Metamorphosis of the King of Spades

Lubin summary: LBCJ4: A prestidigitator, one of the best, is about to perform a number of illusions and brings to his aid a pack of playing cards. He selects the King of Spades, endows him with life and seats him at the table with himself, and they proceed to play a game of cards. The King of Spades shows a disposition to be ugly and is immediately squelched. This is a remarkably good picture, interesting from start to finish. LBC05: A conjurer causes the king of spades to grow and play with him. A discussion rises about the game, the conjurer restores him to his former shape and puts him into the pack again. Then he throws the pack of cards upon the table and there rises out of it a castle of cards immediately constructed.