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[[Follow the Leader]] is a classic plot in card magic where some red cards and some black cards are placed face down in two piles. As the top cards are turned face up and switched, the pile of the face down cards are shown to have followed with them. | [[Follow the Leader]] is a classic plot in card magic where some red cards and some black cards are placed face down in two piles. As the top cards are turned face up and switched, the pile of the face down cards are shown to have followed with them. | ||
In 1929 [[Faucett Ross]] came upon a letter from amateur German magician Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein to [[Ottokar Fischer]] describing this effect and showed it to [[Dai Vernon]]. | In 1929 [[Faucett Ross]] came upon a letter from amateur German magician Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein to [[Ottokar Fischer]] describing this effect and showed it to [[Dai Vernon]]. See the story in [[Ibidem]] N° 6, July 1956. | ||
Dai published it in | Dai published it in [[Five Close-Up Problems]] (1933) and is also included in [[Early Vernon]] book (1962). | ||
== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
* Al Baker's The Migrating Cards in The Secret Ways of Al Baker | * [[Al Baker]]'s ''The Migrating Cards'' in The Secret Ways of Al Baker | ||
* Jose Carroll's Red and Black in 52 Lovers I | * [[Jose Carroll]]'s ''Red and Black'' in [[52 Lovers]] I | ||
* Gerald Deutsch & Peter Marshall's Follow the Leader Updated in Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 | * [[Gerald Deutsch]] & [[Peter Marshall]]'s ''Follow the Leader Updated'' in Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 | ||
*Alex Elmsley & Brother John Hamman's The Atomic Aces The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley - | *[[Alex Elmsley]] & Brother John Hamman's ''The Atomic Aces'' in The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley - Vol. 1 written by [[Stephen Minch]] (1991) | ||
*John Fedko's Exchango in Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 | *[[John Fedko]]'s ''Exchango'' in Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 | ||
*Karl Fulves' Fellow Followers and Mini Followers in Packet Switches (Part One) | *[[Karl Fulves]]' ''Fellow Followers'' and ''Mini Followers'' in [[Packet Switches]] (Part One) (1972) | ||
*Karl Fulves' Random Followers in Packet Switches (Part Two) | *Karl Fulves' ''Random Followers'' in Packet Switches (Part Two) (1973) | ||
*Larry Jennings' Larry's Leader in Larry Jennings on Card & Coin Handling *Milt Kort's Following Elias in Epoptica | *[[Larry Jennings]]' ''Larry's Leader'' in [[Larry Jennings on Card & Coin Handling]] (1977) | ||
*Ed Marlo's Follow the Leader in The Cardician | *[[Milt Kort]]'s ''Following Elias'' in [[Epoptica]] | ||
*Darwin Ortiz's The Color of Money in Scams & Fantasies with Cards | *[[Ed Marlo]]'s ''Follow the Leader'' in [[The Cardician]] (1953) | ||
*Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein & Dai Vernon's Day Trippers in Card College | *[[Darwin Ortiz]]'s ''The Color of Money'' in [[Scams & Fantasies with Cards]] (2002) | ||
*Juan Tamariz' Fabulous Change in Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 | *Dr. [[Reinhard Rohnstein]] & [[Dai Vernon]]'s ''Day Trippers'' in [[Card College]], Vol. 4 (2000) | ||
*Audley Walsh's Ten Card Color Change in Tarbell Course in Magic - | *[[Juan Tamariz]]' Fabulous Change in [[Apocalypse]] Vol. 16-20 | ||
*[[Audley Walsh]]'s ''Ten Card Color Change'' in [[Tarbell Course in Magic]] - Vol. 2 (1942) | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
*http://archive.denisbehr.de/archive/route/entries.php?url=10,46,19,295 | *http://archive.denisbehr.de/archive/route/entries.php?url=10,46,19,295 | ||
[[Category:Card Plots]] | [[Category:Card Plots]] | ||
Revision as of 13:49, 9 September 2008
Follow the Leader is a classic plot in card magic where some red cards and some black cards are placed face down in two piles. As the top cards are turned face up and switched, the pile of the face down cards are shown to have followed with them.
In 1929 Faucett Ross came upon a letter from amateur German magician Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein to Ottokar Fischer describing this effect and showed it to Dai Vernon. See the story in Ibidem N° 6, July 1956.
Dai published it in Five Close-Up Problems (1933) and is also included in Early Vernon book (1962).
Examples
- Al Baker's The Migrating Cards in The Secret Ways of Al Baker
- Jose Carroll's Red and Black in 52 Lovers I
- Gerald Deutsch & Peter Marshall's Follow the Leader Updated in Apocalypse Vol. 6-10
- Alex Elmsley & Brother John Hamman's The Atomic Aces in The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley - Vol. 1 written by Stephen Minch (1991)
- John Fedko's Exchango in Apocalypse Vol. 1-5
- Karl Fulves' Fellow Followers and Mini Followers in Packet Switches (Part One) (1972)
- Karl Fulves' Random Followers in Packet Switches (Part Two) (1973)
- Larry Jennings' Larry's Leader in Larry Jennings on Card & Coin Handling (1977)
- Milt Kort's Following Elias in Epoptica
- Ed Marlo's Follow the Leader in The Cardician (1953)
- Darwin Ortiz's The Color of Money in Scams & Fantasies with Cards (2002)
- Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein & Dai Vernon's Day Trippers in Card College, Vol. 4 (2000)
- Juan Tamariz' Fabulous Change in Apocalypse Vol. 16-20
- Audley Walsh's Ten Card Color Change in Tarbell Course in Magic - Vol. 2 (1942)