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* "The Multiplication of Cards while in a Spectator's Hands" by  J.N. Ponsin in  [[Nouvelle Magie Blanche Dévoilée]] (1853)
 
* "The Multiplication of Cards while in a Spectator's Hands" by  J.N. Ponsin in  [[Nouvelle Magie Blanche Dévoilée]] (1853)
 
* "Mene, Tekel, Upharsin" by Robert-Houdin in [[Les Secrets de la prestidigitation et de la magie]] ([[Secrets of Conjuring and Magic]]) (1868), translated by Professor Hoffmann in 1878
 
* "Mene, Tekel, Upharsin" by Robert-Houdin in [[Les Secrets de la prestidigitation et de la magie]] ([[Secrets of Conjuring and Magic]]) (1868), translated by Professor Hoffmann in 1878
* "To pass several cards from one person's pocket to that of another"  attributed to Mdlle Patrice in [[The Modern Conjurer]] by Lang Neil  (1903)
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* "To pass several cards from one person's pocket to that of another"  attributed to Mdlle Patrice in [[The Modern Conjurer]] by [[C. Lang Neil]] (1903)
* Thirty Card Trick in  [[Cyclopedia of Magic]] by Henry Hay (1949)
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* Thirty Card Trick in  [[Cyclopedia of Magic]] by [[Henry Hay]] (1949)
* Thirty Card Trick in [[Amateur Magician's Handbook]]  by [[Henry Hay]] (1950)
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* Thirty Card Trick in [[Amateur Magician's Handbook]]  by Henry Hay (1950)
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
* "Some Aspects of the 'Flying Cards'" by Peter Warlock, Supplement to the [[Magic Circular]], June, 1953
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* "Some Aspects of the 'Flying Cards'" by [[Peter Warlock]], Supplement to the [[Magic Circular]], June, 1953
  
  
 
[[Category:Card Plots]]
 
[[Category:Card Plots]]

Latest revision as of 14:37, 2 January 2011

Cards Across (or Thirty Card Trick, The Flying Cards, The Ten-and-Ten Card Trick, Passe Passe Cards) 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.

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

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