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A fascinating glimpse into Okito's (Theo Bamberg) life and creations. The Bamberg dynasty had magicians spanning seven generations. Okito was a prolific inventor, builder of tricks, and exceptional performer. Learn the details of many of his most cherished secrets.
From the introduction by Dorny:
As the inventor of more magical effects than anyone else in the past half-century, he is constantly planning and building new tricks and illusions. In the construction of his miracles, he is a perfectionist. His finished work is always a masterpiece. Nothing is left to chance. With Theo, it must work.
Preface To Revised Edition
An Open Letter From Victor Farelli
Introduction
Foreword
Part One: REMINISCENCES
I. The Elements Of Magic
II. The Progress Of Magic
III. Classical Conjurers
IV. Romantic Magicians
V. History Of The Floating Ball
Part Two: SELECTED TRICKS
I. Sleights And Techniques
Okito Sleeving Technique
Technique For The Barehanded Production Of A Silk
Notes On The Cups And Balls
Slydini Transcended
A Third Arm
"Vanishing" Cloths
A Hat Loading Device
A Deceptive Change Of A Card
Sleights With Cigars
Classical Technique For The Production Of Bowls
Bowls Of Cigarettes, Cigars, And Candy
The Rabbit From The Spectator's Coat
II. Small Magic
The Han Ping Chien Coin Trick
Three Malini Tricks
The Okito Coin Box
A Penetrative Coin
The Hindoo Talisman
The Knotted String
More On The Sixth Finger
The Silk Elixirs
III. Medium-Sized Magic
L'homme Masqué Rising Cards
Transposition Extraordinary
Okito's Card Mystery
The Bill And The Lemon
The New Envelope Mystery
The New Bewitched Blocks
The Sympathetic Colors
Okito's Handkerchief Tray
The Japanese Glass Shades
The Nested Tubes
An Egg And A Canary
The Enchanted Rice
The Mysterious Casket
The Triangular Mystery
The Tea Canister Mystery
Linkage
IV. Large Magic
A Note On The Mechanical Tricks
The Chimerical Foulards
Foulard And Candle
The Siamese Cylinders
Multum In Parvo
Birth Of The Lotus Flowers
Scare Mask And Dove
A Break-Away Casket
The Ubiquitous Duck
Where Do The Ducks Come From?
Bowl And Ducks
The Inexhaustible Bowl
Expanding Bowl
The Disappearing Bowl Of Water
The Production Of Eight Glasses Of Liquid
V. Magic With Living People
From Shadow To Life
Ming Toy
Hi-Strung
The Mandarin's Dream
ADDITIONAL OKITO ORIGINALS
Impossible Lit Cigarette Vanish
The Caliph's Dream
Okito's Ringer
The Impossible Escape
Thru The Needle's Eye
Oho!
Oho Extra!
1st edition 1952, revised 1973, 241 pages; PDF 185 pages.
word count: 70931 which is equivalent to 283 standard pages of text
From the introduction by Dorny:
As the inventor of more magical effects than anyone else in the past half-century, he is constantly planning and building new tricks and illusions. In the construction of his miracles, he is a perfectionist. His finished work is always a masterpiece. Nothing is left to chance. With Theo, it must work.
Preface To Revised Edition
An Open Letter From Victor Farelli
Introduction
Foreword
Part One: REMINISCENCES
I. The Elements Of Magic
II. The Progress Of Magic
III. Classical Conjurers
IV. Romantic Magicians
V. History Of The Floating Ball
Part Two: SELECTED TRICKS
I. Sleights And Techniques
Okito Sleeving Technique
Technique For The Barehanded Production Of A Silk
Notes On The Cups And Balls
Slydini Transcended
A Third Arm
"Vanishing" Cloths
A Hat Loading Device
A Deceptive Change Of A Card
Sleights With Cigars
Classical Technique For The Production Of Bowls
Bowls Of Cigarettes, Cigars, And Candy
The Rabbit From The Spectator's Coat
II. Small Magic
The Han Ping Chien Coin Trick
Three Malini Tricks
The Okito Coin Box
A Penetrative Coin
The Hindoo Talisman
The Knotted String
More On The Sixth Finger
The Silk Elixirs
III. Medium-Sized Magic
L'homme Masqué Rising Cards
Transposition Extraordinary
Okito's Card Mystery
The Bill And The Lemon
The New Envelope Mystery
The New Bewitched Blocks
The Sympathetic Colors
Okito's Handkerchief Tray
The Japanese Glass Shades
The Nested Tubes
An Egg And A Canary
The Enchanted Rice
The Mysterious Casket
The Triangular Mystery
The Tea Canister Mystery
Linkage
IV. Large Magic
A Note On The Mechanical Tricks
The Chimerical Foulards
Foulard And Candle
The Siamese Cylinders
Multum In Parvo
Birth Of The Lotus Flowers
Scare Mask And Dove
A Break-Away Casket
The Ubiquitous Duck
Where Do The Ducks Come From?
Bowl And Ducks
The Inexhaustible Bowl
Expanding Bowl
The Disappearing Bowl Of Water
The Production Of Eight Glasses Of Liquid
V. Magic With Living People
From Shadow To Life
Ming Toy
Hi-Strung
The Mandarin's Dream
ADDITIONAL OKITO ORIGINALS
Impossible Lit Cigarette Vanish
The Caliph's Dream
Okito's Ringer
The Impossible Escape
Thru The Needle's Eye
Oho!
Oho Extra!
1st edition 1952, revised 1973, 241 pages; PDF 185 pages.
word count: 70931 which is equivalent to 283 standard pages of text
