Luis de Matos is huge in Portugal and in this issue Mike Caveney tells you why; Ragtime, the Broadway-bound musical, features Houdini as one of its characters; the years of magic at the London Palladium are rememberd; dealers of yore get another look from John Moehring; you can learn how to make Martin Gardner's magic changing pictures. Other items taught include card work by Frank Zak, Doug Conn, Paul Diamond, and Ed Marlo.
