The Magical World (second series) by Max Sterling

Max Sterling discontinued his weekly magic journal in May 1911. After two years he restarted it for another period less than a year long. This second series from June 14th, 1913 until February 4th, 1914, is included in this PDF, 582 pages. It is not easy to publish a weekly conjuring periodical.

Number 1 (June 4th, 1913)

• Protection
• Between Ourselves
• American Notes
• What Others are Doing - Houdini
• Practial Magic - Cut and Restored Hat
• Pithy Patter - Torn Strip of Paper
• In Open Council
• Whereabouts this Week
• Cards - A Pre-arranged Pack
• For Beginners - Handkerchief Dyeing Extraordinary
• The de Kolta Cube
• Wizards at Dinner
• Magical Societies

Number 2 (June 11th, 1913)

• More on Protection
• Between Ourselves
• American Notes
• What Others are Doing - Picitt & Lizette
• Practical Magic - Rapid Raising of Roses
• Ventriloquial Dialogue / J. Meadows
• Comedy Umbrella-Stick
• Impromptu With Matches
• In Open Council
• Cards - A Subtle Card Change
• Whereabouts this Week
• Reviews
• Magical Societies

Number 3 (June 18th, 1913)

• Magic in a Hurry
• Between Ourselves
• About Ourselves
• What others are Doing - The Pekin Mysteries
• Practical Magic - The Watch among the Gold Fish
• In Open Council
• Claims for Priority
• Impromptu - The Paper Balls
• Whereabouts this Week
• Pithy Patter - Flag and Ribbons
• Magical Societies

Number 4 (June 25th, 1913)

• A Victory for Originality
• Between Ourselves
• What Others are Doing - Henri Bekker
• Practical Magic - "Ceeanbee" Matchbox
• Impromptu - The Paper Balls
• Honest Swindles - A New Style for Patter
• Whereabouts this Week
• Those Exclusive (!) Secrets
• In Open Council
• A Simple Thimble Holder
• Magical Societies

Number 5 (July 2nd, 1913)

• A Talk on Showmanship
• Between Ourselves
• What Others are Doing - Bernard
• Practical Magic - The World in a Nutshell
• Impromptu - The Evanescent Coin, by Chung Ling Soo
• Cards - The "Brush" Change
• Professional Movements this Week
• In Open Council - The Silver Hat
• Reviews, Magical Societies

Number 6 (July 9th, 1913)

• Between Ourselves
• Honesty in Magic
• What Others are Doing - Takase
• Practical Magic - A Clever Balancing Feat
• Incubation Extraordinary
• The Vanishing Canary
• Professional Movements This Week
• In Open Council - A Claim to Priority
• For Beginners - Another Coin and Glass Trick
• Cards - A Comedy Card Frame
• The Wrestling Cheese
• Reviews
• Magical Societies
• The Tomato Trick

Number 7 (July 16th, 1913)

• Topical Magic
• Between Ourselves
• What Others are Doing - Paul Vandy
• Practical Magic - The Broken Mirror
• Devant le Roi
• Professional Movements this Week
• In Open Council - The Wizard's Choice
• Houdini and American Press
• A Quadruple Vanishing Knot
• Impromptu - The Vanishing Matches
• Magical Societies

Number 8 (July 23rd, 1913)

• Vesting
• Between Ourselves
• What Others are Doing - Prince Masculin & Co.
• Practical Magic - Levitation of a Glass of Wine
• The Figure 8
• Professional Movements
• De Biere in Australia
• Improved Wine and Water Trick
• Magic on Decline
• In Open Council - Topical Magic
• For Beginners - Egg and Handkerchief Trick
• Society Notes

Number 9 (July 30th, 1913)

• The Decline in American Magic
• Between Ourselves
• What Others are Doing - Cecil Lyle
• Practical Magic - Finger Through Hat
• In Open Council
• Professional Movements
• Is it?
• Second Sight
• Bewitched Walking Stick
• Cards - The Slip Colour Change
• Magic Society - Ladies' Night
• Answers to Correspondents

Number 10 (August 6th, 1913)

• A Timely Plea
• Between Ourselves
• Another 'Exclusive Secret'
• What Others are Doing - Siems
• Practical Magic - Producing Pack of Cards
• In Open Council
• Professional Movements
• "Dr. Wilmar" and Robert Ganthony
• For Beginners - A Fruitful Experiment
• Reviews
• Original Billiard Ball Vanish
• Answers to Correspondents

Number 11 (August 13th, 1913)

• Buying a Trick
• Between Ourselves
• What Others are Doing - Mr. Hymack
• Practical Magic - The Crystal Dyer
• Stanes Prem v. Horace Goldin
• In Open Council
• Professional Movements
• Society Notes
• A New Four Ace Trick
• For Beginners - Shaping a Programme
• A Spirit Vest
• Answers to Correspondents
• A Simple Smoke-room Wheeze

Number 12 (August 20th, 1913)

• The "Novelty" Craze
• Between Ourselves
• What Others are Doing - Como
• Practical Magic - The Crazy Coffee Trick
• Professional Movements
• New and Exclusive Coils
• In Open Council - The Decline of Magic; Hard and Dry Hands
• Mail Order Magic
• Answers to Correspondents

Number 13 (August 27th, 1913)

• Write your own Patter
• Between Ourselves
• What Others are Doing - Professor Earle
• Practical Magic - A Novel "Twentieth Century" Handkerchief Trick
• More Topical Magic
• Impromptu Pocket Trick
• Professional Movements
• In Open Council
• A tip for holding Loads for Hats
• Cards
• Answers to Correspondents

Number 14 (September 3rd, 1913)

• Possible Programmes
• Between Ourselves
• What Others are Doing - C. H. Charlton
• Practical Magic - How Time Flies
• For Beginners - Another "Smashed" Watch
• Smoke-room Wheezes - Faked Cigarettes
• Professional Movements
• In Open Council - More Topical Magic; Magical Literature
• The Meteor Throw-out
• Reviews

Number 15 (September 10th, 1913)

• Some Possible Programmes
• Purely Personal
• Between Ourselves
• What Others are Doing - Max
• Practical Magic - Wholesale Flight
• De Vega's 12 Throw-outs
• Professional Movements
• In Open Council
• For Beginners - The Bewitched Candle
• Answers to Correspondents
• Society Notes

Number 16 (September 17th, 1913)

• More Possible Programmes
• Our Own Column
• Between Ourselves
• What Others are Doing - Oscar King
• Practical Magic - The "Sphinx" Flower Vase
• De Vega's Coils
• Professional Movements
• In Open Council - Topical Magic, Vanishing Knots, Bubbles, Golden Coils, Throwout Coils, To Drill Glass
• Useful Changing Tube
• Society Notes
• Reviews

Number 17 (September 24th, 1913)

• The Call of the Stage
• Purely Personal
• Between Ourselves
• What Others are Doing - The Great Darnell
• Practical Magic - A "Vanishing Card" Stand
• Professional Movements
• De Vega's Coils
• Smoke-Room Wheezes - More Faked Cigarettes
• In Open Council
• Pithy Patter - The Egg Bag

Number 18 (October 1st, 1913)

• Preparing a Programme
• Purely Personal
• Between Ourselves
• What Others are Doing - Leon Bosco and Co.
• Illusions - A Barrel Vanish in Mid-Air
• De Vega's Coils
• Professional Movements
• In Open Council - Re Ventriloquism Made Easy, etc.
• A Handkerchief Appearance
• Smoke Room Gags and Wheezes - Match-less Jokes, etc.

Number 19 (October 8th, 1913)

• Magic - An Accomplishment for Ladies
• Purely Personal
• Between Ourselves
• What Others are Doing - Amasis
• Practical Magic - "The Welcome Guest" - a complete comedy Magical Act
• In Open Council - Vanishing a Fan; Lighted Candle from Pocket; Magician's Pockets, The Needle Swallowing Feat
• De Vega's Coils
• Balsamo's House in Paris
• Pithy Patter - Torn Paper Strip

Number 20 (October 15th, 1913)

• Spiritualism Exposed
• Purely Personal
• Between Ourselves
• What Others are Doing - Mdlle. Margo
• Practical Magic - Simplex Changing Tray
• "The Welcome Guest" - Working Details
• De Vega's Coils
• Professional Movements
• In Open Council - Vanishing Contents of Glasses; Changing Eggs; Air hole in Glass; Manipulating Handkerchiefs
• Claims for Priority
• Credit where Credit is Due
• Pithy Patter - Wine and Water

Number 21 (October 22nd, 1913)

• Silk Handkerchiefs
• Purely Personal
• Between Ourselves
• What Others are Doing - Van Camp
• Practical Magic - Card and Handkerchief Passe Passe; The Yogi's Star
• Professional Movements
• Credit Where Credit Is Due
• The Magical Societies
• Pithy Patter - Aerial Treasury
• De Vega's Coils - The Lucky Treasure

Number 22 (October 29th, 1913)

• Magic to Music
• Between Ourselves
• What Others are Doing - Seekhett
• Egg to Ribbon
• The Colour-Changing Handkerchiefs
• Practical Magic - The Delvos Forcing Pack
• Professional Movements
• Magical Society Notes
• Pithy Patter
• De Vega's 12 Throw-outs
• In Open Council - The Detaches and REstored Coat Button; Sostume and Maek-up; Bare-handed Bouquet Production
• Incubator Cigarette - A Warning!

Number 23 (November 5th, 1913)

• A Plea for the Fee
• Purely Personal
• Between Ourselves
• What Others are Doing - Herbert Brooks
• Practical Magic - Materialisation of Painted Flowers
• A Variation for Water, Billiard Ball and Wine
• Professional Movements
• In Open Council - Match Extinguishing Tricks; Escutcheon Pins, Vanishing Cards
• Pithy Patter - Monoplanic Candle
• De Vega's Coils - The Snowball
• Answers to Correspondents

Number 24 (November 12th, 1913)

• Conjuring to Children
• Purely Personal
• Between Ourselves
• What Others are Doing - A. E. Bodie
• Practical Magic - A New "Four Aces and Kings"; Three Tubes Flower Production; The Clairvoyant Lump of Sugar
• Professional Movements
• In Open Council - Musical Glasses; Rice Bowls; Water Billiard Ball & Wine; etc.
• De Vega's Coils - The Rocket
• Magical Societies
• Answers to Correspondents
• An Interesting Puzzle

Number 25 (November 19th, 1913)

• A Standard of Honour
• Purely Personal
• Between Ourselves
• Programme
• Practical Magic - A Goldfish Vanish in Globe of Fire
• Military Magic - Making the Flag
• Professional Movements
• In Open Council - Credit where Credit is Due; Claims to Priority
• On Rolling Coils
• Society Notes
• Answers to Correspondents

Number 26 (November 26th, 1913)

• Frauds
• Purely Personal
• Between Ourselves
• Programme
• Practical Magic - A Challenge Paper-Tearing Feat
• Cards - The Divining Knife
• Professional Movements
• In Open Council
• Society Notes
• Magical Circle Banquet

Number 27 (December 3rd, 1913)

• Originality / J. N. Maskelyne
• Purely Personal
• Programme / F. Culpitt
• A Complete Fit-up / Owen Clark
• Professional Movements
• In Open Council
• Lessons in Practical Magic / Frank Holmes
• Reviews
• Answers to Correspondents

Number 28 (December 10th, 1913)

• Conjurer's Printing / Max Sterling
• Purely Personal
• Programme / Tom Jersey
• Lightning Humorous Cartooning / Lionel Klimsch
• Professional Movements
• In Open Council
• How to Become a Magician / Frank Holmes
• A Striking Match Effect

Number 29 (December 17th, 1913)

• Preserving Secrets / Vernon Foster
• Purely Personal
• Between Ourselves
• Programme - Mahatma
• Practical Magci / Mons. Picitt, Edward H. Taylor, Franz E. Eaton Fearn
• Professional Movements
• In Open Council
• How to become a Magician / Frank Holmes
• Magical Reviews
• Society Notes

Number 30 (December 24th, 1913)

• Christmas Greetings
• Preserving Secrets / Ernest E. Noakes, Couqelli
• Programme / Gard & Gard
• Practical Magic / Owen Clark
• Hints on Entertaining / Sidney Stein
• Professional Movements
• In Open Council
• How to Become a Magician / Frank Holmes
• Society News

Number 31 (December 31st, 1913)

• Exploiting Royal Favours / Max Sterling
• Purely Personal
• Between Ourselves
• Programme / Maskelyne & Devant
• Practical Magic - A Vanishing Candle
• Magicians' Costumes
• Professional Movements
• In Open Council
• How to Become a Magician / Frank Holmes
• Society News
• Magical Reviews

Number 32 (January 7th, 1914)

• The Reason Why / Max Sterling
• Purely Personal
• Between Ourselves
• Programme / Owen Clark
• Practical Magic - A Chinese Surprise Salver
• Magicians' Costumes
• Professional Movements
• How to Become a Magician / Frank Holmes
• In Open Council
• Magical Reviews

Number 33 (January 14th, 1914)

• Change your Act / Max Sterling
• Purely Personal
• Between Ourselves
• Programme / Travese
• Practical Magic / Cecil Lyle
• Real Magical History / G. W. Hunter
• Professional Movements
• In Open Council
• How to Become a Magician / Frank Holmes
• Reviews

Number 34 (January 21st, 1914)

• Invention: An Outraged Term / Max Sterling
• Purely Personal
• Between Ourselves
• Programme / Austen Temple
• Practical Magic / Karl Kay
• In Open Council
• Professional Movements
• How to Become a Magician / Frank Holmes
• Reviews
• Real Magical History / G. W. Hunter

Number 35 (January 28th, 1914)

• Not Quite the Same / Spitari
• Purely Personal
• Between Ourselves
• Programme / Prince Kuroki
• Practical Magic / Max Sterling
• The Striking Coin / Frank Holmes
• Professional Movements
• In Open Council
• Real Magical History / G. W. Hunter
• How to Become a Magician / Frank Holmes
• Society News

Number 36 (February 4th, 1914)

• How I Turned the Tables on a Sharper / Will Le Hay
• Between Ourselves
• Practical Magic / Ernest Salt
• Professional Movements
• Useful Automatic Servante / Wilton Warton
• In Open Council
• Real Magical History / G. W. Hunter
• How to Become a Magician / Frank Holmes
• Reviews
• Answers to Correspondents

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