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Effect: With great pleasure and pride, MAGICO presents Fetsching Magic: The Life and Legacy of Hen Fetsch by Robert Kirkwood Spence. Here is a long overdue testimonial to the untold influence of a gifted Twentieth Century magician’s magician, who might well be called “The Father of the Modern Magic Lecture.”
Hen Fetsch was an inventive genius. Mental Epic, Symbologic and Quadropelets were only the tip of his creative iceberg. Reading this book you will find over 100 brilliant items of magic and mentalism for close-up and stage. Everything found within these pages is a creation by Mr. Fetsch himself!
Filled with great information, wonderful illustrations, and photos.
Contents:
About the Author – vii
Acknowledgments – viii
Foreword – ix
Introduction – x
A Hero of Magic – 1
A Magical Triumvirate – 5
Significance of the Pyramid Magic Club – 7
Thurston’s “Wonder Show of the Universe” – 8
The Depression.. .but a Good Job – 11
“The Apple of His Eyes” – 12
A Brother and Two Sisters Remember – 17
Making a Name for Himself – 20
Rope Epic-“A Modem Miracle” – 22
“The Dexterous Dozen?” or “The Unholy Thirteen?” – 24
Recollections of Bob Brooks – 25
“Who’s Fooling Who?” – 25
Hen Fetsch and Gene Gordon – 26
“A Complete New Act!” – 29
Hen Crosses the Atlantic – 30
Goodliffe’s Review – 31
Hen Performs for “The Caliph” – 32
Mental Epic – “Another Modem Miracle” – 33
1956-Busiest and Best – 34
“Festival of Magic” – 36
“Fetschtival of Magic” – 37
Hen and “Punch and Judy – 40
The Fetsch/Gordon Legacy – 41
“Nightmare” – 42
A Magic Immortal – 46
Gene Gordon Letter – 48
Harris A. Soloman Letter – 50
The Hen Fetsch Magical Legacy – 51
An Introduction – 51
Hen Presents Fetsching Magic-“Sammy the Soldier” – 53
“Who’s Fooling Who” Lecture – 56
Opening Magic – 57
Cane Magic – 57
Bird Cage Magic – 58
Rope Magic – 58
Silk Magic – 59
20th Century Silk Magic – 59
Variety Magic – 59
Flower Gloves – 60
Nickel Silk Gimmick – 61
Silk Lightning – 62
Fantastic Flowers – 62
Opening or Finale – 63
Bunny Bowl – 64
Balloonicut – 65
Surprise Miracle – 67
Bunny Tie – 68
Funny Bunny Business – 69
More Funny Bunny Business – 71
Quite Natural-Tips and Gags – 72
Flower Magi-Mart – 73
Doll House Dillies – 74
Milk Pitcher Magic: – 75
My Best Flash Opening – 75
Liquid Flowers – 76
Flower Silk – 76
Rice Silk – 76
Bouncing Milk – 76
Bunny Making – 77
School Days Magic – 77
Airplane Gag – 77
Visible Twentieth Century – 78
Silk Epic – 79
Patriotic Silk Epic – 81
Ribbon Epic – 82
Silk Through Body – 84
Sircle Cilks – 84
The Cowboy Routine – 86
Squaround – 86
ShimmeRing – 89
Growand – 91
Striking Trick – 94
The Chinatown Quarter: – 95
Chinatown Monte – 95
Chinatown Letter – 95
Tips on Chinese Sticks – 97
Cig Cane – 99
Pencil Presto – 100
Pencil Clue – 100
Pencil Bendo – 100
Pencil Rise – 100
Ring Rise – 101
Pencil Phantom – 101
Rope Epic – 102
Patriotic Rope Epic – 104
Far-Fetsched – 106
Quad-Ropelets – 109
Rope Session – 114
Rope Stretch – 119
Five-Rope Repeat – 120
Mental Epic – 121
Drag-a-Net – 123
Symbologic – 127
A Minor Miracle – 129
Band-It Card – 131
Band-It Card Cache – 132
Band-It Card Escape – 132
Band-It Card Undercover – 133
The Click Locator – 134
Future Hue – 135
Past, Present and Future – 136
Chance of Eternity – 139
Four Chances in a Million – 143
Ribbon Card – 143
Hank Hex – 144
The Magic Spell – 146
Mental Version – 147
Group Mental Version – 148
Comedy Version – 148
Joker Version – 148
Breaking the Sound Barrier – 149
Three Spot Pass – 151
The Fanfare of Fun – 152
No. 1 – The Four of Roses – 153
No. 2 – A Comedy Four AceTrick – 154
No. 3 – For the Ladies – 154
No. 4 – The Calculating Card – 155
No. 5 – Bottom Betcha! – 155
No. 6 – Let’s Face It – 156
No. 7 – Eight Ball – 156
No. 8 – Mindreading – 157
No. 9 – Gag or Miracle-Which? – 157
No. 10 – The Bug-Eyed Bunny – 158
Your Favorite Force – 159
The Fetsch Flip Force – 160
Surpasso! – 162
Miniature Card Magic – 164
Simplicity Force – 164
Midget Cards – 164
Last Chance, Brother – 164
Simplicity False Cut – 165
Direct Approach – 166
My Favorite – 166
Stung Stab – 167
They Name – 167
Amazing Photography – 168
Magicardtoons – 170
Africardo – 170
Trickanometry – 172
Double Presentation – 173
The One O’ Fetsch – 174
Streamlining Your Sorcery – 176
Monkey Business – 176
Mystery Artist? – 177
The Christmas Tree – 177
Candy Cane – 179
Hen’s Best Production-Nancy Lee Fetsch – 180
Fetsch in Hugards – 181
Bunny Bowl – 181
Educated Silks – 183
Egg-Salt – 183
Fast Fifty – 184
Floating Magician – 184
Flower Production – 185
Four Away – 185
Hooked – 186
Knot Trip – 187
Magic Spell – 187
Novel Telepathy – 189
Parasol Tip – 191
Ralston’s Slat Card Frame – 192
Sleeve Sorcery – 192
Snip Snip – 193
Trick Coins – 193
Easy-Off Card (with Edgar Heyl) – 194
The Creations of Hen Fetsch – 196
Effect Notes and References – 204
- Publisher: Magico Magazine
- Pages: 206
- Location: New York, USA
- Dimensions: 9″x11″
- Date: 2007
- Binding: hardbound
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