started In "The Genii" – Billy McComb
  11. Conventions & Events
    • Harold's Magic of Bavaria – Garmish-Partenkirchen, Germany
    • Invocational '86 – Elk Grove Village, IL
    • The Oban Event – Niagara Falls, NY
    • API/86 Convention – Lisbon, Portugal
    • International Magic Day – London, England
    • Yankee Gathering I – Salem, MA
    • The Magic Hands Congress – Böblingen, Germany
    • Louisiana Magic Convention – Morgan City, LA
    • Jubilaums-Kongress MZvD – Hamburg, Germany
    • 32 Kongress Österreichischer Magier – Krems/Donau, Austria
    • F.I.S.M. '88 – Den Haag, Holland
  12. Illusion Plans – Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Temple of Death
  13. 30t Anniversary The Pacific Coast Association of Magicians – Bakersfield, CA – Bill and Irene Larsen
  14. The Annual Convention of The International Brotherhood of Magicians – On the Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA – Bill and Irene Larsen
  15. Doug Henning and Debby
  16. Absolutely Ogden – Tom Ogden
    • Rambo III – Tom Ogden
  17. The Reel Works – Pete Biro
  18. 25 Years Ago In Genii – Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  19. The David Copperfield Fall Tour 1986
  20. FUCOMP – Phil Goldstein
    • FUCOMP Operating Manual
  21. "It Ain't All Glamour" or The Magic Castle – A Trilogy – Part I – Carol Roy – AKA Mrs. Electric
  22. Obituaries
    • Suzie Wandas – by Francis Marshall
    • James A. Conley – by Arnold Furst
    • Robert S. Schroeter
  23. "Illusions" Lives! – Bryn Hughes
  24. Light from the Lamp – Magic Castle Members
    • Magic … A Tricky Business – Steve Varro – reviewed by Rick Burkey
    • Walter B. Gibson – 1897-1985 – William V. Rauscher – reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Out of His Mind – Ben Harris – reviewed by Paul L. Smith
    • Oracle – Gary Inglese & Dennis Laub – reviewed by Rick Burkey
    • The Complete Walton, Volume I – Roy Walton – reviewed by Scott Tokar
    • Psimatrika – Leo Boudreau – reviewed by Gerald Kosky
    • Secrets – Terri Rogers – reviewed by Billy McComb

  1. Genii – Volume 50, Number 2 – August 1986 – 76 pages
  2. Cover – "Obie" O'Brien
  3. In This Issue – contents
  4. The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
  6. Fechter's Finger Flickging Frolic Magic Section
    1. The Original Close-Up Magic Convention – or "Fechter's Finger Flickging Frolic" – Obie O'Brien
    2. Strange Green-Backs – Bill Miesel
    3. The Meaning of Impossible – Bob Farmer
    4. Double Revelation – Lou Gallo
    5. Spectator Really Cuts the A-C-E-S – Tom Craven
    6. Another Magician vs. Gambler – Joey Gallo
    7. No Skill Four Ace Assembly – Mike Hilburger
    8. Yankee Doodle – Ray Mertz
    9. The Scroll of Tantalus – Sid Lorraine
    10. A Twist on Maxi – Mike Gallo
    11. The Bill in the Cigarette – Karl Norman
    12. How Did You Miss It the First Time? – Obie O'Brien
    13. Spiralevator – Phil Goldstein
    14. Ideas for a Coin Routine – Paul Gertner
    15. Sucker Card Prediction – David Drake
    16. The 16th Annual Original Close-up Convention – Ron Zollweg
  7. Magicana – A Magazine Within A Magazine – Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. An Acquitment and a Production – James Patton
    2. Intermission – Charlie Miller
  8. Illusion Plans – Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Shipwrecked
  9. The Society of American Magicians 58th Annual Convention – Louisville – Bill and Irene Larsen
  10. The New York Magic Symposium – Tokyo, Japan – Bill and Irene Larsen
  11. 25 Years Ago In Genii – Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  12. Absolutely Ogden – Tom Ogden
    • Be Honest, What Is It? – Tom Ogden
  13. The Reel Works – Pete Biro
    1. Mr. Escape
    2. Big Money
    3. Isis
  14. Tricks of the Trade – Product Reviews – Billy McComb
    • Visible Monte – Gaetan Bloom
    • Gaetan Bloom 86 lecture notes
    • The Credit-Card Trick – Ted Lesley
    • Four Dollars in Change – Michael Weber
    • Beyond Reach – John Kennedy
    • Video Catalog – John Kennedy
    • Houdini "Buried Alive" – poster reproduction – Lee Jacobs
  15. Cartoon – Buns – John Kaplan
  16. Light from the Lamp – Magic Castle Members
    • Here's How – The Close-Up Magic of Karl Norman – Karl Norman – reviewed by Tina M. Theis
    • Get Your Act Together – Jim Alburger – reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Fu Ling Yoo – Bruce Jabobsen – reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Angel Card Rise … Plus – David Britland – reviewed by Billy McComb
    • The Wizard of Knoxville – R. C. Buff – reviewed by Gerald R. Blount, Jr.
    • Here's How – The Close-Up Magic of Karl Norman – Karl Norman – reviewed by Carl Martinez
    • Korem Without Limits – Danny Korem – reviewed by Sirolo
  17. Free Classified Ads
  18. Magi-Clips – newspaper clippings
    • Magician-Debumker [James Randi] Conjures Up 'Genius Grant'
    • Randi: Debunking Mission Brings $272,000 Grant
    • Japanese magician [Shimada] mystifies audiences
    • Variety – Sands, Los Angeles Followup – re: The Great Tomsoni & Co.
  19. Remember, Be Kind To Your Animals – WWL (Jr)

  1. Genii – Volume 50, Number 3 – September 1986 – 68 pages
  2. Cover – The Great Tomsoni & Company
  3. In This Issue – contents
  4. The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
  6. Cartoon – Paul Butler
  7. John Thompson Special Issue
    1. Max Maven Interviews John Thompson
    2. My Friend Johnny Thompson – Channing Pollock
    3. Johnny and Pam Thompson – The Polished Polish Prestidigitators – Jeff Busby
    4. Stilted Tilt – John Thompson
    5. Cartoon – Albrecht
    6. Predicting the Five Card Prediction – John Thompson
    7. Squashing the Chop Cup – John Thompson
    8. Out of Your Hat – John Thompson
  8. Cartoon – Albrecht
  9. 25 Years Ago In Genii – Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  10. Remember, Be Kind To Your Animals – WWL (Jr)
  11. Magicana – A Magazine Within A Magazine – Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. Conditional Magic – James Patton
    2. Intermission – Charlie Miller
  12. Les and Gertrude Smith – Dream Merchants – Fred Gomez
  13. Illusion Plans – Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Old Doc Marvel's Infernal Weathermakin' Machine
  14. Absolutely Ogden – Tom Ogden
    • A Comic Opening – Tom Ogden
  15. "It Ain't All Glamour" or The Magic Castle – A Trilogy – Part II – Carol Roy – AKA Mrs. Electric
  16. The Summer (Camp) of '86 – Tom Ogden
  17. Free Classified Ads
  18. Light from the Lamp – Magic Castle Members
    • For My Next Trick – Karrell Fox – reviewed by Billy McComb
    • The Impostress Princess – Peter Tappan – reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Legerdemain – David Meyer – reviewed by David Avadon
    • Magic with an Upward Look – Jim Dracup – reviewed by Carl Martinez
    • The Magic and Illusions of Lee Grabel – Ormond McGill – reviewed by Max Abrams
    • Gaetan Bloom 86 – Gaetan Bloom – reviewed by Rick Burkey
  19. Free Classified Ads – continued
  20. Collector's Corner – Topper Martyn
    • Tangrams

  1. Genii – Volume 50, Number 4 – October 1986 – 64 pages
  2. Cover – Charles W. Greene, III
  3. In This Issue – contents
  4. The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
  6. Charles Green Magic
    1. Introduction to Charles Greene – Bob Karlebach
    2. Biography of Charles W. Greene III – Christopher Bell
    3. Interview with Richard Kaufman
    4. The Charm of Charles Greene – Jay Sankey
    5. My Friend Charles Greene – Roger Klause
    6. Sleight of Tongue – Charles Greene
    7. Waxed – Charles Greene
    8. Three Easy Ways – Charles Greene
    9. Penny Ante – Charles Greene
    10. K.F.C. Okito Box Routine – Charles Greene
    11. A Perfect Match – Charles Greene
    12. An Open Letter to Bill Larsen – Charles W. Greene III
    13. Four What? – Charles Greene
    14. Awards and Special Performances of Charles w. Greene III
  7. Cartoon – Buns – John Kaplan
  8. Cartoon – Paul Butler
  9. Magicana – A Magazine Within A Magazine – Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. My Way to One Way – Harry Riser
    2. Intermission – Charlie Miller
    3. Mad Dog Miller Section – Charlie Miller
  10. Absolutely Ogden – Tom Ogden
  11. Illusion Plans – Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Paper Doll Illusion
  12. The 50th British Ring No. 25 Golden Jubilee Convention – Eastbourne – Bill and Irene Larsen
  13. 25 Years Ago In Genii – Gerrie Larsen Baker
  14. Letters to the Editor
    • Edwin A. Dawes
  15. Conventions & Events
    • International Magic Day – London, England
    • The Magic Hands Congress – Böblingen, Germany
    • Magic Weekend and Festival Forum – Scottsdale, AZ
    • 4th Annual Magic Days – Denver, CO
    • Belgium National Congress – Brussels, Belgium
    • Louisiana Magic Convention – Morgan City, LA
    • Jubilaums-Kongress MZvD – Hamburg, Germany
    • Holland Natl. Congress – Noordwijkerhout, Holland
    • Wizard's Weekend – Bloomington, MN
    • Magic Easter Parade – Harrogate, England
    • 59th I.B.M. Convention – Nashville, TN
    • 59th S.A.M. Convention – Las Vegas, NV
    • Midwest Magic Jubilee – St. Louis, MO
    • 50th Abbott's Get-Together – Colon, MI
    • Budapest '87 International – Budapest, Hungary
    • T.A.O.M. – Corpus Christi, TX
    • 32 Kongress Österreichischer Magier – Krems/Donau, Austria
    • F.I.S.M. '88 – Den Haag, Holland
  16. Free Classified Ads
  17. "It Ain't All Glamour" or The Magic Castle – A Trilogy – Part III – Carol Roy – AKA Mrs. Electric
  18. Schedule of Performances – Larcom & Cabot Theatres
  19. Light from the Lamp – Magic Castle Members
    • Quality Magic – Okito – reviewed by Max Abrams
    • Soap Bubbles – Their Colors and the Forces Which Mold Them – C. V. Boys – reviewed by Bruce Posgate
    • Equinox – David Britland – reviewed by Rhoel Garcia
    • Gellerism Revealed – Ben Harris – reviewed by Terry Seabrooke
    • Darwin's Thuimbtip Thinking – Gary Darwin – reviewed by Larry Clark
    • The Mental Mysteries and Other Writings of William W. Larsen Sr. – reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Magic for the New World – Jay Scott Berry – reviewed by Rick Burkey
  20. Cruise News … Peter & Carol [Gensemer]

  1. Genii – Volume 50, Number 5 – November 1986 – 68 pages
  2. Cover – The Tenyo Team
  3. In This Issue – contents
  4. The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
  6. The Tenyo Magic Collection
    1. Oh Ho Ho – It's Magic – Alan Parsons
    2. The Tenyo Magic Collection – Gary Ouellet
    3. Night Passage – Shigeru Sugawara
    4. The Great Rubber Band Mystery – Shigeru Sugawara
    5. Out Out, Damned Spot! – Hiroshi Kondo
    6. Hallucination – Hiroshi Kondo
    7. The Eyes Have It – Hideo Kato
    8. All Roads Lead to Rome – Hideo Kato
    9. Editors Note – Bill Larsen
  7. Illusion Plans – Paul Osborne and Associates
    • Happy Holidays
  8. Magicana – A Magazine Within A Magazine – Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. Penetration of a Borrowed Ring Through a Rope – Alfonso Aceituno
    2. Intermission – Charlie Miller
    3. Mad Dog Miller Section – Charlie Miller
  9. Absolutely Ogden – Tom Ogden
    • And to All a Good Nite – Tom Ogden
  10. Obituaries
    • Edward Schneider – by Irving Desfor
  11. 25 Years Ago In Genii – Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  12. Old Magic Castle – poem – John Chester Palmer
  13. Light from the Lamp – Magic Castle Members
    • Puzzles Old and New – Jerry Slocum & Jack Botermans – reviewed by Leo
    • Seabrooke's Book – Around the World with a Baking Tin – reviewed by David Doyle
    • Magic from Finn Jon – Finn Jon – reviewed by Rick Burkey
    • Petrick and Mia – lecture notes – reviewed by Rick Burkey
    • Magic Illusions and Magicians – ideas by Kardani – reviewed by Mark Nelson
    • Wonders of Magic – John Booth – reviewed by Billy McComb
  14. New England Collectors Attract National Attention – Webster Bull
  15. The "Small" Magic of the Big Illusionists – William Dunlea
    • Part I – Howard Thurston
  16. Trout Fishing, Magic, and the Special Olympics – Mike Rogers
  17. Free Classified Ads

  1. Genii – Volume 50, Number 6 – December 1986 – 68 pages
  2. Cover – Tihany
  3. In This Issue – contents
  4. The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
  6. Tihany – Bill and Irene Larsen
    • A Brief Biography of Tihany
  7. Circo Tihany – Mexico City -= Bill and Irene Larsen
  8. Pasteboard Pickpocket – David Acer
  9. A Card Trick for Karen – Scambini
  10. Tripp's Tips – Mark Tripp
  11. Magicana – A Magazine Within A Magazine – Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. Silent Flight – Bruce Cervon
    2. Intermission – Charlie Miller
    3. Mad Dog Miller Section – Charlie Miller
  12. Absolutely Ogden – Tom Ogden
    • Pulling A Boner – Tom Ogden
  13. The Reel Works – Pete Biro
  14. Light from the Lamp – Magic Castle Members
    • The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings – Mike Maxwell – reviewed by Chuck Fayne
    • The New York Magic Symposium … Collection Five – Stephen Minch – reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Magic – One – A Pocket Treasury – Warner Perry – reviewed by Rick Burkey
    • The Dynamic Power of Autosuggestion and Hypnosis – Jimmy Grippo – reviewed by Gerald Kosky
    • A Selection from Mark Leveridge Magic – Master Routine Booklets 1, 2 and 3 – reviewed by Billy McComb
      • The Commercial Sponge Ball Routine No. 1
      • The Free Selection Collectors
      • Stay at Home Coins
      • In a Flap
      • Still Flapping
      • The Art of Table Hopping
      • A Bite to Eat
      • Rolled Coin
    • Jenny-U-Wan Magic – Part One – Ronald J. Dayton – reviewed by Rick Burkey
  15. You Are Performing in the Golden Age of Magic – J. Marberger Stuart
  16. Illusion Plans – Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Junior DeKolta Chair
  17. Reading Five Minds At a Distance – Edward D. Hesse
  18. Ultimate Reversal – Erik Gerard
  19. Here's to You – John Paterson
  20. The Micro Magician – Steve Burton (Deadalus)
  21. "The Electronic Mindreaading Bunny" or "Pretty Soon There Will Be No Need for Magicians" – Stanley Blumenthal
  22. Fitting a Full 30 Minutes in a Small Case – Dr. W. F. Terry Reister
  23. The "Small" Magic of the Big Illusionists – William Dunlea
    • Part II – Harry Blackstone
  24. Bagdad – News From All Over the World – Bill Larsen
  25. Free Classified Ads
  26. Notes from a Feather Flower Fakir – Richard Hughes
    • Sleeve Bouquet Routines and Apparatus Load Tubes
    • Double Foulard Dropover
    • Multiplying Bouquets
    • Servante Load
    • Top Hat Production
  27. A Magical New Year's Day – Rose Bowl Parade floats
  28. 25 Years Ago In Genii – Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  29. Cruise News … Peter & Carol [Gensemer]
  30. Obituary
    • Marianne Yates Easley – by Carl M. Langdon
  31. Letters
    • Carol Roy
  32. Merv Taylor – by John U. Zweers
  33. A Few New Year's Thoughts – WWL (Jr)

  1. Genii – Volume 50, Number 7 – January 1987 – 72 pages
  2. Cover – Mark Kornhauser
  3. In This Issue – contents
  4. The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
  6. Mark Kornhauser Magic Section
    1. Autobiography of a Magical Misfit – Mark Kornhauser
    2. The Ultimate Gimmick – Mark Kornhauser
      • On the Importance of Being Ernie
      • Every Breath You Take, Every Move You Make
      • Why Aristotle Would be a Good Magician in Spite of the Fact that he Knew Very Few Card Tricks
      • How to be Somebody and Still be You
      • Questionnaire
    3. The Hindu Belt Trick – Mark Kornhauser
    4. Giant Fly Swatting – Mark Kornhauser
    5. The Torn and Restored Frog – Mark Kornhauser
    6. The New Improved Needed Through Balloon – Mark Kornhauser
    7. The World's Greatest YO-Yoist – Mark Kornhauser
    8. The Rising and Falling Microphone Stand – Mark Kornhauser
  7. Magicana – A Magazine Within A Magazine – Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. Retrospective Lie Detector – Bruce Cervon & Larry Jennings
    2. Mad Dog Miller Section – Charlie Miller
  8. Illusion Plans – Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Princess of Baktar
  9. The 10th Annual Magic Hands Congress, 1987 – Böblingen, Germany – Bill and Irene Larsen
  10. What Is Close-Up Magic? – Eugene Burger
  11. Bagdad – News From All Over the World – Bill Larsen
  12. The Reel Works – Pete Biro
    1. The First Trick I Really Knew Well
    2. Mystery Gift
  13. Absolutely Ogden – Tom Ogden
    • Double Whammy – Tom Ogden
  14. Obituaries
    • Sir Felix Korim
  15. "It Ain't All Glamour" Or A Letter to Liberace – Carol Roy – AKA Mrs. Electric
  16. Conventions & Events
    • Supreme Weston Super Day – Weston-Super-Mare, England
    • Louisiana Magic Convention – Morgan City, LA
    • Boston Magicale/Magirama – Boston, MA
    • Justo Hyjo Ring – Desmoines, IA
    • Jubilaums-Kongress MZvD – Hamburg, Germany
    • Magic Day – Hamilton, New Zealand
    • Dutch Magic Convention – 1987 – Noordwijkerhout, Holland
    • Wizard's Weekend – Bloomington, MN
    • P.C.A.M. Convention – Palo Alto, CA
    • 59th I.B.M. Convention – Nashville, TN
    • S.A.M. Convention – Las Vegas, NV
    • Big Three Convention – Gaithersburg, MD
    • New York Magic Symposium – New York, NY
    • Midwest Magic Jubilee – St. Louis, MO
    • Nordic Magic Convention 1987 – Odense, Denmark
    • 50th Abbott's Get-Together – Colon, MI
    • Budapest '87 International – Budapest, Hungary
    • Tannen's Summer Magic Camp – La Salle Academy, NY
    • XXI Magiales-Sarivari – Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia
    • T.A.O.M. – Corpus Christi, TX
    • Magicians Alliance of Eastern States Convention – Carlisle, PA
    • I.B.M. British Ring Convention – Harrogate, England
    • 32 Kongress Österreichischer Magier – Krems/Donau, Austria
    • Tannen's 25th Anniversary Jubilee – Browns Hotel, Loch Sheldrake, NY
    • F.I.S.M. '88 – Den Haag, Holland
  17. 25 Years Ago In Genii – Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  18. Light from the Lamp – Magic Castle Members
    • Sleight of Lips – Harry Allen – reviewed by Carl Martinez
    • Showmanship, The Art That Conceals The Art – Max Howard – reviewed by Carl Martinez
    • Illusion Systems, Book Four – Paul Osborne – reviewed by Billy McComb
    • The Complete Juggler – Dave Finnigan – reviewed by Carl Martinez
    • Jenny-U-Wan Magic – Ronald J. Dayton – reviewed by Billy McComb
      • Part Two – Tissues and Money
      • Part Three – Magic-n-The Grab Bag
    • The Craige Karges Connection: Mentalism with You in Mind – reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Hustle, Hustle – Joel Bauer's lecture notes – reviewed by Billy McComb
  19. Free Classified Ads
  20. Tripp's Tips – Mark Tripp
  21. The "Small" Magic of the Big Illusionists – William Dunlea
    • Part 3 – Harry Dante
  22. Product Review – Phil Goldstein
    • Block Busters – Irv Weiner
    • Telekinetic Timber – Bob Koch
    • Match-Sticks – Tenyo – Hideo Kato
    • Billscape – Tenyo – Hiroshi Kondo
    • Piatt's Peek – Ray Piatt
    • ESP Dice Mysteries – Phil Goldstein

  1. Genii – Volume 50, Number 8 – February 1987 – 76 pages
  2. Cover – "Mr. Puzzle" – Marvyn Roy & Carol
  3. In This Issue – contents
  4. The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
  6. Magic of Bubbles, Bangles and Beads 0 Or Bulbs, Puzzles and Jewels – The Silk Merchant – Marvyn Roy
  7. Ideas – Marvyn Roy
  8. "It Ain't All Glamour" Or Three Acts and You're Out – Marv! – Carol Roy – AKA Mrs. Electric
  9. Cartoon
  10. Light-ning Change – Chuck Jones
  11. The Puzzling Flower – Ted Lesley
  12. Pure Energy – Alan Wakeling
  13. Cartoon – Marv & Carol on Tour
  14. Puzzle-It – Earl Zinger
  15. Copy Cube – Dick Zimmerman
  16. The Ring in the Candle – Dale R. Hindman
  17. A Diamond-Studded Card Trick – J. Marberger Stuart
  18. All Bottled Up! – Gray R. Frank
  19. Thayer's Electrical Mysteries – Leslie C. Smith
  20. Photo – Marvyn Roy and Carol
  21. Magicana – A Magazine Within A Magazine – Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. Turning Braue Around – Bruce Cervon & Larry Jennings
    2. Intermission – Charlie Miller
  22. Illusion Plans – Paul Osborne and Associates
    • AttaCub
  23. The Academy of Magical Arts 19th Annual Awards Banquet and Show – Bill Larsen
  24. Absolutely Ogden – Tom Ogden
    • Ranch ASP – Tom Ogden
  25. Siegfried and Roy Family Shows
  26. The Reel Works – Pete Biro
    1. Slats Out of My Crib Dept.
    2. Slop Poker Deal
  27. Obituaries
    • Snag Werris
    • Mardoni (Clayton M. Hines)
    • Col. Harlan H. Taylor, M.D. – by Don Wilson
  28. 25 Years Ago In Genii – Gerrie Larsen Jaffe
  29. Tripp's Tips – Mark Tripp
  30. Free Classified Ads
  31. Magazines and Publications
    • Orben's Current Comedy
    • La Revue de la Prestidigitation [French]
    • Magigram
    • New Pentagram
    • The New Tops
    • The Linking Ring
    • M.U.M.
    • Magical Arts Journal
    • The Magic Circular
    • Inside Magic
    • New Lines from Lawton
    • The Budget
    • Abracadabra
    • Christian Conjurer
    • Magic Manuscript
    • Magick
    • Il Prestigiatore Moderno [Italian]
    • Magie [German]
  32. Light from the Lamp – Magic Castle Members
    • M.C. Routines – Ed Dunhill – reviewed by Bill Pol
    • Mike Danata's "Floating Golden Stick" – reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Close-Up Framework – Lawrence Frame – reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Jack Gwynne – David Charvet – reviewed by Billy McComb
    • The Encyclopedia of Magic – reviewed by Billy McComb
    • Visual Fantasies – Ronald J. Dayton – reviewed by Ricky Burkey
    • Buying Magic is a Tricky Business – Bob Klamm – reviewed by Billy McComb

  1. Genii – Volume 50, Number 9 – March 1987 – 76 pages
  2. Cover – Lynette Chappell
  3. In This Issue – contents
  4. The Genii Speaks – WWL (Jr)
  5. The Vernon Touch – Dai Vernon
  6. Photo – Lynette Chappell
  7. Miracles Offstage [Lynette Chappell] – Amy Stevens
    1. Magic Onstage
    2. Lighthearted Advice for Magicians' Assistants
  8. Magicana – A Magazine Within A Magazine – Charlie Miller & William Read Woodfield, editors
    1. Matchic Trick – Rich Marotta
    2. Intermission – Charlie Miller
  9. Cartoon – Paul Butler
  10. Control – QF – Phil Goldstein
  11. An Invisible Card Control – Joe Farina
  12. In Memory of John – Scambini
  13. Tempus Cognito – Ian Baxter
  14. The Magic Memory Master – Paul Smith
  15. Illusion Plans – Paul Osborne and Associates
    • The Aquarium Illusion
  16. Desert Magic Seminar X – Las Vegas – Bill and Irene Larsen
  17. The "Small" Magic of the Big Illusionists – William Dunlea
    • Part 4 – Kalanag
  18. The Japanese Close-Up Contest – Max Maven
  19. C
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