Two other recent releases are 'The Last Trick of Dr. Jacob Daley' & 'Chicago Opener'.
As one goes through the literature of
magic, the name of Dr. Jacob Daley crops up quite frequently, particularly in
reference to card magic. Dr. Daley was a New York plastic surgeon but also an
avid amateur magician who was skillful enough to keep company with many
sleight-of-hand legends of the era, including Dai Vernon, Charlie Miller, Al
Baker, and many others. Also a brilliant innovator, Dr. Daley�s original tricks
appeared in Stars of Magic, Annemann�s Practical Mental Effects, and many
conjuring periodicals. One of the tricks he was working on before his sudden
and tragic passing in 1954 at the age of 56 was a transposition of the red Aces
with the black ones. He had demonstrated this idea for Dai Vernon who then
immortalized it after Daley�s passing in The Dai Vernon Book of Magic as The
Last Trick of Dr. Jacob Daley. This DVD has versions of this classic
trick by the following...
Dr. Daley�s Last Trick � Bill Malone
The Last Trick of Dr. Daley � Daryl
Weighted Aces � Gregory Wilson
Intuition � Dan Harlan
The Last Trick of Dr. Daley � Michael
Ammar
Dr. Daley�s Last Trick � Martin Nash
The
Chicago Opener The card trick popularly known as
Chicago Opener had its origins in an effect invented by Al Leech that was
originally called Hot Card Trick No. 1 and then later rechristened Red Hot
Mama. The trick became immensely popular and many working performers
immediately added it to their repertoires, notably Frank Everhart and Jim Ryan,
who each sometimes get credit for its invention (Everhart�s version was
published in a Frank Garcia Book as Chicago Opener and Ryan�s as Red Hot Mama
in a book on Ryan�s magic by Phil Wilmarth.)
Despite its muddled origins, it remains
one of card magic�s rare effects � an astounding miracle that is relatively
easy to perform. What the audience sees is that the magician causes a
freely-selected card to change its back color (say from blue to red), which is
then tabled. The performer then claims to be able to repeat the effect and a
second card is selected. This second attempt fails � no second red card is
found � but the performer makes good by turning over the first red card and
showing that it has now magically changed into the second selection.
Mind Reading Magician � Bill Malone
The Dumbest Casino in the World �
Michael Close
Bluefield Debut � Michael Ammar
Bluefield Debut 2 � Michael Ammar
Chicago Opener � Daryl
Momma in My Wallet � Dan Fleshman
Red Hot Mama � Michael Ammar