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Monday - September 18, 2000 |
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''Le
Grand David and His Own Spectacular Magic Company'' which opens
next week in Beverly, MA. will be celebrating its 25th season and
is the feature of a Boston Globe article. Cesareo Pelaez, founder
of the magic company discussed how the show evolves, ''I am always
listening to the audience, and what is not working, we take out.
We learn what to do, and what not to do, from the response of the
audience. No matter how beautiful I think an illusion is, if it
doesn't work, that's it -- we have built things that we used only
three or four times.'' This story is an honest and fair history of
this magic troupe which has performed more than 2,000 shows in the
past 25 years. You will find out more than you thought you knew
about this very magical company. To read the Sep. 17 story by
Richard Dyer titled "Grand illusion: The magic of Le Grand
David continues" click: HERE.(9/18)
Aldo Colombini, Fernando Keops, Len Reid, Bob Dorian, Mike
Wong, Eric Buss, Loren C. Michaels, and Bob Stone appearing at the Magic
Castle in Los Angeles, on Sep. 18-24. Aldo Colombini lectures on
Sunday Sep. 24.(9/18)
Paul Kozak performs at the Funny Bone Comedy Club (West
Port Plaza, Interstate 270 and Page Avenue) in Maryland Heights, MO
on Sep. 20 at 8pm.(9/18)
PENNSYLVANIA: Whit Haydn lectures on Wednesday Sep. 20 for
Marc DeSouza in Gulf Mills. The cost is $15.00. For more
information phone: 610-941-4132 or 6l0-668-9300.(9/18)
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Tuesday - September 19, 2000 |
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Geoffrey
Durham is featured in the Scotland Evening News. Durham who
performed under the name, Great Suprendo explained the character,
"I tried to get the tricks right, which most comedy magicians
don't do... I started to get into being the best I could and that
started to conflict with what was essentially a novelty act. The
way to do good magic is to be yourself." To read the Sep. 14
article in the Sep. 14 Evening News titled, "Magic Show
There, Geoff" supplied by YellowBrix and Infoseek click: HERE.(9/19)
The annual Magician's Mystic Convention in Dublin, Ireland
is profiled in the Irish Independent. Mentioned in the article
were David Stone and John Bowden. Bowden is quoted,
"Magicians use their skills to entertain but you must know
when enough is enough. It's best to leave your audience wanting
more." To read the Sep. 18 article by Bill Corcoran titled
"Magicians conjure up a host of deft new tricks" click: HERE.(9/19)
The Flying Karamazov Brothers who performed last weekend
in Salt Lake City are featured in a Salt Lake Tribune article. The
focus of the article are the many new technologically aided
routines using props which were designed for them by MIT Labs. To
read the Sep. 15 article by Vince Horiuchi titled "Something
Different in the Air: The Flying Karamazov Brothers take juggling
to new heights" click: HERE.(9/19)
Sean Bogunia who won the competition at the 63rd Annual
Abbott's Magic Get-Together in Colon, MI is spotlighted in the
South Bend Tribune. To read the Sep. 11 article click: HERE.(9/19)
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Wednesday - September 20,
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David
Copperfield will be honored with a set of four stamps issued in
the Caribbean. The unveiling is scheduled to take place on Oct. 19
at Grand Central Terminal in New York City where Copperfield will
autograph the stamps. The stamps will be issued by the countries:
St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Grenada, Nevis and Dominica.
Grenada will also issue a series titled "Discover the Magic
of Stamps" which will feature Harry Houdini, Harry Kellar and
Howard Thurston. To read the Sep. 19 Reuters story titled
"Presto! Magician Copperfield appears on stamps" click: HERE.(9/20)
Lance Burton and five other Las
Vegas acts will be inducted
into the Casino Legends Hall of Fame as "Las Vegas Living
Legends" on Friday, Sept. 22 at the Tiffany Showroom at the
Tropicana Resort & Casino.(9/20)
Teller is one of the stars in the "The Fantasticks"
movie which opens on Sep. 22 in select theaters around the
U.S.(9/20)
Geoffrey Durham's show at the Brunton Theatre is
reviewed in the Scotland Evening News. To read the Sep. 15 review
titled "You'll like this . . a lot" supplied by Infoseek
and YellowBrix click: HERE.(9/20)
SPAIN: The 12th International Magic Convention of Vitoria-Gasteiz sponsored by Association of Illusionists of Alava
takes place on Sep. 22-24. The convention includes a visit to the
Museum of Playing Cards. For more information e-mail Juan Carlos
Ruiz de Arcaute at: ladis@jet.es.(9/20)
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Thursday - September 21, 2000 |
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Rouclere SAM Assembly #25's Annual Banquet & Magic Show
takes place on Friday Sep. 22 at 7:30pm at the Russian Hall (4 Woodhull Ave., Little Falls, NJ). This year's stage performers are:
Ali Bongo, Whit Haydn, Jeff O'Lear, and Meir Yedid who will Emcee.
Close-up performers will include: George Schindler, Eric DeCamps,
Rich Marotta, Simon Lovell, Bob Delaney, Mike Bornstein, John Mintz,
Richard Bangs, Ron Wohl, Mel Fields, Mike Randazzo, Warren Kaps and
many others. This show, which usually sells-out months in advance,
has some openings this year due to some last minute cancellations.
If you want to go, phone Adrian Kuiper at 908-369-1227 for a
reservation (or phone 201-797-5504). Tickets are $30 per person and
include the close-up shows, stage show and dinner.(9/21)
David Blaine: Street Magic which was rerun on Saturday Sep.
16 on ABC-TV finished 65th in the Nielsen ratings for the week of
Sep. 11-17. It received a rating of 4.1 which means that it was
viewed in more than four million households.(9/21)
F.A.O. Schwarz' fall catalogs include, "Marvin's
Magic Experience." For only $20,000 you get a trip to the
Magic Circle in London where you get to participate in a workshop
with some of it's members, a tour of Marvin's offices, dinner with
Marvin Berglas, a Taxi tour of London, roundtrip airfare and three
nights in a hotel. To order your trip or read more about it click:
HERE.(9/21)
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Friday - September 22, 2000 |
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Masters of Illusion To Magically Appear On Stamps...
Four Nations To Issue 'Postage Stamps'
Honoring David Copperfield, Harry Houdini and Prior Magic Legends In A
Public Ceremony At New York's Grand Central Station. For the first time in
the history of postage stamps, the art of magic and
illusion will be recognized when four nations pay
tribute to David Copperfield, Harry Houdini and past
magical masters. On Thursday, October 19, David
Copperfield, and three of magic's most legendary artists
will be honored in a postal series entitled 'Discover
The Magic of Stamps'. ...Go
to full story.(9/22)
The sale and auction of the duplicates from
the Egyptian Hall Museum of Magical History takes place on
Saturday Sep. 23 and Sunday Sep. 24 at the Yazoo Mills (305
Commerce St.) in New Oxford, PA. There will be around 2,000 items
up for sale with many of them having significant historical value.
This could very well turn out to be the event that everyone who
attends will be able to tell stories about for a long time to come
(kind of the Woodstock of magic collectibles). Prices of the items
will range from $10 to $25,000 which will allow everyone to walk
away with a piece of magic history. More that 150 magicians and
collectors are expected to attend. If you have a genuine interest, and decide to go at the last minute
without a reservation -- we have made
special arrangements with George Daily and Mike Caveney to allow
you in to the Fixed-Price Sale on Saturday at 2pm -- all you have
to do is mention MagicTimes at the door. You will still have to
make a reservation for the Sunday Auction by letting them know on
Saturday or e-mailing them at: gsdaily@aol.com.
--To find out more about the Egyptian Hall click: HERE.
--To find out more
about the sale and auction click: HERE.(9/22)
Mandy Muden is featured in an Evening Standard - London
article where she describes the many advantages in being a
magician and the many costs incurred. She was recently flown to
Lebanon for a one hour show, "I was booked to perform at a
wedding... I spent the rest of the week shopping, sightseeing and
swimming. It was great." To read the Sep. 21 article by
Judith Zerdin titled "Vanishing Tricks" supplied by
Infoseek and YellowBrix click: HERE.(9/22)
Harley Neuman performs on Saturday Sep. 23 at 2:30pm at
Becker College's Daniels Hall in Leicester, MA as part of the
Harvest Fair 2000.(9/22)
David Kaplan who performed at
Stuart's Opera House in
Nelsonville, OH on Thursday is featured in an Ohio University Post
article. To read the Sep. 20 story by Tiffany Royal titled
"Ohio U. gets another taste of plate spinning, bean bag
juggling, ESP" click: HERE.(9/22)
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Saturday - September 23, 2000 |
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John
Bundy & Morgan star in Spooktacular which opens on Sep. 23 at
Worlds of Fun Amusement Park in Kansas City, MO. This is the seventh
season they have performed this magical extravaganza. This year
they will be joined by a cast of seven and will present thirteen
major illusions in the thirty minute show. All shows run four
times a day, every weekend through Oct. 22 at the 1,500-seat Tivoli
Music Hall.(9/23)
Le Grand David Spectacular Magic Company which is
recognized as, "the longest-running, resident stage magic
production/show" in the world by the Guinness World Records,
opens it's 25th season on Sunday Sep. 24 at 3pm at the Cabot St.
Cinema Theatre in Beverly, MA. Shows will continue every Sunday at
3pm for the rest of the year. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for
children under 12. For more information and tickets phone:
978-927-3677.(9/23)
Lance Burton has just found out that he has an 18-year-old
son. He met his son for the first time earlier this month and had
a DNA test to prove that it was indeed his son. Burton described
the meeting as "looking across at a mirror... His
resemblance, his mannerisms ... it was uncanny." To read the
Sep. 22 Associated Press story which appeared in the Las Vegas Sun
titled "Burton finds out 18 years later he has a son"
click: HERE.(9/23)
Dave Womach who won the junior stage competition at the PCAM convention in Portland is featured in The Spokesman-Review.
Womach who will be performing his full evening show, "Family
Night of Magic & Illusion" on Saturday said, "Magic
has always been something I knew I wanted to do." Also on the
show are Doug Malloy and Juggling Josh. To read the Sep. 21
article by Doug Clark titled "Teen's magical career a labor
of love" click: HERE.(9/23)
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Sunday - September 24, 2000 |
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Lance Burton said after discovering he had an 18 year old
son, "At this time in my life this has been a wonderful
blessing." To read the Sep. 22 Las Vegas Review-Journal story
by Norm Clarke titled “Burton finds out 18 years later he has a
son” click: HERE.(9/24)
The International Brotherhood Of Magicians (IBM) Ring #49
in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada has renamed its club in honor of Doug
Henning who was a member while attending college. The new name is:
"The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club." To visit their new
website click: HERE.(9/24)
ENGLAND: The 64th annual British Ring Convention takes
place on Sep. 26 through Oct. 1 in Eastbourne. Featured performers
this year are: Billy McComb, Goldfinger & Dove, Tommy Wonder,
The Evasons, Peter Marvey, Dominique Duvivier, Rich Bloch, Murray,
Roger Crosthwaite, Ali Bongo, Shirley Ray, David Wood, Colin Rose,
Julius Frack, Peggy Fox, Tensai, Carlijn, Nicholas Einhorn, Steve
Bedwell, Terry Seabrook, Amethyst, Versin, and many others. The
six day event includes workshops, seminars, banquet, dealers’
fair, close-up, cabaret, competitions, and full-evening gala
shows. Tickets to the gala shows are available through the
Congress Theatre box office by phoning: 01323-412000.(9/24)
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