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Monday - February 22, 1999 |
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Louise Mandrell who is performing at John Ascuaga's Nugget
in Sparks, NV through Mar. 3 has just added magic to her show. She spent $200,000 for 12
minutes of magic which features a Ford truck disappearing, and changing four white doves
into her white bulldog Buckley. Some of you may also remember that she emceed one of the
shows at last years Winter Carnival of Magic. To read the story by Mel Shields which
appeared in the Feb. 21 Sacramento Bee click: HERE. (2/22)
John Carney, Gazzo, Chuck Jones & Co, Barry Price,
Gregory Wilson, Brad Cummings, and Blake Maxam appearing at the Magic Castle in Los Angeles, on Feb. 22-28. Monique
lectures on Sunday Feb. 28.(2/22)
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Tuesday - February 23, 1999 |
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Peter Pit (Hermann Claassen) died on Sunday night Feb. 21
at the Kaiser Hospital in Los Angeles where he has been for the past month for treatment.
Pit moved to the US from Holland in 1960 and became known for his routine with a dancing
cane with which he won many awards and made many TV appearances including the Ed Sullivan
Show. For more than a decade he booked the shows at the Magic Castle and has been a
consultant and teacher to many popular magicians. Able to perform in five languages he was
a very popular emcee at magic shows worldwide. A memorial is being scheduled for Monday
Mar. 1 at the Monte Carlo Hotel in Las Vegas to coincide with the World Magic Seminar. He
was reported to be 65 years old.(2/23)
Larry Maples & Raven will be performing their
"Theater of Illusion" show on the Crown Princess cruise ship from Feb. 24
through Mar. 16.(2/23)
Alexander & Mike Bent join Jon Stetson in "Magicians &
Spirits" at The Green Street Grill in Cambridge, MA on Tuesday Feb. 23. Show
starts at 10pm, bar magic at 9pm. All seats $10. For more info phone: 617-876-1655.(2/23)
Lance Burton, Master Magician: Top Secret airs on Wednesday
Feb. 24 at 9pm ET on NBC-TV (US). Watch as he makes a stealth bomber disappear and tries
to escape from the tracks of the fastest roller coaster in the country.(2/23)
Sid Caesar stars as a once-great magician attempting to
regain his former expertise with the help of a magical deck of cards on the "Mr.
Magic" episode of Amazing Stories on Wednesday Feb. 24 at 7pm ET on SCIFI-TV
(US-cable).(2/23)
Penn & Teller on a Saturday Night Live rerun from the
1986-87 season, episode #490, on Wednesday Feb. 24 at 12pm ET on Comedy Central
(US-cable).(2/23)
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Wednesday - February 24, 1999 |
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Ken Allen will be the guest of honor at this years NEMCON (New England Magicians Conference) on Saturday Mar. 13 in North Haven, CT.
Performers this year include: Daryl, Torkova, Silly Billy, and Eric Dockery. This is the
first time in many years Allen will be making an appearance at a magic event. Almost every
magician has at one time or another purchased a Ken Allen idea. The Chinatown Quarter and
The Jumping Gems are just a couple of his classic inventions. For more information about
the convention e-mail: magicgagne@juno.com or
phone: 203-265-4118.(2/24)
Penn & Teller to be featured on Dateline on Wednesday
Feb. 24 at 8pm ET on NBC-TV (US). The title of the segment by Josh Mankiewicz is Magic
revealed.(2/24)
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Thursday - February 25, 1999 |
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Juan Tamariz will be producing the "Magic of
Spain" stage show at the 37th annual Tannens Magic Jubilee on Oct. 1-3 held at
Kutsher's Country Club in Monticello. Tamariz will be bringing five of the finest Spanish
magicians with him to New York. For more information about the Jubilee you can e-mail
Tannens at: spinamagic@aol.com.(2/25)
Mike the Magician's Magic Extravaganza at Rutgers Outer
Wing Theater on Feb. 26-27 at 8pm. The show will be held at Rutgers Camden Campus, right
next to the Ben Franklin Bridge on Third street in Camden, NJ. For more info you can
e-mail them by clicking: HERE.(2/25)
Dana Daniels joins Dick Foster's Eclipse! at Harrahs Lake
Tahoe on Feb. 26 through Mar. 7.(2/25)
A French girl falls in love with a carnival magician in the
1953 movie "Lili" on Saturday Feb. 27 at 3pm ET on TCM-TV (US-cable).(2/25)
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Friday - February 26, 1999 |
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Lance Burton will take his live Vegas show on tour for
three shows on Feb. 26, 27 and 28 at the Cerritos Center For The Performing Arts (12700
Center Court Dr., Cerritos, CA). The show titled "Lance Burton: Master Magician"
is described as a daring and magical spectacular filled with beautiful assistants, a
master juggler and a cast of 60 doves, making it a fun event for the entire family.
Tickets are available by phone or at the box office. In California phone: 800-300-4345,
from everywhere else phone: 310-916-8500. Ticket prices range from $37 to $47 each.(2/26)
Jonathan David Bass is performing his Magic and Illusion
show at Caesars Magical Empire in Las Vegas through March 16. For more information about
Bass click: HERE.(2/26)
Barry Wellman performs his magic show on Saturday Feb. 27
at 1pm for the grand opening of Borders at 1824 S. 320th Street, Federal Way, WA.(2/26)
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Saturday - February 27, 1999 |
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Omar Pasha, Ali Bongo, Daryl, Meir Yedid, Fukai &
Kimika, Galina, John Cornelius, Jorgos, Junge Junge!, Ward Allen, Ken Dodd, Dominic Wood,
Philip Hitchcock, Christian, David & Dania, Sonny Hays Co., John Fedko, Pete Lamont,
Craig Dickson, Johnnie Casson, Nicholas Einhorn, and Dexter are performing in Blackpool,
England on Feb.26-28 at magic's largest convention, the "Blackpool Magicians' Club
47th Annual Convention," drawing around 3,000 magicians from all over the world. The
events start on Friday at the Pleasure Beach and move to the Winter Gardens on
Sunday.(2/27)
Jeff McBride will be doing a lecture for the Darwin Magic
Club at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday Feb. 28 at 10pm. The event
takes place the night before the Desert Magic Summit begins. Cost will be $5 per person at
the door.(2/27)
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Sunday - February 28, 1999 |
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The World Magic Seminar XXII under the new management of
Rich Bloch, Nick Ruggiero and Joe Stevens will take place on Feb. 28 Mar. 3 at the
Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas. A partial list of performers, speakers and lecturers
follows: Ed Alonzo, Gay Blackstone, Paul Cummins, Robin Dewitt, The Evasons, Chuck Fayne,
John Ferrentino, George Honda, Vlademire Kolmykov, Dick Koornwinder, Lorne Christopher
Michaels, Mystina, Owens Magic, Der Plebsbuttel, Owen Redwine, Charles Reynolds, David
Roth, Marvyn & Carol Roy, Nick Ruggiero, Hero Sakai, Bill Schmeelk, Sylvia Schuyler,
Sumie Shoukyokusai, Bill Smith, Mr. Suzuki, Rick Thomas, Voronin, Fielding West, Ken
Whittaker, David Williamson, Tommy Wonder, and many more. And dont forget Siegfried
& Roy and Lance Burton. For more information visit their website by clicking: HERE.(2/28)
Otto & George, Kip Reynolds,
Whoopi Goldberg, Catherine
Bell, Davis Gaines, Herb Hennigan, Hitchcock Zippo, Jonathan Richman, Judge Reinhold, and
Jeffrey appear on "Penn and Teller's Sin City Spectacular" on Sunday Feb. 28 at
10pm ET on FX-TV (US-cable).(2/28)
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