Vaudeville and beyond: Before the heyday
of movies and television, stages offered
a cavalcade of acts
EDITOR'S NOTE: The past year may be
remembered as a time when "Hollywood
East" became a hackneyed phrase as stars
such as Al Pacino, John Travolta, Robin
Williams and Uma Thurman became familiar
faces on area streets. It's not the
first time, though, that the stars came
out. For more than a century, area fans
of live theater, music and comedy have
been treated to the likes of Al Jolson,
Bela ...
Norwalk Advocate - Dec 24 2:27 AM
Magic Review
Santa Monica Mirror - Not long ago, I
saw a TV show that revealed some of the
"secrets" of magic illusions, with a
"masked magician" and his assistant
demonstrating the way to saw a woman in
half. While the revelations may have
been reassuring, they also felt like ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:56:00
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Clairton native wins TV contest by being
Super
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - ... live for
five consecutive weeks, invited 10 of
the country's top illusionists,
mentalists and mystifiers (try putting
that on your income tax form) to compete
on national television, where famed
mind-over-matter mentalist Uri Geller
and Criss Angel ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:00:00
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Getting kids all fired up about books
(Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
A volunteer Brooklyn Park firefighter
uses magic to send messages about
self-esteem, reading, conflict
resolution, drug awareness and personal
safety.
Publ.Date : Thu, 27 Dec 2007 05:52:21
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You Gotta Try This: Magic tricks are
always crowd-pleasers - Suburban
Journals
When I met with Terry Richison, a
magician and illusionist, he performed
several card tricks. Each time he
guessed my card correctly. ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:17:55
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Swiss magician killed - Sun.Star
Roger Bertschinger, a magician for a bar
at the North Reclamation Area, was
discovered by his housekeeper Josephine
Hedlon, 36, around 4 pm yesterday.
Publ.Date : Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:39:01
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The Magic Circle: New rabbits from old
hats
Daily Telegraph - It's slightly odd,
then, that despite the edgy performances
of figures like David Blaine or Derren
Brown, magic still hasn't quite shaken
off its conservative image of men in bow
ties and their glamorous sequinned
assistants. Unfortunately this book ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:54:00
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Master magician and prop purveyor
Philadelphia Inquirer - Irwin "Irv"
Furman, 60, of Mount Laurel, a master
magician and owner of Philadelphia's
Hocus Pocus Magic Shop, died of a heart
attack Dec. 21 at Our Lady of Lourdes
Medical Center in Camden. Mr. Furman's
narrow shop, on Fourth Street near South
...
Publ.Date : Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:00:00
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College prof reappears as magic shop
owner - Mirror
"It's sleight of hand," he said,
designed to make it look as though the
magician did the impossible. The
Farmington Hills resident, who studied
magic and ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:09:16
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