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Five Close-Up Problems

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Five Close-up Problems (or the $3 Manuscript) was a hastily prepared second manuscript by Dai Vernon and Fawcett W. Ross in 1933 that followed the Twenty Dollar Manuscript.

One person that wanted by the original $20 manuscript was Julian Proskauer, whom was very active in the conduct of the Sphinx and had a rule of making purchases only from those who advertised in the Sphinx. Since the first Vernon manuscript had previously announced that it would not be publicly advertised, they came up with a plan. They quickly prepared another manuscript entitled "Five Close-up Problems by Dai Vernon" and swapped the first manuscript for a full page ad in the Sphinx (which was worth twenty dollars) and sold this second manuscript for only three dollars.

This second manuscript enjoyed an excellent response and they did no farther advertising of any kind.

It contained a card trick that has since become a classic, Follow the Leader.

References

  • Background on the DeeVee Manuscript by Fawcett W. Ross, Ibidem Vol 1, page 106.