Genii Magazine April 2025

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GENII

THE CONJURORS' MAGAZINE

VOLUME 88
NUMBER 4
April 2025

The Genii Speaks by Jim Steinmeyer

Mailbox

The April Almanac
In Memorium: David Solomon
The Eye by Vanessa Armstrong

Theatre of the Brain by Carl Mercurio

FEATURES

Covent Garden, Where Magicians Perform, Social, and Share by Laurence "Abel" Gibbons

The Streets of Torino by Vanessa Armstrong Jim Steinmeyer

Thimblerig: Americas Gambler by Paul Heller Green's Touch of Magic by Jason England Playing Card History by Lee Asher

VOICES

The Unnecessary Defense of Illusions by Jason Bishop

The Genii Questionnaire

Yann Frisch and the Absolutely Absurdby Krystyn Lambert

IN PRACTICE

Magicana: Unknown Vernon by Richard Kaufman

Inventing Magic by Blake Vogt

Ambitious Card Variations by Adam Elbaum

1-3+2=0 by Roberto Mansilla

IN PERRFORMANCE

The Magic Castle by Shawn McMaster

The Loft by Vanessa Armstrong

MARKETPLACE

Not Forgotten by David Regal

Staff Picks: Tannen's

Trick Reviews

Book Reviews


WORKSHOP

When Words Bridge Worlds by Dr. Matt Pritchard

Questions From the Script Consultant by Pete McCabe

Protecting Your Intellectual Property by Sara Crasson

PERSPECTIVES

Sleightly Astonishing by Jim Hagy

Voices of the Past by Ben Winn

A Childhood Dream, All Grown Up by Jen Kramer

Coffee with... Gay Blackstone

• That Marlo group, April features, and some Genii formalities
• We've slowed down our readers; we've shaken up our reviewers
• This month, Houdini wasn't born, Dunninger over-enunciated
• Bill Malone remembers his friend at the lunch table
• Steve Cohen celebrates; Love Life comes back to life
• A review of Vinny DePonto's Mindplay in New York City
• The historical center of London hosts a daily assortment of inspired and determined street magicians.
• 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.
• The amazing story of Jonathan Green, the reformed gambler.
• What we choose to do; what people want to see
• Tom Stone and our unrelenting 20 Questions
• The French magician as Sisyphus
• Vernon Trumps Horowitz and a Most Elegant Card to Pocket
• Gaffed Blindfold, with Dan White
• Notes on a classically commercial effect
• A silk routine with mysterious math
• Rejoicing on a historic Founders' Day
• In Lake Tahoe, at the base of the ski lift
• Once and future magic: Invisible Coin
• New York City's famous magic shop
• Mortenn's Jumbo Card, Notion of Motion, Razor Card to Wallet, Super Picks, Missing Finger, Zooming Box
• Flamenco, Studies in Deception, Gibècere, Vol. 20, No. 1, A Visual History of Theatrical Levitation, Effervescent, Wizards in the Silent World
• Advertisers Index
• When illusion changes meaning
• Starting with some honest answers
• What to protect and how to protect it
• Ed Mishell, visits to a magic shop
• A chance to listen to great magicians
• That purple bike in her Las Vegas show
• Latte and a chat about magic on television