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The Magic of Tony Binarelli

1991
Written by Gary Ouellet
Work of Tony Binarelli
200 pages (Hardcover), published by Camirand Academy of Magic
Illustrated with drawings by Gary Ouellet
Language: English
53 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Gary Ouellet Introduction - Invitation to the Magic
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Gary Ouellet About Toni Binarelli
  • Television
  • Film Appearance
  • Theatrical Appearances
  • Books
  • Specialized Publications
  • Other Activities
  • Awards
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Chapter 1 - Magical Stagecraft
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Tony Binarelli Magical Stagecraft
  • The Audience
    • The Three Basic Stages
    • Selection of the Spectators
    • Time on Stage
    • Returning to their Seats
    • The Venue
    • Psychological aspects of handling audiences
    • The Open Air Shows
    • The Disco Audience
    • The Theatre, Convention, and Hotel Hall
    • Male and Female Audiences
    • Mixed Audience
    • Children
  • Applause
    • Spontaneous Applause
    • Solicited Applause
    • Canned Applause
    • Pity Applause
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Chapter 2 - New Card Techniques
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Tony Binarelli The Binarelli Top Palm deck is beveled / spread forward
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Tony Binarelli Binarelli's Super Move end grip, snapping card face-up
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Tony Binarelli Binarelli's New Marked Deck using Bee cards
  • Creating the deck
  • Using the deck
 		41
Tony Binarelli Star Cards - An Approach to Forcing postcards with numbers from one to nine, prediction of movie
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Chapter 3 - Italian Showstoppers
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Gary Ouellet Italian Showstoppers
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Tony Binarelli The Truly Ultimate Open Prediction odd-backed prediction card
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Tony Binarelli Resurrection signed bill with torn corner is burnt and restored from ashes, bill appears on hand inside a plastic bag tied with rope
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Tony Binarelli The Phantom Visitor card selected from deck, hand tied inside plastic bag and corner of same card appears inside, it matches card from second deck
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Tony Binarelli T.E.S.T. "Television - Expert - Sympathetic - Thoughts", using number cards and five books
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Chapter 4 - Binarelli on Wallets
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Tony Binarelli Magic Wallets - An Essay by Tony Binarelli on Wallets
  • Exchange Wallets
  • Lost and Found Wallets
  • Wallets for Stealing Objects
  • Intelligence Wallets
  • Fire Wallets
  • Diplomental Pouch
  • Magnetic Wallet
  • The Horowitz Switch Wallet
  • Index Wallet
  • The Bendix Bombshell
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Chapter 5 - Wallet Magic
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Tony Binarelli The Super Wallet on Binarelli's PlayMagic SuperWallet
  • Makeup
  • Personalization of the Wallet
  • Use of the Wallet
  • Loading Technique
  • Unloading Technique
  • Repetition
    • Leitmotifs
    • A Challenge to Spectators
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Tony Binarelli The Triple Giant Card to Wallet three spectators get a third of the deck each and select a card from a jumbo deck, cards one by one vanish and appear inside performer's wallet, SuperWallet
Related to 82
Tony Binarelli Double Open Prediction predictions in envelope, two cards, with SuperWallet
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Tony Binarelli, Robert Cassidy, Rich Bloch The Birthday Card using the SuperWallet
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Tony Binarelli The Prophetic Serial Number several bills borrowed from audience, one placed in envelope and number divined, with SuperWallet
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Tony Binarelli The Art of Predicting Numbers add-a-number pad with SuperWallet, total of added numbers predicted in envelope
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Tony Binarelli Okay, The Price Is Right! off-beat prediction, prices are added but total does not match prediction, sales tax has to be added too, using SuperWallet
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Tony Binarelli The Card Found in the Street card found predicted in wallet, SuperWallet
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Chapter 6 - VIP Magic
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Tony Binarelli Cinema for the 90's deck with movie posters, prediction of selected one, using SuperWallet, wit variation
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Tony Binarelli The Salesman two cards are selected from business-card holder, numbers on backs, match prediction in envelope
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Tony Binarelli The Thief guessing thief and brand of tiny whiskey bottle removed from box, using cards, electronic method
  • Effect No. 1 (Stage Version)
  • Effect No. 2 (Close-Up Version)
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Gianfranco Turchi Incredible Enigma wooden blocks in box are arranged by spectator and order divined by performer
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Tony Binarelli, Gianfranco Turchi Television Box 2000 five special dice are placed in any order inside a box, order divined by performer, electronic method, stage and close-up version
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Chapter 7 - Interview with a Thumbtip
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Tony Binarelli Whispers and Cries - Binarelli Interviews a Thumbtip
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Tony Binarelli The Ghost Matches matches penetrate cigarette box and table and fall inside hand of spectator
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Chapter 8 - The Legend of Channing Pollock
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Tony Binarelli The Legend of Channing Pollock essay on meeting Channing Pollock at Manfred Thumm's Magic Hands Convention in 1988
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Chapter 9 - Slydini: Secrets of a Lost Master
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Tony Binarelli, Gary Ouellet Slydini: Secrets of a Lost Master anecdote of Sydini and Binarelli
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Tony Slydini Slydini's False Cut
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Tony Slydini Slydini's False Shuffle
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Chapter 10 - The Selection of Effects
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Tony Binarelli, Gary Ouellet The Selection of Effects
  • The Family Breakfast
  • Experience is the Sum of Our Mistakes
    • Personal means
    • Technical means
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Chapter 11 - SuperStapled
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Tony Binarelli SuperStapled signed card ends up between two stapled business cards
Inspired by 159
Tony Binarelli Chapter 12 - The Cincinnati Kid Poker Game
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Tony Binarelli The Cincinnati Kid Poker Game four phases
Related toAlso published here 169
Chapter 13 - Klassy Killers
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Gary Ouellet Two Klassy Killers
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Tony Binarelli Binarelli Challenge Cards to Wallet three spectators get a third of the deck each and select a card from a deck, cards one by one vanish and appear inside performer's wallet, SuperWallet
Related to 179
Tony Binarelli Beyond Impossible with SuperWallet, prediction on business card
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Chapter 14 - The Binarelli Glamour
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Tony Binarelli, Gary Ouellet The Binarelli Glamour on Binarelli's female partners
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Data entered by Lorenz Schär, May 2025.