The Disarming Card Deceptions of Bert Allerton - Bert Allerton

The Disarming Card Deceptions of Bert Allerton - Bert Allerton
DESCRIPTION

Before Bert Allerton burst onto the Chicago magic scene in the early 1940's, close-up magic was relegated mainly to magic bartenders in the "shot and a beer" joints that catered to working class guys in the "city of broad shoulders." Even when magic was done table-side in swankier night spots, it was usually performed by stage magicians, like Paul Rosini, merely as an income-boosting sideline. Bert Allerton changed all that and transformed close-up magic into a well-paying entertainment specialty in its own right. In this new compilation, we bring you just over two dozen disarming Allerton card deceptions, including pet effects, moves, deck switches, and even bits of comedy business that made him one of the world's top close-up magicians. We've also included a couple of informative articles written about him while he was at the height of his career, as well as a few examples of his promotional pieces. 

CONTENTS:

• INTRODUCTION
• BIOGRAPHY
• LECTURE NOTES
• WILL YOU PUT THAT IN WRITING?
• MERRY MISCHIEF (SECTION)
  • ON MY MIND
  • DIRECTOSCOPIC MIND READING
  • CARD READING
  • THE ESOPHAGUS CARD
  • MINDREADING
  • THREE ALLERTON GAGS
• CARD CHICANERY (SECTION)
  • THINK-A-CARD
  • ALLERTON’S INDICATOR
  • YOU REMEMBER THIS ONE
  • ALLERTON'S AMAZING ACES
  • NAME YOUR NUMBER
  • THE ALLERTON CHANGE
  • ALLERTON’S PASS
  • DOUBLE SPELLER
  • THE BIG-LITTLE TRICK (DECK SWITCH)
  • THE CRAFTY JOKER (DECK SWITCH)
  • THE TWO-CARD TRICK
  • TRANSCENDENT TRICK
  • MEMORIZING THE DECK
  • THE MAGIC CARD SQUARE
  • ON THE PHONE
  • COMMUNITY DO AS I DO
  • TORN AND RESTORED CARD (ORIGINAL)
  • THE MISSING DEUCE
  • THE ASPIRIN BOX
  • ALLERTON’S DECK STAB (OVERVIEW)
• CHAMPAGNE AND LEGERDEMAIN
• ALLERTON PROMOTIONAL BROCHURE/TABLE CARD
• BROKEN WAND

Bert Allerton at work entertaining with a deck of cards.