William Larsen Sr. Collection

William Larsen, Sr., T. Page Wright, et al
Product ID: e839

PDF Bundle Price: $63.00
Just $12.50

DESCRIPTION

Originally an attorney by trade, few men did more to promote magic in the 20th Century than William W. Larsen, Sr. - a brilliant magician, mentalist, and author, co-author, and editor of numerous magic books, manuscripts, as well as a long-time magic magazine contributor and editor (and founder of Genii), and even owner of the iconic Thayer's Magic Studio for a period of time. He was, of course, also the inspiration behind both The Magic Castle and The Academy of Magical Arts & Sciences started by his sons, Bill, Jr., and Milt. And so, it is with great pleasure that we bring you this exceptional 12-ebook collection - A $63 VALUE - for just $12.50 (little more than a dollar per information and inspiration-packed title)!

Here's what's included...

MENTAL MYSTERIES WITH CARDS - A $6.00 Value
Over 20 terrific mental mysteries with cards by 11 contributors. Card effects by Jack McMillen, Gerald Kosky, Tenkai, Judson Brown, Judge Fricke, Vernon Cook, Larsen and Wright, and others. First published in the early 1940s by Chicago magic publisher, NELMAR. Newly re-compiled and re-typeset. 42 big pages.

INTERVISION - A $4.00 Value
Imagine being able to reveal the time set on a borrowed watch placed face down on your outstretched hand! The clean handling is explained in this rare Larsen and Wright manuscript from the late 1920s. This secret alone is worth many times the price of this 7-page publication. Also explained is how to ascertain the numbers on dice that you cannot see and the color of a single crayon placed in a box while your back is turned. All effects are designed to demonstrate your apparent ability to see through solids, or intervision.

THE GYP ARTIST - A $5.00 Value
First published in the late 1940s, "The Gyp Artist" is William Larsen's entertaining lecture that magicians can give on various con games or swindles and their methods. It is a topic that audiences always find of interest and so it's an easy "sell" for local club, civic group, and other bookings. Larsen provides a solid framework you can use to build your own presentation - from introductory lecture and patter suggestions to tricks and handling. All are standard tricks or props, or instructions are provided on how to make up easily. Use as a complete lecture or simply add one or two of these "gyps" to your current act. Quality new Trickshop.com edition, 16 pages, re-typeset.

EVIDENCE OF DECEPTION - A $5.00 Value
William Larsen soon discovered that this lecture - originally developed for law and political groups in 1940 - held much broader appeal for audiences of all kinds. The lecture uses a series of magic effects to illustrate how people often "look" but do not really "observe." In this expanded Trickshop.com release we provide complete instructions for two of the effects used in the talk - Tom Boyer's "Repeat Bill Trick" and Eddie Clever's "Three-Quarter Card" gimmick. Use as a complete lecture or simply add one or two of these items to your current act. 17 pages, re-typeset.

THE L. W. MINDREADING MYSTERIES - A $6.00 Value
William W. Larsen and T. Page Wright teamed up on this Floyd Thayer manuscript which offers five mind boggling, two-person mindreading effects that require no expensive apparatus and can be mastered in minutes - not weeks, months or years! All of the effects covered can be performed at close quarters and will thoroughly baffle any audience. Material includes Musical Mind Reading, several card reading effects, and The Devil's Phone - a brilliant, highly deceptive Q&A handling with a thoroughly entertaining presentational framework. Re-typeset, 12 pages.

LIFE SPAN READING - A $6.00 Value
An outstanding, top tier Life Span Reading originally published by Floyd Thayer. This is a reading which, with a little caution, may be given to any man or woman. It is based upon events which occur in the vast majority of human lives, yet, adroitly stated, the reading becomes personalized and the person receiving the reading will be willing to believe that the seer has correctly told the past and present, and probably has correctly foreseen the future. The reading may be given straight, or a crystal ball may be used. Without much effort it could be given while seemingly reading the subject's palm, laying out the cards, toying with numbers or gazing at tea leaves in a cup. 6 pages, re-typeset.

RADIO AND NITE-CLUB MINDREADING - A $6.00 Value
In this now rare Thayer manuscript, top mentalists, William Larsen, Sr. and Ormond McGill, share the secrets of reading minds over the airwaves, as well as for sophisticated audiences in nite clubs and other settings, like private parties, resorts, conferences, cruise ships, and more. Learn how to prepare material for both the broadcast studio, and listening or viewing audience; including proven thought projection methods that let people at home successfully participate in your ESP experiments. You'll also discover how to answer questions correctly for broadcast work and learn why you need a different approach than you use for your regular shows and readings. Larsen and McGill also explain the proper way to gather information and perform a stand-up Q&A presentation for upscale, intelligent audiences that are out for a good time - from the opening and all-important pacing, tempo and use of music, to transitioning from one answer to the next. Finally, you'll learn the many subtle ins and outs of doing successful table readings; as well as the use of suggestion and psychology in mindreading and why it's so powerful. While there is some dated information on radio programming and booking in general, the wealth of professional insight, much of which, you won't find anywhere else makes this a must-have resource for the aspiring mentalist and seasoned pro alike. Completely re-typeset, 67 pages.

THE L. W. CARD MYSTERIES - A $5.00 Value
Another outstanding manuscript from the William W. Larsen (Sr.) and T. Page Wright "Mysteries" series for the Thayer Magic Studio. You'll discover an array of brilliant, top tier card effects using both prepared and unprepared cards that will astound and entertain your audiences. In their introduction, after explaining the difficulty of claiming originality for any new feat in card magic, the authors go on to describe the card effects offered in their work as follows, "Most of them are admittedly adaptations of standard principles, but we have included only such items as seemed to us to possess sufficient originality, in effect or in handling, to make them of interest to even the well informed magician. Many of the feats contained herein will be found to require no manipulative ability whatever; all of them are within easy reach of the performer of ordinary dexterity. The wise expert, however, will not disdain them because they are subtle rather than difficult, for he will recognize that, in common with all magic, if they are to be effective they require the highest type of magical skill - skill in presentation. Whether each effect that follows will appear to a spectator as just another card trick or as an apparent miracle of magic will depend entirely upon the individual performer."

MORE L. W. CARD MYSTERIES - A $5.00 Value
In this new compilation, we are pleased to bring you ten more brilliant, top tier card effects that will astound and entertain your audiences. Several of the original, individual manuscripts were marketed through Thayer. Material includes Larsen's “I Won’t Play Cards with Him” manuscript, featuring five effects - A Count Down Detection, The Cut in Detection, Think of a Card, Shuffle It Yourself, and A Few Hands of Cards. Plus, William Larsen and T. Page Wright card effects ... Two in a Pocket, The L. W. Stop Mystery, From a Shuffled Pack, The L. W. Super Detection, The Four Swimmers, and The L. W. Poker Deal. Almost all rely on subtle methods, including clever stacks or arrangements. Re-typeset, 19 pages.

THE L. W. POCKET AND PARLOR MYSTERIES - A $5.00 Value
More hard to find Larsen and Wright material. This manuscript from 1928 offers 10 original effects in the field of "small magic" for close quarters work. All feature well-crafted presentations and strong effects achieved by misdirection and simple methods.

FRAUDULENT SPIRIT PHENOMENA AND THE MEDIUM SPEAKS - A $5.00 Value
Two rare manuscripts in one! Material includes three excellent close-quarters billet reading techniques, a range of startling one-man dark room and other spirit manifestation tricks used by the Rev. Dr. Richard Straussberg (Wm. W. Larsen). Plus, Larsen's clever two-person Mindreading Act and simplified coding system that can be learned in about 15 minutes. This system classifies questions for rapid answers by the medium on stage and offers an added feature that lets the medium expand on hits to provide remarkably detailed answers to certain questions. 18 pages, re-typeset.

PAGE WRIGHT'S NOTEBOOK - A $5.00 Value (Currently only available with this bundle)
A wealth of information, ideas and insights, clever subtleties, advanced moves and techniques, tricks, and even routines from one of magic's most creative thinkers, T. Page Wright. Over 100 items in all! William Larsen published this manuscript in 1933 from his best friend's personal notes and other memoranda left behind after his tragic death in an auto accident. Although it deals primarily with cards, there is also magic with coins, silks, thimbles, pellets, and more. A must-have reference work. 38 pages, completely re-typeset.