Genii the Conjuror’s Magazine
Volume 88
Issue 4
April 2025
THE GENII SPEAKS
That Marlo group, April features, and some Genii formalities
MAILBOX
We’ve slowed down our readers; we’ve shaken up our reviewers*
*THE APRIL ALMANAC
- This month, Houdini wasn’t born, Dunninger over-enunciated
- In Memorium: David Solomon – Bill Malone remembers his friend at the lunch table
THE EYE BY VANESSA ARMSTRONG
- Steve Cohen celebrates; Love Life comes back to life
- Theatre of the Brain by Carl Mercurio
- A review of Vinny DePonto’s Mindplay in New York City
FEATURES
Covent Garden, Where Magicians Perform, Social, and Share by Laurence “Abel” Gibbons
The historical center of London hosts a daily assortment of inspired and determined street magicians.
The Streets of Torino by Vanessa Armstrong Jim Steinmeyer
Walter Rolfo is planning surprises for this year’s FISM in Turin, Italy. For the first time, the magic will be heading to the streets.
Thimblerig: Americas Gambler by Paul Heller Green’s Touch of Magic by Jason England
The amazing story of Jonathan Green, the reformed gambler.
VOICES
The Unnecessary Defense of Illusions by Jason Bishop
What we choose to do; what people want to see
The Genii Questionnaire
Tom Stone and our unrelenting 20 Questions
Yann Frisch and the Absolutely Absurdby Krystyn Lambert
The French magician as Sisyphus
IN PRACTICE
Magicana: Unknown Vernon by Richard Kaufman
Vernon Trumps Horowitz and a Most Elegant Card to Pocket
Inventing Magic by Blake Vogt
Gaffed Blindfold, with Dan White
Ambitious Card Variations by Adam Elbaum
Notes on a classically commercial effect
1-3+2=0 by Roberto Mansilla
A silk routine with mysterious math
IN PERFORMANCE
The Magic Castle by Shawn McMaster
Rejoicing on a historic Founders’ Day
The Loft by Vanessa Armstrong
In Lake Tahoe, at the base of the ski lift
MARKETPLACE
Not Forgotten by David Regal
Once and future magic: Invisible Coin
Staff Picks: Tannen’s
New York City’s famous magic shop
Trick Reviews
- Mortenn’s Jumbo Card Trick
- Notion of Motion
- Razor Card to Wallet
- Super Picks
- Missing Finger
- Zooming Box
Book Reviews
- Flamenco, Studies in Deception
- Gibècere, Vol. 20, No. 1
- A Visual History of Theatrical Levitation
- Effervescent
- Wizards in the Silent World
WORKSHOP
When Words Bridge Worlds by Dr. Matt Pritchard
When illusion changes meaning
Questions From the Script Consultant by Pete McCabe
Starting with some honest answers
Protecting Your Intellectual Property by Sara Crasson
What to protect and how to protect it
PERSPECTIVES
Sleightly Astonishing by Jim Hagy
Ed Mishell, visits to a magic shop
Voices of the Past by Ben Winn
A chance to listen to great magicians
A Childhood Dream, All Grown Up by Jen Kramer
That purple bike in her Las Vegas show
Coffee with… Gay Blackston Latte and a chat about magic on television
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