Genii Magazine April 2025

GENII THE CONJURORS' MAGAZINE VOLUME 88 NUMBER 4 April 2025 The Genii Speaks by Jim Steinmeyer That Marlo group, April features, and some Genii formalities Mailbox We've slowed down our readers; we've shaken up our reviewers The April Almanac This month, Houdini wasn't born, Dunninger over-enunciated In Memorium: David Solomon Bill Malone remembers his friend at the lunch table The Eye by Vanessa Armstrong Steve Cohen celebrates; Love Life comes back to life Theatre of the Brain by Carl Mercurio A review of Vinny DePonto's Mindplay in New York City FEATURES Covent Garden, Where Magicians Perform, Social, and Share by Laurence "Abel" Gibbons The historical center of London hosts a daily assortment of inspired and determined street magicians. The Streets of Torino by Vanessa Armstrong Jim Steinmeyer Walter Rolfo is planning surprises for this year's FISM in Turin, Italy. For the first time, the magic will be heading to the streets. Thimblerig: Americas Gambler by Paul Heller Green's Touch of Magic by Jason England Playing Card History by Lee Asher The amazing story of Jonathan Green, the reformed gambler. VOICES The Unnecessary Defense of Illusions by Jason Bishop What we choose to do; what people want to see The Genii Questionnaire Tom Stone and our unrelenting 20 Questions Yann Frisch and the Absolutely Absurdby Krystyn Lambert The French magician as Sisyphus IN PRACTICE Magicana: Unknown Vernon by Richard Kaufman Vernon Trumps Horowitz and a Most Elegant Card to Pocket Inventing Magic by Blake Vogt Gaffed Blindfold, with Dan White Ambitious Card Variations by Adam Elbaum Notes on a classically commercial effect 1-3+2=0 by Roberto Mansilla A silk routine with mysterious math IN PERRFORMANCE The Magic Castle by Shawn McMaster Rejoicing on a historic Founders' Day The Loft by Vanessa Armstrong In Lake Tahoe, at the base of the ski lift MARKETPLACE Not Forgotten by David Regal Once and future magic: Invisible Coin Staff Picks: Tannen's New York City's famous magic shop Trick Reviews Mortenn's Jumbo Card, Notion of Motion, Razor Card to Wallet, Super Picks, Missing Finger, Zooming Box Book Reviews Flamenco, Studies in Deception, Gibècere, Vol. 20, No. 1, A Visual History of Theatrical Levitation, Effervescent, Wizards in the Silent World Advertisers Index WORKSHOP When Words Bridge Worlds by Dr. Matt Pritchard When illusion changes meaning Questions From the Script Consultant by Pete McCabe Starting with some honest answers Protecting Your Intellectual Property by Sara Crasson What to protect and how to protect it PERSPECTIVES Sleightly Astonishing by Jim Hagy Ed Mishell, visits to a magic shop Voices of the Past by Ben Winn A chance to listen to great magicians A Childhood Dream, All Grown Up by Jen Kramer That purple bike in her Las Vegas show Coffee with... Gay Blackstone Latte and a chat about magic on television