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[[Cards Across]] is a classic plot in card magic wherein an amount of cards disappears from one pile (of cards) and reappears in a second pile. Typically, this is performed with 2 volunteers, each of which holds a pile.
 
[[Cards Across]] is a classic plot in card magic wherein an amount of cards disappears from one pile (of cards) and reappears in a second pile. Typically, this is performed with 2 volunteers, each of which holds a pile.
  
In J.N. Ponsin's [[Nouvelle Magie Blanche Dévoilée]] there is a version called  "The Multiplication of Cards while in a Spectator's Hands".  
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In J.N. Ponsin's [[Nouvelle Magie Blanche Dévoilée]] (1853) there is a version called  "The Multiplication of Cards while in a Spectator's Hands".  
  
In Robert-Houdin [[The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic]]1868) there is an effect called "Mene, Tekel, Upharsin" that describes how to pass a number of cards from one spectator's pocket into that of another.
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In Robert-Houdin [[The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic]] (1868) there is an effect called "Mene, Tekel, Upharsin" that describes how to pass (and prove) a number of cards from one spectator's packet into that of another.
  
 
Performers known for this effect:[[Leipzig]], [[Paul Le Paul]], [[Al Baker]], [[Howie Schwarzman]] and [[Derek Dingle]].
 
Performers known for this effect:[[Leipzig]], [[Paul Le Paul]], [[Al Baker]], [[Howie Schwarzman]] and [[Derek Dingle]].

Revision as of 12:35, 12 November 2009

Cards Across is a classic plot in card magic wherein an amount of cards disappears from one pile (of cards) and reappears in a second pile. Typically, this is performed with 2 volunteers, each of which holds a pile.

In J.N. Ponsin's Nouvelle Magie Blanche Dévoilée (1853) there is a version called "The Multiplication of Cards while in a Spectator's Hands".

In Robert-Houdin The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic (1868) there is an effect called "Mene, Tekel, Upharsin" that describes how to pass (and prove) a number of cards from one spectator's packet into that of another.

Performers known for this effect:Leipzig, Paul Le Paul, Al Baker, Howie Schwarzman and Derek Dingle.

See also Thirty Card Trick