Most of Mark’s early work was based on a comedic persona, “…the regular guy who has strange powers.” He gives credit to Carl Ballentine, one of the first comedy magicians (and television star as The Great Ballentine on the Ed Sullivan Show, Gruber in “McHale’s Navy” and Cousin Al in “Car 54 Where Are You”). […]
Johnny Carson style of ” Karnak ” or “El Mouldo”. Along with the persona, Mark wore a rigged vest to convince people it helped him read minds. Worn under his jacket, it contained switches and LED lights used as a rationale for his ability. Many high-profile mentalists were put off by his comedic approach to […]
Caper Case Book I – (Click the name of the product to visit the product page) From Ray Piatt…Volume I contains the original handling for Caper-Case plus five additional effects and additional ideas. $22.50 Ray: Yeah, some weird stuff – but–they made sense to him. SM: (Laughing) Ray: There was no rhyme or reason to […]
TED LESLEY "Teddy Bear" as I called him for years has now left us, but he has left a rich legacy of mentalism effects that are original and workable! Ted, while living, was probably one of the most successful mentalist performers in Germany! He loved the art of magic and treated it with respect! He […]
Ungimmicked Miracle Linking Ropes You won’t believe this until you see it! Exclusive to Stevens Magic Emporium from Dick Williams. Three ropes link themselves without magnets, strings, and rope gimmicks. The ropes are REALLY unprepared! Fools magicians! You get three ropes and the “special secret” for performing this wonder rope illusion! Dick Williams still hold […]
Columnist: Ted Lesley Using a pencil for a “Swami” effect, is in my opinion outdated for today’s audiences. To the same conclusion came a fellow mentalist from Switzerland, the late PAUL MAURER. In 1985 he invented a “ball-point thumb writer”. This “Swami Gimmick” was brought to my attention a couple of years ago by a […]
Columnist: Ted Lesley (Ted Lesley) A BRIEF HISTORY: This, like many of Ted Lesley’s items, is an untility prop. Baldly stated, it is a special two-compartment switching-envelope, but it has some remarkable features. Many years ago, in 1981, Ted described an early version of this envelope in the German periodical “MAGISCHE WELT” but we have […]
Columnist: Ted Lesley LET’S TAKE a look at a totally new forcing deck–based on the principles of the Bagshawe forcing pack–that I use with great success in my stage act. The deck is described here for the first time. For about seven years, I have used as a forcing device a jumbo deck that is […]
Columnist: Ted Lesley PSYCHOKINETIC BANKNIGHT By Ted Lesley In a recent “Vibrations”, the magazine of the “Psychic Entertainer’s Association” I found an effect which immediately drew my attention. In an article by my good friend Docc Hilford from Florida he explained parts of his “bizarre” show. Amongst the effects he described was a “bank night”-routine, […]
Columnist: Ted Lesley Psuedo-psychometry is an eftect popularized by Theodore Annemann, who presented it with great success in his shows. Through the years many magicians and mentalists have explored the possibilities inherent in this effect. Dozens of versions are available on the market, hundreds are in the literature. The effect, as I’m sure you know, […]
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