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Vol. 12 Issue 3 March 2015 We meet the first Thursday of the month at Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave. Sarasota FL. 34237 Workshop at 6:00 pm. Officers meeting 6:30 pm.

!! He is one of the most amazing magicians working today. Harry is a "magician's magician", and fantastic he is!

1 Vol. 12 Issue 3 March 2015 We meet the first Thursday of the month at Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave. Sarasota FL Workshop at 6:00 pm. Officers meeting 6:30 pm. General meeting and presentation 7:00 pm. Visit our Web Site at Harry Allen Harry can make you laugh while he astounds you!!! He is one of the most amazing magicians working today. Harry is a "magician's magician", and fantastic he is!!! His humorous magic and personable manner, make him one of the most popular magicians in the business. Legendary Illusionist David Copperfield has even hired him to perform for a birthday party that he held for his staff while on tour! Harry is a veteran performer who has just the right touch to entertain groups of magicians. His years of experience as a magic dealer, lecturer and performer, make Harry the total entertainment personality. He has performed all over the world including, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, South Korea, Italy, France, England, Portugal and more. He has also appeared on such nationally televised programs as Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight, Nashville Now, Headline News, The Food Network, CNN, ABC, CBS, and NBC. He recently returned from a performance and lecture at the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA. Dai Vernon, The Professor in a early performance of his Cup and Ball routine. Take a trip to some entertainment of the past. Vol. 12 Issue 3 Page 1

That is my favorite magic convention and I go every year. It s only about a 3 hour drive from here and I encourage you to attend. I always learn new stuff there.

2 From the President Fellow Members, I hope you can make it to our March 5 th meeting! I am very excited about our guest lecturer, Harry Allen. Harry is co-owner of Daytona Magic (a very large magic shop) and he hosts (and performs at) the annual Daytona Beach Festival of Magic (November 6-8 this year). That is my favorite magic convention and I go every year. It s only about a 3 hour drive from here and I encourage you to attend. I always learn new stuff there. Harry Allen is a great (and funny) performer and he is also a great teacher. You will laugh and learn at the same time. While he will certainly bring many things to sell, he has told me that he will be teaching us some effects that require no purchases. Your thoughts and desires are critical to the well-being of our Ring. Please send comments/suggestions to me at: thegreatarnoldo@deearn.com. Yours in Magic, Arnie Kropf (aka The Great Arnoldo ) Stevie Dee Parties, Conventions, Graduations. You name it, He does it. Steve can be reached at: or FAX March 5th Harry Allen April 2nd Members do Impromptu magic May 7th TBD June 4th TBD Support Our Members CIGAM HOUSE OF MAGIC th St. West Bradenton FL JONTI Head Magician Slight of hand, DVDs, Lessons Phone: jontimagic@tampabay.rr.com NEW ADDRESS Vol. 12 Issue 3 Page 2

Trick of the Month. Eight Bites is Enough Jack Avis (Simple trick. NSR) Setup: Eight face down cards on top of deck. 6c, 10S, 2H, 8D, 3C, 5S, AH, 7D. The 6C is the top card.

Close the fan and do an in the hand Faro shuffle with the first card in jogged. The cards are being shown spread for clarity. They should be squared.

3 Trick of the Month. Eight Bites is Enough Jack Avis (Simple trick. NSR) Setup: Eight face down cards on top of deck. 6c, 10S, 2H, 8D, 3C, 5S, AH, 7D. The 6C is the top card. Deck can be shuffled but must retain the top stack of 8 cards. Performance: Fan the 8 cards towards a spectator and have them look at and memorize one card. Do not have the card removed. Close the fan and do an in the hand Faro shuffle with the first card in jogged. The cards are being shown spread for clarity. They should be squared. Strip out the out jogged cards from the Faro shuffle, fan them to spectator and ask, Is your card among these? If the answer is yes add them to the top of the cards you re holding. If the answer is no, add them to the bottom. You will do this two more times following the placement as detailed above. The cards are now again in your hand as an 8 card packet. Do another Faro shuffle and take the 4 out jogged cards to the table. There should be four cards left in your hand. And four on the table. Do another Faro shuffle and place the two out jogged cards on the table next to the previous four. With the two cards left place the top card on the table to the far right and the last card between the packets and the one on the right. See below. This is shown left to right. It works also from right to left. The top of the four card packet will tell you the color of the selection, the top card of the two card packet will tell you if it s odd or even, The next single card will tell you the suit. Ask the spectator to name the chosen card and reveal the last card. as their selection. Vol. 12 Issue 3 Page 3

Charles Morritt June 13, 1861 - April 10, 1936 If you read Jim Steinmeyer's fascinating book, Art and Artifice, you'll find two essays about an illusion in which a live donkey is made to vanish.

4 Charles Morritt June 13, April 10, 1936 If you read Jim Steinmeyer's fascinating book, Art and Artifice, you'll find two essays about an illusion in which a live donkey is made to vanish. Many people feel this effect was the forerunner of Houdini's famous vanishing elephant. It seems possible since Houdini purchased a number of illusions from the man who created the donkey trick. His name was Charles Morritt. Though known for his magical inventions, Charles Morritt also had an interesting career as a magician. Born in Yorkshire, England in 1860, Morritt as a boy read about the famous Davenport Brothers' "Spirit Cabinet." At the age of 17 he built his own cabinet that could make an assistant disappear. By the time he was 18 he was performing, and by the age of 21 he was managing several music halls in the north of England. With his sister he developed a "Second-sight" act in which she, though blindfolded, could identify objects he pointed out to her in the audience. Amazingly the code they used was all done with pauses and he gave her no verbal cues!! In 1887 Morritt went to America with the act and was hired by Alexander Herrmann to perform in Niblo's Garden Theater in New York. A year later he returned to England and was hired by Maskelyne and Cook to perform at their famous Egyptian Hall to do a regular magic act. He did a fairly standard act with billiard balls, card sleights and even hand shadows. But Morritt was an inventor and eager to experiment creating larger illusions. He tried doing a show on his own at Prince's Hall, but it proved to be only a modest success. Then in 1897 he went to Australia with a vaudeville company. While in Australia Morritt apparently developed a major drinking problem. When he returned to England, his career had slowed to a crawl. He only played small theaters and most magicians thought he had died. In 1912 David Devant discovered Morritt performing in a small theater doing his vanishing donkey effect, and helped him to re-establish his career. Soon Morritt was touring England with his vanishing donkey and, along with Devant, Morritt developed quite a few new illusions. These included a production of two assistants on a large octagonal table and his "Pillar Box" Mystery the transposition of three assistants from one round pillar box on the stage to another. Harry Houdini was impressed with Morritt's work and hired him to develop several new illusions for a show he was putting together for the season. By the 1920's, however, Morritt's health was declining, very likely due to his drinking, and he retired from the stage. He died on April 10, 1936 of tuberculosis, forgotten by most of those in the magic world. Many of his ideas, however, especially using mirrors in illusions, remain in use today. And some of his creations still defy explanation. Abridged from The Greats of Magic by Gerald Schiller. Submitted by Gale Molovinsky Vol. 12 Issue 3 Page 4

5 Arnieism of the Month arniebaby---- wants you to know that----- A zoo is a place for animals---- to study the habits of human beings---- Your suggestions and submissions are not only appreciated they are sought. Share a trick, an event or anything that s relevant to Ring 81. Want More Magic? Tuesday evening s magical get together is held at Applebees 1991 Main Street, Sarasota Next to Hollywood 20 Theater For more information contact: Dave Pitchford dlpitch49@gmail.com President, Arnie Kropf GreatArnoldo@deearn.com. Vice Presidents, Gary Roberts gary@robertsgary.com Past President, Gale Molovinsky gamolo@aol.com Officers Ring 81 Secretary, Scott Hertrick s.hertrick@gmail.com Treasurer, Mike Sedita mrsedita@comcast.net Newsletter Joe Floersheimer Joe.shoes@verizon.net Joe Floersheimer 5814 Fairwoods Circle Sarasota FL How many of us know the Magician s Oath? And practice it? The Magicians Oath You must never tell, not a soul. The Magicians Oath is a sacred rite of passage for all magicians, any students that are accepted into the courses will have to take The Magicians Oath and also sign a secrecy agreement. Magicians Oath As a magician I commit to the promise, to never reveal the secrets of magic to a non magician. I promise never to perform any illusion for any non magician without first practicing the effect until I can perform it well enough to maintain the illusion of magic. I shall respect the art of magic and fellow magicians. I swear to uphold the magicians oath. Once accepted, whether you remain a student or rise to the level of a celebrity magician, we will never reveal another magician's secrets. Every magician's secrets are their own, as it says in the oath, "I shall respect the art of magic and fellow magicians". Vol. 12 Issue 3 Page 5

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