In the first part of the “Happy Lecture”, you can watch the performance part of the lecture; the tricks will be explained in subsequent videos. We suggest you go and look at the French video, as it's a different recording, even if the tricks are broadly the same.  

Enter the wonderful world of this great magician. Tommy Wonder lectured at the Double Fond on March 24, 1997, which you can enjoy in eight parts. You will discover a fabulous artist, who will share with you extraordinary secrets.  

The magician shows four Jokers... which turn into a Royal Flush in Spades! To buy an ordinary deck of cards click here.  

It's an incredible Three Card Monte, as the 3 cards are each isolated in a holder, making sleight of hand impossible. And yet, the spectator always loses! To buy the trick click here.  

Dominique Duvivier demonstrates a new Eddy Taytelbaum wonder (no explanation). Three small ivory-coloured discs are isolated in a box with three other small gold-coloured discs; the colors are well separated… and yet, in a fraction of a second, the colors mysteriously alternate!  

The magic of sound! Four coins travel one by one through space to appear visually and... "audibly" in a glass!  

The spectator shuffles the deck and thinks of a card under absolute laboratory conditions. The magician puts one card in his pocket. The card is named, the magician takes the card out of his pocket: it's the one! An absolute miracle! To buy an ordinary deck of cards click here.  

The magician shows four cards: the Ace, 2, 3 and 4 of Diamonds. He places the Ace under this small packet and, in a very quick magical gesture, brings it back to the top. The effect is repeated... and in the end, the Ace transforms from Diamonds to Spades! And to top it all off, the cards are transformed into a four of a kind in of Aces! Guaranteed success! To buy the trick click here.  

The spectator thinks of a number between 1 and 10. The magician count ten cards, and asks the spectator to recall the card that corresponds to his number. The magician taps the deck... and shows that the card has disappeared! He then asks for a number between 1 and 52... and the chosen card ends up at that number! To buy an ordinary deck of cards click here.  

I want you to know that it's free choice, it's very clean and it's great. I'll say no more! To buy an ordinary deck of cards click here.  

Will you dare to enter the Dark Room? A great classic revisited by Dominique Duvivier: a Linking Rings close-up routine with safety pins, and a hell of a climax! To buy the trick click here.  

Ali Bongo was one of the world's greatest magicians. He created hundreds of tricks. As well as being a great artist, he was a consultant to Paul Daniels for his TV shows in Great Britain. Here, in 9 episodes, we bring you a selection of his performances on various occasions, in particular during the "Fruits d'Or de Montaneuf", of which he was one of the pillars.  

The “Linking Rings”, with a single ring and a rope, which link and unlink... repeatedly. A real symphony of rope and ring! To buy: - some rope click here. - Close-up Linking Rings click here. - 20 cm Linking Rings click here.  

Dai Vernon explained this technique to Howard Hamburg. Dai emphasized that the Optical Move was used as a subtlety, not a trick. For example, one could incorporate the Optical Move in conjunction with a Three Card Monte presentation or within an Oil and Water presentation. To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

Dominique Duvivier demonstrates a new Eddy Taytelbaum wonder (no explanation). In a small frame, we see a beaded pattern... which transforms to give the name of the card chosen beforehand. Another “Made in Taytelbaum” gem!  

From a shuffled deck, a spectator first selects one card, then a series of three cards. The first card, the Leader card, is turned over... and it's the Ace of Spades. The other three cards are turned over... but they're three Kings! Never mind, the magician transforms the Ace of Spades into a King of Spades, but when he turns over the three kings, they are now Aces... and the King of Spades becomes an Ace of Spades! As a climax, the four Aces transform into Kings, and the Aces end up face-up in the middle of the deck! A maelstrom of effects that will leave your audience completely stunned! To buy a regular deck of cards click here.