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IN THE ICE
(4/16/02)
The NY Daily News reports that FOX TV is gearing up to promote a
new FOX TV special featuring a "masked magician." The featured effect in the
show is the exposure of a stunt much like the one staged by David Blaine in
which he was "frozen alive."
— CLICK HERE to read an the complete article.
PROJECT MAGIC
(4/16/02)
David Copperfield and Project Magic are the focus of an article in USA
Today that says, "David Copperfield has made the Statue of Liberty
vanish, walked through the Great Wall of China, and flown through the
air. But some of his best magic is in hospitals and rehabilitation
centers with those who are disabled and going through rehabilitation."
— CLICK HERE to read an the complete article.
CHRISTIAN CARDS
(4/16/02)
The online edition of the UK paper "The Guardian"
presents an amusing article on purchasing "Magic Christain" cards
for magic by Christian Stetzel.
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PURE MAGIC
(4/10/02)
Elizabeth Warlock is the first woman to be awarded the David berglas award by the
British Magical Society, a prze first awarded to her father. According to an article from the
Evening mail of Birmingham England,
"A talented magician proved she knew the tricks of the trade by becoming
the first woman to receive a top award. Elizabeth Warlock kept the British
Magical Society spellbound ..." According to the piece
other winners included Allan Merrell who won the society's Gold Medal, only the fourth time that the medal has ever been awarded.
In addition, the society's Maurice Award for Showmanship was presented to Marc Dominic.
— CLICK HERE to read an the complete article.
PURE MAGIC
(4/10/02)
Elizabeth Warlock is the first woman to be awarded the David berglas award by the
British Magical Society, a prze first awarded to her father. According to an article from the
Evening mail of Birmingham England,
"A talented magician proved she knew the tricks of the trade by becoming
the first woman to receive a top award. Elizabeth Warlock kept the British
Magical Society spellbound ..." According to the piece
other winners included Allan Merrell who won the society's Gold Medal, only the fourth time that the medal has ever been awarded.
In addition, the society's Maurice Award for Showmanship was presented to Marc Dominic.
— CLICK HERE to read an the complete article.
LADY WIZARDS
(4/4/02)
An article published by the Columbia news Service provides an in depth
look into the increasing number of female magicians that are now
performing around the world. Among those mentioned in the piece are Luna
Shimada, Dorothy Dietrich and maritess. In the piece, Luna talks of the
first magic act that she saw and says, "I realized I had no clue how
that trick was possible and that was the first time I had experienced
real magic. It was so powerful that it stayed with me my whole life."
— CLICK HERE to read an article from the Nottingham Post.
MESSING WITH YOUR HEAD
(4/2/02)
The Las Vegas Sun offers up a review of Mac King's book "Tricks With
Your Head" in an article entitled "Messing with your head." According to
the article, "With co-author Mark Levy, King has compiled a slew of
goofy gags sure to stun and amaze unsuspecting audiences big and small.
Yes, folks, even you can learn to eat a flame, swallow a knife and gulp
a goldfish."
— CLICK HERE to read the complete article.
— CLICK HERE to purchase this book for 20% off!
PENN'S MANY HATS
(4/1/02)
The South Bend Tribune recently published an article entitled "It's not
sleight of hand; Penn Jillette wears many hats" which discusses his
musical talent and author. In the piece he says of their magic, "It's
all about exploring the boundaries of the human imagination, about
seeing how far we can take something without going over the edge," he
said. "If we can continue to push that edge, then we're doing our jobs.
If we can entertain while we're doing it, then everyone goes home
happy."
— CLICK HERE to read the complete article.
MAURICE AWARD
(4/1/02)
From the Evening Mail of Birmingham Englad we learn that "Barnt
Green-based Marc Dominic won the British Magical Society's Maurice Award
for Showmanship when he staged a show packed with vanishing card tricks,
goblets of fire and moving pictures. " This makes him only the second magician
to accomplish this in more than 100 years.
— CLICK HERE to read the complete article.
MAGIC IN THE BUFF
(4/1/02)
A performance by magicians Bryson Lange Byron, Jayson Schultz and Eric
Buss at the Gaslight Theatre is highlighted in a piece from the Arizona
Daily Sun under the title "Some very unorthodox magic." According to the
piece, "The internationally known magician and Tucson native plans to
take it off and put it back on when he performs a trilogy of his magic
segments - 'Before the Gig,' 'After the Gig' and 'During the Gig' -
which feature him and his magically appearing feathered friends in
various stages of undress and redress."
— CLICK HERE to read the complete article.
NO TEXTBOOK TRICKS
(4/1/02)
Aspiring magician and escape artist Jason Rowton is the focus of an
article appearing in the Statesman Journal under the title "Magician
defies textbook tricks." Jason stages sporadic shows on campus as well
as occasionalyy sttempting escape stunts to get publicity. A Willamette
University student, Rowton is quoted in the article saying, "I just love
entertaining people. It¼s great. I make people forget about what is
going on in their lives for a little bit."
— CLICK HERE to read the complete article.
BARRY BALL
(4/1/02)
In an article from the Evening Star online we learn that magician Mike
Rose was among the feature performers during the recent "Barry Dye
Anniversary Ball" held to commemorate the entertainment agent's 30th year
in the industry.
— CLICK HERE to read the complete article.
TEN YEAR OLD HOUDINIS
(4/1/02)
Two Ten Year old magicians from Palm Beach Florida are the subject of an
article in the Palm Beach Post entitled "10-Year-Olds Share A Friendship
Filled With Magic." Cassandra Roberts and Jessica Boady have been performing magic together
under the stage names Madame Zelda and Topaz at birthday parties and school events.
' "I love entertaining little girls and little boys," said Cassandra, a fifth-grader
at Highland Elementary in Lake Worth. "It's so fun to make them laugh." '
— CLICK HERE to read the complete article.
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