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* ''The Acrobatic Jacks'' in [[Encyclopedia of Card Tricks]] written by [[Jean Hugard]] (1937) | * ''The Acrobatic Jacks'' in [[Encyclopedia of Card Tricks]] written by [[Jean Hugard]] (1937) | ||
* ''The Cavorting Aces'' by Dr. [[Jacob Daley]] in [[Stars of Magic]], Series 7, N° 3 (1950) | * ''The Cavorting Aces'' by Dr. [[Jacob Daley]] in [[Stars of Magic]], Series 7, N° 3 (1950) | ||
* ''Acrobatic Jacks or Travelling Aces'', S.W. Erdnase & [[Bruce Cervon]], [[Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks]], Vol. 1 (2007) | * ''Acrobatic Jacks or Travelling Aces'', S.W. Erdnase & [[Bruce Cervon]], [[Bruce Cervon]]'s [[Castle Notebooks]], Vol. 1 (2007) | ||
[[Category:Card Plots]] | [[Category:Card Plots]] | ||
Revision as of 15:28, 24 November 2008
Acrobatic Jacks (also known as the Elevator Trick) is a classic card routine where the Jacks (or any four of a kind) travel through the deck.
Has been known to be done to the patter of four burglars (Jacks) in a house (the deck of cards).
Variations
- The Acrobatic Jacks in The Expert at the Card Table written by S.W. Erdnase (1902).
- The Acrobatic Jacks in Encyclopedia of Card Tricks written by Jean Hugard (1937)
- The Cavorting Aces by Dr. Jacob Daley in Stars of Magic, Series 7, N° 3 (1950)
- Acrobatic Jacks or Travelling Aces, S.W. Erdnase & Bruce Cervon, Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks, Vol. 1 (2007)