MARLO The Final Cut is the broadest and most ambitious compilation of Ed Marlo's work ever published. Spanning more than thirty different published sources released from 1941-1974, it covers hundreds of tricks, moves, routines, subtleties, musings, and thought problems. Not only does this volume compile thirteen distinct books, but it also reprints his contributions from a myriad of other publications – magazines to books to newsletters.
In this book, you'll discover material of all kinds-from close-up to stage, from semi-automatic to knuckle-busting, from complex routines to simple tricks. Learn modernist masterpieces like Devilish Miracle, practical worker's material like Cardician Makes Good, ornate dances like New Elevator, and elemental concepts like the KM Move.
Compiled and edited by N. C. Colwell with more than 300 endnotes and notations providing historical, literary, and clarifying context and foreword and remembrance by two of Ed Marlo's most prominent students – Jon Racherbaumer and Allan Ackerman.
CONTENTS
Introduction by N. C. Colwell
Remembering Eddie by Allan Ackerman
Foreword by Jon Racherbaumer
PART ONE: BOOKSChapter 1 – Card Fan Productions (1941)
Introduction
The Instruction
Producing Multiple Fans of Cards
Sample Routine
A Bad Technique
Types of Cards-One
Types of Hands
Types of Cards-Two
The Hat Steal by Mort Abrams
Painted Card by Hank Nowoc
The Card Clip
A Net for Catching the Cards
Two Types of Fans
Gloved Productions
Hand Care
Chapter 2 – Deck Deception (1942)
Foreword
Double Vanish and Recovery
Casanova Card Trick by Martin Gardner and Ed Marlo
Marlo's Double Vanish and Recovery
Torn Deck Mystery
A Good Number
Number Transpo
Marlo's Running Cut
Marlo's Lessinout System of Cull and Stock Shuffles
Lessinout Cull
Lessinout Stack
The Spy
Divining Hanky
Marlo's Card to Card Case
The Magical Gambler
And in Conclusion…
Chapter 3 – Future Reverse (1945)
First Method
Second Method
Center Reverse/Future Reverse
Method Three
Method Four
Method Five
Method Six
The Bonus Effect
Chapter 4 – Havana Deal (1948)
First Method
Second Method
Third Method
Chapter 5 – A Devilish Miracle by Ed Marlo and Carmen D'Amico (1948)
First Method
Second Method
Chapter 6 – Ed Marlo's Lecture Notes (1951)
Sudden Aces
Cutting the Aces Routine
Ace Opener
Cardician Makes Good
Follow the Leader
Mr. Black Comes Back
Chapter 7 – The Future Classic by Ed Marlo and Carmen D'Amico (1953)
A Future Classic
Card Addition by Fred Braue
Turnover Change
Hit Method
Left Hand Palm/Dealing Position Palm/Future Classic Palm
Summary
Streamlined Classic
Comedy Classic
Final Observations
Alternate Set-Up
Alternate Count One
Alternate Count Two
Glide Double Handling
Chapter 8 – The Magic Seven (1954)Magical Seven
Phase One
Phase Two
The Glide
Phase Three
Phase Four
Phase Five
Summary
Opening Phase
Alternate Methods
The Climax Phase
Alternate Methods
Chapter 9 – Classical Foursome by Ed Marlo and Carmen D'Amico (1956)Foreword
A Classical Quickie
First Method
Second Method
Third Method
Fourth Method
Fifth Method
Sixth Method
Seventh Method
The Open Reverse
Eighth Method
Ninth Method
Tenth Method
The D'Amico Spread
Doubly Ambitious
Chameleon Queens
Marlo-Curry Change
Double Transpositions
The Repeat
Straight Presentation
Combination
Marlo Pivot Spread
Basic Principle
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Note on Sixth Method
Triple Pivot Spread
Chapter 10 – Marlo Meets His Match (1959)Foreword
Matcho
Matcho Methods I-VI
Matcho Notes
Variation of the Method II
Possible Stage Presentation
Matcho II-Single Deck Version
Marlo-Curry Change Variation
Double Thought-Single Deck
Stooge Version
The Exchange Version
The Key Card Version-First Version
The Key Card Version-Second Version
Memory Version
Red and Blue-Spectator Coincidence
Double Coincidence
More Matchos
Matcho Methods VII-IX
Double Thought and Two Billets
Gaffed Matcho
First Method
Second Method
Marked Matcho
Unmarked Matcho
Memory Matcho
The Fake Change
Chapter 11 – The K. M. Move by Ed Marlo with Tony Kardyro (1962)
Introduction
The K. M. Move-Forward Fingering Action
Two Closing Actions
Reverse Fingering Action
Reversal Effect
Card Face-Up, Deck Face-Down
Righting a Reversed Card
Multiple Cards, Forward Fingering Action
Foreshadowing Later Ideas
Multiple Cards, Reverse Fingering Action
Multiple Out/Multiple Turnover Cleanup
Off the Face Changes
Ambitious Routine
Further Applications of the Reverse Fingering Action with K. M. Move
All Alike Count
The Transposition
Use of the K. M. Move in Devilish Miracle
K.M. Move Follow Up Aces
Another Exchange Procedure
The Four Ace and Four King Transposition
K.M. Move with the Peek
K.M. Move as a Passer
First Idea
Second Idea
Packet Handling
Second Handling of K. M. Move
Multiple Card Steal
The K. M. Move Force
Ace Producer
The K. M. Move Brush Change
Appearing and Disappearing Selections
Technical Variations of the K. M. Move
First Variation
Second Variation
The Fan Method
Conclusions and Recollections
Chapter 12 – Tilt! (1962)
Foreword
More Bluff Shifts
For One Card (Added Ideas)
Bluff Shift to the Top or at Any Number from the Top
Bluff Shift to the Bottom or Any Number from the Bottom
Bluff Shift and Palm Off
Flexible Bluff Shift
D'Amico's Idea by Carmen D'Amico
Front End Tilt
Mental Elimination
Mental Elimination
Effects with Figure Three
First Effect-Rising Thought
Second Effect-Quick Acembly
Third Effect-4 and 4 Transposition
Fourth Effect-Trapped
Fifth Effect-The Pincers
Tilt Subtlety by Charles Aste, Jr.
Sixth Effect-Gathering of the Clan
Seventh Effect-Surprise
Ambitious Card Sequence
Add to Effects with Figure Three
Eighth Effect-Another Classical Quickie
Ninth Effect-Aces to Pocket
Tenth Effect-The Prediction (Open or Closed)
Eleventh Effect-Do as I Do
More Effects with Figure Three
Twelfth Effect-The Tilted Transposition
Thirteenth Effect-The Criss Cross Transposition
Fourteenth Effect-The Tilt Stab
Fifteenth Effect-The Tilt Sandwich
Alternative Handlings for The Tilt Sandwich
New Effects
Sixteenth Effect-Tilt Doubly Ambitious
Seventeenth Effect-Tilted Aces
Eighteenth Effect-Tilt Addition
Nineteenth Effect-Numbered Tilt
Twentieth Effect-Tilted Dunbury
Twenty-First Effect-Tilted Classical Quickie
Twenty-Second Effect-Visible Tilt
Roger Klause Fake Center Deal by Roger Klause
Neal Elias Tilt Contribution by Neal Elias
Chapter 13 – Marlo's Objectives (1973)
First Objective
Second Objective
Third Objective-Re-positioning Spread
Fourth Objective-Four Card Location
Fifth Objective-In- and Out-Jogging Cull
Sixth Objective
Seventh Objective
Loose Ends
Alternated Red & Black Shuffles
For Faro Shuffler Only
PART TWO: EXCERPTS
Chapter 14 – STEELE & LEECH
52 Amazing Card Tricks by W. F. (Rufus) Steele (1949)
Double Thought
For Card Men Only by Al Leech (1949)
Aces Up by Ed Marlo and Al Leech
Manipulating with Leech by Al Leech (1952)
Ace-King a la Marlo
Chapter 15 – IRELAND'S YEARBOOK
The Ireland Yearbook for 1950 (1950)
Card Telepathy de Luxe by James Auer with Ed Marlo
Ireland's Yearbook for 1954 (1954)
The Royal Assembly by Del Ray and Ed Marlo
Ireland's Yearbook for 1955 (1955)
Bluff Ace Assembly
Ireland's Yearbook 1959 (1959)
Tabled Bottom Placement
Four Suggested Uses
Ireland's Yearbook for 1961 (1962)
The Master Position
The Master Position
Control to the Bottom–Five Methods
Transferring the Cards
The Pivot Palm
Palm Pivot Transfer
Pivot Palm Replacements–Three Methods
Reversing the Cards–Three Methods
The Spread Pass
To Place the Card During the Spread Pass
Multiple Spread Pass
Nine Notes
Ireland's Yearbook for 1962 (1962)
Technicolor Prediction
Impromptu Technicolor Prediction–Four Methods
Alternative Presentation for Technicolor Prediction–Six Versions
Chapter 16 – THE NEW PHOENIX
The New Phoenix #329 – The Ed Marlo Issue (August 20, 1955)
Interview with Ed Marlo by Jay Marshall with Ed Marlo
Card Miracles from 1949
Throw In Location
Card Stab-Two Methods
Automatic Placement
Six Applications
The New Phoenix #334 (December 12, 1955)
Challenge to You from Edward Marlo by Jay Marshall
The New Phoenix #338 -Ed Marlo Tells All! (1956)
Real Gone Aces
Additional Notes on Real Gone Aces
Swindle Aces Ideas
Note on the Handling of Initial Count Off of Nine Cards
For Use in Real Gone Aces (Ace Layout)
The Separating Aces–Three Methods
Notes on the Mislide
The New Elevator–Four Methods
Vanishing Aces Theory
Aces & Deuces
The New Phoenix #339 (1956)
Case Card Again
The New Phoenix #346 (July 20, 1957)
Six Card Repeat Climax
The New Phoenix #374 (November 1962)
Marlo's False Cut on Table
Marlo's Lengthwise Spread
The New Phoenix #375 (December 1962)
The Open Travelers
Add a Subtlety (for Open Travelers)
Chapter 17 – IRELAND'S CARD ANNUAL
1956 Card Annual (1956)
The Switchless Switch
First Effect
Second Effect
Third Effect
Additional Technique for the Switchless Switch
1957 Card Annual (1958)
Marlo's Hofzinser
For the Purists
Additional Climax to Marlo's Hofzinser
The Buckle Break
Marlo Bottom Count
Chapter 18 – IRELAND'S TRICK TALK
Ireland's Trick Talk Vol. 1 No. 1 (May-June 1957)
Marlo's Card Quiz: Spur of the Moment
Ireland's Trick Talk Vol. 1 No. 2 (July-August 1957)
Marlo's Card Quiz: Out of Your Hands
Chapter 19 – KID STUFF
Kid Stuff 5 (1974)Entertaining Kids with Cards
Afterword by N. C. Colwell
Appendix
Index
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