Genii Magazine April 2025

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VOLUME 88
NUMBER 4
April 2025

The Genii Speaks by Jim Steinmeyer

• 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 Playing Card History by Lee Asher

• 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 PERRFORMANCE

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, 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

• Advertisers Index

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 Blackstone

• Latte and a chat about magic on television