Albo 10 – History And Mystery Of Magic by Robert J. Albo

The Tenth of the Dr. Albo Books limited to 500 copies.

Details: This is departure from the typical Albo book in that nearly 200 of the 444 total pages are dedicated to history rather than apparatus. The history chapter includes the following sections:

Annals of the Priests, Magi, Jugglers, and Sorcerers – 2000 BC to 500 BC
The Ancient Art of Magic 500 BC-500 AD
World History – 476 A.D-1500 A.D.
The Father of Modern Day Magic – 1400-1700
Believe in Magic – 1600-1900
Now and Then – 1900-1950
Back into the Future – 1950-2050
Chapter 2, New-Old Magic, has an assortment of apparatus including “miracle Frame”, “Pigeon Transposition”, “Himber Pail”, and more. Chapter 3 is dedicated to French Magic Set by Jacques Voignier. Chapter 4 is an article on “The Writing of Wizards, 18 Milestones in the Literature of Magic” by Byron Walker. Chapter 5 is all about the “Micro Magic of Eddy Taytelbaum” by Gene Gonzalez. Finally, the last chapter covers Unusual and Stock Magic Posters” by Dom DiMento. There are 42 full color pages dedicated to magic posters and 57 color pages dedicated apparatus and magic sets.

Introduction XIII
Foreword XV

CHAPTER ONE: WIZARDS, WONDERS AND THE WORLD OF MAGIC

Section 1: Annals of the Priests. Magi, Jugglers and Sorcerers (Page 3-23)

History: 2000 BC to 500 BC
Epigraph: Priest in front of temple
Timmy in magic store with Professor Martinka
Street magicians-2 tricks:
Cups and Balls
Mango Tree
Priest outside of temple
Dove trick
Water to Wine
Dedi in Cheops the Pharoah’s Court
Emperor of China Court
Linking Rings, Paper Tear
Timmy learns first trick-Cups and Balls
Nomenclature in Magic
Section 2: The Ancient Art of Magic (Page 24-40)

History: 500BC to 500AD; includes Roman
Empire and Bible
Timmy performs Cups and Balls
Dark Ages
Water Spouters
Trained animals
Banks and Marocco, the learned horse
Magic literature and books
Magic tricks:
Wondrous Barrel
Decapitation trick
Professor teaches Timmy Hiccius Doctius (Bonus Genius)
Automata in Magic (see color section-John Gaughan and David Baldwin)
Section 3: (Page 41-56)

Magic from Christ to the Dark Ages
History: 476 AD to 1500
Dark Ages, Witchcraft and burning of witches at stakes
Epigraph: The woman is a witch
Timmy performs Hiccius Doctius
Isaac Fawkes and his show and Christopher Pinchbeck
Egg Bag Trick
Cagliostro the charlatan
Pinetti show with second-sight
Read Memoirs of Robert-Houdin
Cards
Ventriloquism
Section 4: The Father of Modern-Day Magic (Page 57-86)

History: 1400-1700
Epigraph: Timmy is unsuccessful with performance of Egg Bag
Memoirs of Robert-Houdin
Professor gives review of Robert-Houdin
Memoirs
Torrini (deGrisy) show
Robert-Houdin show
Hofzinser show
History of late 18th and early 19th century
Herrmann Family
History of Harry Kellar
Shadowgraphy
The Art of Magic
Section 5: Believe in Magic (Page 87-109)

History: 1600-1900
Epigraph: Robert-Houdin “actor playing part of a magician”
Timmy does his version of egg bag
Okito show
Soy Ling Kee (Okito’s wife Lily)
List of magicians:
Jonathan Harrington
Isaiah Harris Hughes
Michael Joseph Hartz
John W. Wyman, Jr.
Charles Andress
Spiritualism
Egyptian Hall-St. Georges Hall
John Nevil Maskelyne
Buatier DeKolta show
Maskelyne soup plate spinning
David Devant
Buatier DeKolta expanding die
Kratky-Baschik Theater
The Linking Rings Trick explained
Magic Posters (Dorn DiMento, Mario Carrandi and Norm Nielsen)
Second-Sight
Puppets and Marionettes
Quick Change
Section 6: Now and Then (Page 110-152)

History: 1900-1950
Epigraph: Death of Alexander Herrmann
Timmy presents the Linking Rings
Maskelyne Family
John Nevil Maskelyne
Bamberg Family History
David Bamberg Show
LeGrand David Show
Section on magic shops:
England, France, Germany, Austria, /Xmerica
Professor Hoffmann
Magic Clubs
List of Magicians:
Chevalier Thorn
David Devant
Valadon
Colonel Stodare
The Great Lafayette
Charles Bertram
The Great Raymond
T. Nelson Downs
P.T. Selbit
Charles Morritt
Howard Thurston
Horace Goldin
Charles Joseph Carter
Kellar Show
Triple Alliance
LeRoy Show
Miser’s dream and coin ladder
Talma Show
Duck Vanish
Pepper’s Ghost
The Sphinx
Albini the Great
Carl Rosini
Chefalo
Nate Leipzig
Max Malini
Richard Cardini
Clement deLion
Chung Ling Soo
Professor shows Timmy the coin in the nest of boxes
Chapeaugraphy
Black art
Hypnotism
Section 7: Back into the Future (Page 153-191)

History: 1950-2050
Epigraph: Houdini upside-down 50 feet above the street in a strait-jacket
Timmy performs Coin in nest of boxes
Harry Houdini
Harry Blackstone
Blackstone Show
Dante
Dai Vernon
Doug Henning
David Copperfield
Lance Burton
Lance Burton Show
Ricky Jay and his show’
Pendragons
Penn and Teller
Jeff McBride
Builders and Innovators
Erik Weisz (Houdini)
Milbourne Christopher
John Mullholland
Channing PoDock
Silvan
Princess Tenko
Albini the Great
The Great Levante
Professor Samri Baldwin
John Calvert
Joseph Dunninger
Chefalo
Nicola
Blackstone Jr.
Dante
Magiciennes
Mystere show
Timmy wakes up in his room
References (Page 192-196)
CHAPTER TWO (Page 197-244) NEW-OLD MAGIC

Loop The Loop (Table Model)
The Marvelous Silk Transposition
Brema’s Rice Bowls
Production of a Bowl of Flowers
Penetration of Matter
Morison Egg and Ball Transposition Vase
Cake in the Hat
Pigeon Transposition From Cage to Cage
Candle Tube
Color Changing Parasol
Orange and Bottle Transposition
Himber Pail
Signed Card in the Wallet
Oriental Cups and Balls
Conradi’s Magic Cubes
Maldo’s Likorcheif
Penetrix Card
Body Servante
Fakir Sword Trick
Pigeon Catch
Domino Box (Glove Box)
Miracle Frame
Further Information on the Duck Vanish
McCullough’s Mighty Miracle Pitcher (Foo Can, Lota Bowl)
Mignon
Himber’s Barrell Trick (Kuma Tubes)
CHAPTER THREE (Page 245-270)

French Magic sets by Jacques Voignier
CHAPTER FOUR (Page 271-276)

The Writings of the Wizards. 18 Milestones in the Literature of Magic (English language.) by Byron Walker
CHAPTER FIVE (Page 277-322)

The Micro Magic of Eddy Taytelbaum by Gene Gonzalez
CHAPTER SIX (Page 323-329)

Unusual and Stock Magic Posters by Dom DiMento
COLOR SECTION (Page 330-442)

A Fortunate Encounter Norm Nielsen
FINAL WORD (Page 443-444)