Playing with magic

A guide to the successful entermainment of children

George Armstrong (1953)

Hardcover

107 pages | Great Britain | eng

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LC Classification 4GV 908

Genre

Conjuring

Subject

Magic tricks

Plot

Tyler, Wilfred: Playing with Magic
©1953 George Armstrong, A Magic Wand Publication, London
Hardcover, w/dj, 6x9", 107 pages

Comments: Illustrated with line drawings by Jack Lamonte; Photographs by Bob McKenzie. How to Entertain Children.

Contents (from book ToC):

5 Dedication
7 Foreword (Wm. G. Stickland)
9 Introduction

11 Chapter 1 The Opening
14 The Land of Let's Pretend
15 Where Shall We Go?
18 The Clothes Line
20 Standard Effects for Openers

22 Chapter 2 Plots
23 Plots for Standard Effects
26 The Anti-Gravity Glasses
27 Topsy Turvey Land
30 Clogs

33 Chapter 3 Presenting Standard Effects to Children
35 The Thumb Tie for Children
40 Hussar - Rainbow Plumes
43 St. George and the Dragon - Card Sword

45 Chapter 4 Comedy Fun and Laughs
46 Laughter From Situation
47 Penaccident, or The Wrecked and Restored Fountain Pen
50 A Visit to the Photographer

54 Chapter 5 By Play
55 The Use of By Play
56 By Play with Standard Jokes
57 The Candle and The Snake
57 By Play with Slates
58 How to Use the Comedy Pistol
60 The Watering Can and Snakes
61 How to Use the Flash Wand
62 The Notes Whistle
64 "Wonder Box” Bv-play
64 By-play with Sundry Objects

66 Chapter 6 The Finale
67 Finish With a Production
67 Types of Production
72 Hat Loads
76 Logic In Using a Production Feature
77 Tyler's Hat Production Routine
79 Preparing the Load: Silks, Coils, Flags, Latex Goods, Spring Goods, Feather Flowers, Live Stock, Miscellaneous Articles
96 The Mad Gardener
102 Davy Jones' Locker

107 Farewell

Personal

Owner	Bryan-Keith Taylor
Location	Magic Library (Home)
Index	5568
Added Date	Jul 01, 2017 03:06:49
Modified Date	Mar 31, 2026 16:16:02

Value

Book Condition	Very Good

Notes

Wilfred Tyler
(Reading, England: 11th October 1909 - 22nd June 1980)

Self-taught as a boy. Insurance businessman. Semi-pro kid-show magician. Co-founded (with George Sylvestre) the Cotswold Magic Society in 1943. Edited Meteor 1949 (4 issues). British Ring President 1959-60.
Wrote Open Sesame (1947, 154pp, with Eric C. Lewis; repr 1968) and Playing with Magic (1953, 107pp). Column in Hughes' News. Audio: How to Entertain Children.

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Wilfred Tyler

Born: October 11 1909
Died: June 22 1980 (age 70)

Wilfred Tyler (b.1909-d.1980) was a insurance businessman and semi-professional kid-show magician.[1]

Biography
He co-founded the Cotswold Magic Society in 1943 and was President of the British Ring in 1959.[2]

Books
Open Sesame with Eric C. Lewis (1947)
Playing with Magic (1953)
References
↑ Magic Circular July/August 1980
↑ Abracadabra, No.1795, June,1980, page 31