Columnist: Karrell Fox THE DWARF’S BOWLING TROPHY When I was a youngster in magic (what a memory!), I was fortunate to have as one of my best friends, the legendary editor of the great “Sphinx” magazine, John Mulholland. The magazine was flourishing then, and John attended all of the conventions to report on them for […]
Columnist: Karrell Fox Columnist Karrell Fox Editor’s Note: Karrell has been on the road recently performing at the I.B.M. convention in Oakland. However, despite his busy schedule, he wanted to share this with you. It’s a rare tidbit from one of his first books, printed in 1954 and still a fooler today. The book is […]
Columnist: Karrell Fox Wouldn’t it be nice if you were a real mentalist and for a book test you would only have to use any ungimmicked pocket-book or magazine. You would merely take the book, riffle its pages until the spectator says “stop”, and hand them the magazine, have them look at the first three […]
Columnist: Karrell Fox KARRELL FOX COLUMN Here’s some oldies that always get laughs from one of magic worlds icons–KARRELL FOX– KARRELL’S – KOMICAL- KURRENCY – KOLLECTION – For several years in my “FOX-TALES” Column in “TOPS” magazine, I ran a series of gags with dollar bills under the title of Karrell’s Korny Bill Collection”. These […]
Columnist: Karrell Fox Magicians have been cutting and restoring ropes to the amazement of their audiences for many years. In my quest for something different with this trick, I came up with the following idea which has served me well for trade and auto shows. To perform you need, a pair of scissors, a five […]
Columnist: Karrell Fox KARRELL FOX COLUMN “MUSICAL MONEY BIT” BIT If you do the bill-in-the wallet, or any trick for that matter where you borrow a dollar bill, then you will like this little laugh bit. It’s a musical instrument store. They sell small cylindrical “pitch- pipes”. They are about the diameter of a cigarette, […]
Columnist: Karrell Fox We are dealing here with another classic of magic, “The Thumb Tie”. Seldom does a trick pack so small and yet is SO capable of entertaining an audience of any size. The masters of magic that have featured this trick are many. One thinks of FRANK DUCROT, LES LEVANTE, TEN ICHI, PAUL […]
Columnist: Karrell Fox A COUPLE OF “THUMB”-TIPS Number 1 Short & Sweet Our “supper table sorcerer” calls attention to the sugar bowl he holds in his left hand. He taps the edge of the bowl with a teaspoon he holds in his right hand. The bowl is replaced on the table and the left hand […]
Columnist: Karrell Fox This could also be called “Time Out For Lunch”, because that’s what I used the prop for, originally. In the middle of my kid show, I would casually glance at my watch and say, “Good Gosh! It’s time for me to have my lunch. Pardon me.” I would then remove a child’s […]
Columnist: Karrell Fox Editor’s Note: A classic never goes out of style. These comical ideas play just as well today as they did when they were first published in 1954. We’re grateful to Karrell Fox and Fran and Jay Marshall at Magic, Inc. for allowing us to use this excerpt from Karrell Fox’s “Kornfidentially Yours.” […]
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