Tarbell Course in Magic
On-line index compiled by Dennis Michael; Edited by Phineas Spellbinder

Lessons in Volume 6

72. Novel Ball Magic 78. Silk & Rope Penetrations
73. Unique Card Effects 79. Escapes & Substitutions
74. Novelty Magic 80. Spirit Ties and Vest Turning
75. Rope Magic 81. Modern Stage Magic
76. Mind Reading Mysteries 82. Stage Productions
77. X-Ray Eyes and Blindfold Secrets 83. Magic As Theatre

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Lesson # - Page # Brief Description Category 1 Category 2 Inventor
Novel Ball Magic
Lesson-72-17: Novel Ball Magic      
Lesson-72-17 Billiard Ball thru Handkerchief Billiard Ball    
Lesson-72-21 Balls from the Air: Ball and Cone using gimmicked cone Ball   Burling Hull
Lesson-72-32 McLemore's Stop Go: Swinging Ball follows commands Ball   C. James McLemore
Lesson-72-39 Senator Clark Crandall's Cups and Balls: One cup routine Ball   Clark Crandall
Lesson-72-48 Tarbell's Flower Pots and Oranges: A no-sleight Cups and Balls routine Ball   Harlan Tarbell
Unique Card Effects
Lesson-73-55 Unique Card Effects      
Lesson-73-55 Jump up Card: Selected Card Jumps out of the Deck Cards   Stanley Palm
Lesson-73-58 Reneaux Card in Envelope: Card to sealed envelope Cards   James Reneaux
Lesson-73-60 Stanley Palm's Ghost Card: 10 Cards under handkerchief, 2 are removed but are not selection, rest of cards have vanished! Cards   Stanley Palm
Lesson-73-62 Palhinha's Wherizit: 3 Card Monte type; Ace disappears from middle while held by spectator under handkerchief Cards   Mariano Palhinha
Lesson-73-65 Haxton's One Chance in Eight: Selected card one of 8 in magi's pocket. Spec and Magi remove one at a time; the last one is the spectator's selection. Cards   Francis Haxton
Lesson-73-67 Francis Haxton's Inspired: Selected card found from packet of 6 Cards   Francis Haxton
Lesson-73-70 Maldo's 6 Card Mystery: non-gimmicked 6 card repeat Cards   Senor Maldo
Lesson-73-75 Berland's 6 Card Repeat Mystery: gimmicked cards, uses patter that has become the 'standard. Cards   Samuel Berland
Lesson-73-78 Crandall's One Hand 6 Card Repeat: one handed comedy bit, uses non-gimmicked cards Cards   Clark Crandall
Lesson-73-83 Hen Fetsch's Card In Balloon: uses Menetekel deck Cards   Hen Fetsch
Lesson-73-87 Rawson Card Reading: Card read in gimmicked case Cards Mentalism Clayton Rawson
Lesson-73-89 Tarbell Card Reading: as above Cards Mentalism Harlan Tarbell
Lesson-73-90 Gambler's Rehearsal: Poker Deals with card stand Cards    
Novelty Magic
Lesson-74-101 Novelty Magic      
Lesson-74-101 Al Sharpes' Two Ribbon Cut: Two different colored ribbons cut and restored, uses Thumb Tip Ribbon   Al Sharpe
Lesson-74-103 Switch over Knot: Blue, Orange silks knotted. Green silk shown, suddenly Orange and Green are knotted Silk   Sid Miller & Sol Hirsch
Lesson-74-106 Grant's Ghost Knot: knot tied in rope disappears Rope   U.F. Grant
Lesson-74-107 George Blake's Uncanny Hanks: Silks tied to tape untie themselves as selected by audience Silk   George Blake
Lesson-74-113 Graham Adams' Ring, Chair, and Rope: Rope pulled through all Rope   Graham Adams
Lesson-74-116 Bob Ellis' Miser Dream with $1 Bills: 6 Bills produced Currency   Bob Ellis
Lesson-74-119 Blackstar's Mystic Match Box: Ribbon thru box, box is removed     Blackstar
Lesson-74-123 Novel Coin Vanish: From handkerchief Coin    
Lesson-74-126 Vanishing Beer: using Weller bottle     Harlan Tarbell
Lesson-74-129 Tan Hock Chuan's Silk Thru Glass: Silk thru bottom of glass Silk   Tan Hock Chuan
Lesson-74-131 Tarbell Phantom Sticker: Marked envelopes can be exchanged secretly. Includes 3 routines Envelope   Harlan Tarbell
Lesson-74-136 Tarbell Traveling Stickers: Sticker transfers inside envelope to card Envelope   Harlan Tarbell
Lesson-74-139 Fu Manchu's Utility Bag: Ball disappears from bag (uses black art table) Ball   Fu Manchu (David Bamberg)
Lesson-74-142 Grant's Cigarette Classic: Lighted cig vanishes and reappears behind playing card Cigarette   U.F. Grant
Lesson-74-146 Royal Cigarette Vanish: Lighted cig vanished behind card. Cigarette   Harlan Tarbell
Lesson-74-148 Sands Van Slyker's Birds of a Feather: handkerchief matrix for coins Coins   Sands Van Slyker
Lesson-74-152 Tarbell Bank Night Cardboard/Envelope: Allows secret loading Envelope   Harlan Tarbell
Lesson-74-155 Tarbell's Magnetic Card and Envelope: Reverse Card to Pocket Cards   Harlan Tarbell
Rope Magic
Lesson-75-159 Rope Magic      
Lesson-75-159 Bob Ellis' Vishnu Rope Mystery: Rope Cut into 3 and restored Rope   Bob Ellis
Lesson-75-164 Denhart Ring on Rope: Rope tied to wrists, bracelet becomes tied to center Rope   Harold Denhart
Lesson-75-167 Hindu Ring on Rope: finger ring on rope Rope   Stewart James
Lesson-75-169 Peter Warlock's Ring and Rope Release: large ring Rope   Peter Warlock
Lesson-75-173 Zella Ring on Rope: Several stage ring on/off rope Rope   U.F. Grant
Lesson-75-178 EZ Cut 'n Restored Rope Rope    
Lesson-75-179 Another Ending for Zella Ring and Rope Rope    
Lesson-75-181 Grant's Bombay Ropes and Rings: Ring put on rope inside hat Rope   U.F. Grant
Lesson-75-186 Moore's Magnet Rope Rope   E.J. Moore
Lesson-75-187 Tarbell's Linking Rope Routine: all same color Rope   Harlan Tarbell
Mind Reading Mysteries
Lesson-76-195 Mind Reading Mysteries      
Lesson-76-195 Parrish's Telepathic Drawings: spectator draws on slate, magi draws same Mentalism   Bob Parrish
Lesson-76-198 Sterling Tarbell Astrological Mind Reading Act: full act Mentalism   Harold Sterling & Harlan Tarbell
Lesson-76-203 Sydney Bergson's Thought Anticipation: Phonebook Test Mentalism   Sydney Bergson
Lesson-76-206 Royal Message Reading: Writing read through a card Mentalism    
Lesson-76-209 Sid Lorraine's Dictionary Message Reading Mentalism   Sid Lorraine
Lesson-76-211 Tarbell Wrapped Card Message Reading Mentalism   Harlan Tarbell
Lesson-76-214 Long Strip Billet Reading Mentalism   Ted Annemann
Lesson-76-216 Gerald Kosky's Prediction: flip card Mentalism   Gerald Kosky
Lesson-76-219 Parrish Mentalism: Impromptu with match book Mentalism   Bob Parrish
Lesson-76-221 Jack Avis' Message From Hades: Paper pellet prediction of chip on card Mentalism Mentalism   Jack Avis
Lesson-76-225 Tarbell Butler Envelope Prediction: 3 predictions: birthday, city, author Mentalism Mentalism   Frank Butler & Harlan Tarbell
Lesson-76-228 Royal Newspaper Headline Prediction Mentalism   Harlan Tarbell
Lesson-76-233 Tarbell Parrish Newspaper Headline Prediction Mentalism   Bob Parrish & Harlan Tarbell
Lesson-76-237 Celebrity Choice: spectator chooses 1 of 6 celebrity photos Mentalism    
Lesson-76-242 How to Win 3 Horse Races: one ahead principle Mentalism   Harlan Tarbell
Lesson-76-245 Spectator's Choice: spec is able to find cards selected by 3 others (blank deck) Mentalism    
Lesson-76-247 Al Koran's A Word in Thousands: Book Test Mentalism   Al Koran
X-Ray Eyes and Blindfold Secrets
Lesson-77-251 X-Ray Eyes and Blindfold Secrets      
Lesson-77-251 Explains blindfold magic, handkerchief blindfold, hood blindfold Blindfolds    
Silk and Rope Penetration
Lesson-78-263 Silk and Rope Penetration      
Lesson-78-263 Single Knot Handkerchief through Rope Silk Rope  
Lesson-78-265 Lyon's Handkerchief from Rope Silk Rope L. Vosburgh Lyon
Lesson-78-266 Jimmy Herpick's Single Knot Release Silk Rope Jimmy Herpick
Lesson-78-269 Tarbell Rice Dissolvo Handkerchief Knot Silk Rope Harlan Tarbell & Harold Rice
Lesson-78-272 Middleswart Handkerchief Knot Silk Rope Roger Middleswart
Lesson-78-275 Tarbell Triple Handkerchief Release Silk Rope Harlan Tarbell
Lesson-78-277 Silk through Wrist Silk Rope  
Escapes and Substitutions
Lesson-79-280 Escapes and Substitutions      
Lesson-79-280 Substitution Trunk Escape Illusion  
Lesson-79-287 Canvas Box Escape Escape Illusion Percy Abbott
Lesson-79-293 Royal Packing Box Escape Escape Illusion  
Lesson-79-296 Grant's Packing Box Escape Escape Illusion U.F. Grant
Lesson-79-299 Tarbell Grant Packing Box Escape Escape Illusion Harlan Tarbell & U.F. Grant
Lesson-79-301 Fischer Bamberg Packing Box Escape Escape Illusion Ottokar Fischer & David Bamberg (Fu Manchu)
Lesson-79-306 Paper Bag Escape Escape Illusion  
Lesson-79-307 BonBon Paper Bag Escape Escape Illusion  
Spirit Ties and Vest Turning
Lesson-80-309 Spirit Ties and Vest Turning Spiritism    
Lesson-80-309 Gysel's Spirit Tie: Magician tied to chair and screened, but stuff flies all over Spiritism   Bob Gysel
Lesson-80-312 Marvel Wrist Tie: quick release Spiritism    
Lesson-80-314 Kellar Rope Tie Spiritism   Harry Kellar
Lesson-80-317 Vest Turning: Vest turned inside out although magician tied up Spiritism    
Modern Stage Magic
Lesson-81-321 Modern Stage Magic      
Lesson-81-321 Fu Manchu's Magic Microphone: uses Wonder Box     David Bamberg (Fu Manchu)
Lesson-81-324 Chinese Tape through Neck Rope    
Lesson-81-327 Berland's Tray Servante     Samuel Berland
Lesson-81-329 Judge Wethered's Black Art Tray     Judge E.H.C. Wethered
Lesson-81-334 Hindu Turban Mystery: cut and restored      
Lesson-81-338 Don Greenwood's Lighted Cigarette Routine: full routine Cigarette   Don Greenwood
Lesson-81-343 Jack Chanin's Cigarette Routine: 4 cigs appear and vanish, with cigar climax Cigarette   Jack Chanin
Lesson-81-346 George Sands' Cigarette Production: as above Cigarette   George Sand
Lesson-81-351 Jimmy Herpick's Cigar Routine: cig to cigar to pipe Cigarette   Jimmy Herpick
Lesson-81-353 George Sands' "Phantom" Cigarette     George Sands
Lesson-81-355 David Tobias Bamberg's Coin in ball of Wool Coin   David Tobias Bamberg
Lesson-81-359 David Tobias Bamberg's Ring in Ball of Wool: includes ring on wand Finger Ring   David Tobias Bamberg
Lesson-81-362 Ed Reno's Knife through Arm Knife   Ed Reno
Stage Productions
Lesson-82-367 Stage Productions      
Lesson-82-367 U.F. Grant's Carton Production     U.F. Grant
Lesson-82-375 Square and Circle Production: with variations     Louis Histed
Lesson-82-379 Vincent Malmstrom's Organ Pipe Routine: 6 cylinders shown empty yet produce items     Vincent Malmstrom... after Antonio Molini
Lesson-82-393 Doll House Illusion Illusion   Fred Culpitt
Lesson-82-399 Christopher's Slot Machine Illusion Illusion   Milbourne Christopher
Magic as Theatre
Lesson-83-403 Magic as Theatre by Fred Keating (essay)      

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The Tarbell Course in Magic, written and illustrated by Harlan Tarbell, edited by Bruce Elliott, is published by Louis Tannen, New York, NY, © 1954

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