The Disarming Card Deceptions of Bert Allerton (PDF eBook Download)

The Disarming Card Deceptions - Bert Allerton

Before Bert Allerton burst onto the Chicago magic scene in the early 1940's, close-up magic was relegated mainly to magic bartenders in the "shot and a beer" joints that catered to working class guys in the "city of broad shoulders." Even when magic was done table-side in swankier night spots, it was usually performed by stage magicians, like Paul Rosini, merely as an income-boosting sideline. Bert Allerton changed all that and transformed close-up magic into a well-paying entertainment specialty in its own right. In this new compilation, we bring you just over two dozen disarming Allerton card deceptions, including pet effects, moves, deck switches, and even bits of comedy business that made him one of the world's top close-up magicians. We've also included a couple of informative articles written about him while he was at the height of his career, as well as a few examples of his promotional pieces.

CONTENTS:

    INTRODUCTION
    BIOGRAPHY
    LECTURE NOTES
    WILL YOU PUT THAT IN WRITING?
    MERRY MISCHIEF (SECTION)
        ON MY MIND
        DIRECTOSCOPIC MIND READING
        CARD READING
        THE ESOPHAGUS CARD
        MINDREADING
        THREE ALLERTON GAGS
    CARD CHICANERY (SECTION)
        THINK-A-CARD
        ALLERTON’S INDICATOR
        YOU REMEMBER THIS ONE
        ALLERTON'S AMAZING ACES
        NAME YOUR NUMBER
        THE ALLERTON CHANGE
        ALLERTON’S PASS
        DOUBLE SPELLER
        THE BIG-LITTLE TRICK (DECK SWITCH)
        THE CRAFTY JOKER (DECK SWITCH)
        THE TWO-CARD TRICK
        TRANSCENDENT TRICK
        MEMORIZING THE DECK
        THE MAGIC CARD SQUARE
        ON THE PHONE
        COMMUNITY DO AS I DO
        TORN AND RESTORED CARD (ORIGINAL)
        THE MISSING DEUCE
        THE ASPIRIN BOX
        ALLERTON’S DECK STAB (OVERVIEW)
    CHAMPAGNE AND LEGERDEMAIN
    ALLERTON PROMOTIONAL BROCHURE/TABLE CARD
    BROKEN WAND

Bert Allerton performing a card trick at table.
Bert Allerton at work entertaining with a deck of cards.