If you are into parlor magic or stage illusion acts, then you should get this classic book, “The Magic Annual For 1937: Magic And Illusion” by Jean Hugard.
It is also known as, “Hugard’s Annual Of Magic 1937”.
This 141 page book was published way back in 1937, and it is packed with some of the best and the most popular effects.
It was published by Max Holden, whose other books include: “Programmes of Famous Magicians” (Public domain), Card Tricks That Anyone Can Do (Public Domain), Modern Hand Shadows (Public Domain) and “Manual Of Juggling” (Public Domain).
This is the first volume, and the second volume is: Hugard’s Annual of Magic for 1938-1939.
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“The Magic Annual For 1937: Magic And Illusion”, you can find plenty of classic and innovative magic and illusion effects written in full details.
According to Max Holden who wrote in the introduction, he highlighted that some of the items are new, some are old tricks given a novel twist.
Then there are other effects, although known in a general way, are now published in detail for the first time, for instance the “Hugard Fire Eating Act” and “Hugard’s Bullet Catching Feat”.
You will find a big collection of tricks and illusions in this book which include: Swallowing A Cigar, Thimble And Trumpet, Impromptu Newspaper Tearing, Hugard’s Bullet Catching, Hindu Fire Eating, Walking Through A String of Beads, Production of Real Cannon Balls, XXth Century Spirit Seance, Cutting A Woman In Half, The Fairy Fountain, and many more fascinating effects.
Illustrator Nelson C. Hahne
All the tricks in the book are clearly explained together with illustrations by Nelson C. Hahne.
Nelson Hahne was one of the well-known illustrators of magic books and catalogs.
Hahne also illustrated “The Linking Ring” magazines and covers for the mentalism catalogues of Robert A. Nelson.
Among the many popular magic books illustrated by Nelson Hahne are: “Jean Hugard’s Modern Magic Manual”, “J. B. Bobo’s Modern Coin Magic”, “Thru The Dye Tube” by Harold R. Rice & W. T. Van Zandt and “Practical Mental Effects” by Ted Annemann.
The Magic Annual For 1937: Magic And Illusion By Jean Hugard
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Jean Hugard Hurt Bullet Catch Trick
Talking about Hugard’s Bullet Catching act, do you know Jean Hugard had a mishap with the bullet catch act once?
Australian magician Jean Hugard was the first to present it with modern day guns at the time.
According to Milbourne Christopher in his article “The Jean Hugard Story” in The Linking Ring magazine (November 1959 issue).
Hugard was wounded on the opening night of his second tour of New Zealand at the Wellington Theatre.
After the firing shots, Jean Hugard noticed red spots on his shirt and felt stinging pain on his chest.
Hugard quickly rushed to his dressing room, ripped open his shirt and using a penknife, pried out several pieces of shot embedded in his flesh.
One of the four riflemen had not only loaded his gun with a bullet, but had also secretly dropped a handful of metal pellets down its barrel.
This episode is also found in Milbourne Christopher’s book “Magic: A Picture History”
Magic: A Picture History By Milbourne Christopher
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