Number 101 - 1st June 2002
"Gasp
with amazement at the gothic house and garden, be bamboozled by the close at
hand tricksters and intrigued by the wondrous and fantastical magical show as a
finale..." It can only be Simon Drake's House of Magic - a spectacular
evening of magic and illusion washed down with fine wine, food and dancing.
Reservations are strictly limited for the next two open nights, on Friday June
21st and Saturday July 13th. Doors open at 7.15pm with drinks in the garden and
red room, and Haunted Cellar Tours and a chat with the "Whispering Chair." From
8.15pm onwards Close-up Magicians circulate and the three course buffet dinner
starts. At 10pm Simon Drake's 50 minute Magical Extravaganza commences followed
by dancing in the auditorium or drinks in the Drawing Room upstairs. For more
information telephone Emma on 020 7735 4777 or e-mail
info@houseofmagic.co.uk or visit
the website:
www.houseofmagic.co.uk and tell them that MagicWeek sent you! 1.6.02
Tim Saiet appeared on new breakfast TV show
RISE last week talking about the
impact David Blaine's vertigo stunt made in the UK. Tim is the featured magician
in June's Magic Profile and
specialises in close-up and cabaret magic for the corporate market.
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Ricky Jay's X Files
appearance is being repeated on Thursday 13th June on Sky One. "On the Santa Monica pier a magician
amazes the crowd with his superior ancient magic tricks. However Mulder
and Scully are soon brought in when the headless corpse of the magician is
found in his car... leaving only his twin brother, Albert, and his rival,
LaBonge, as suspects." 1.6.02
We've
added two articles this week: "Why the heck would you tell anyone you were a
mind reader? Having done so why would you then try to prove it by having them go
through some torturous sorting process before they write down their 'choice'...
it just ain't logical, is it?" writes the Black Hart in Mentalism! You must
be mental. And Jonathan Shotton takes a look at "Personalised Magic" in his
piece: Click Here
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Uri
Geller's Life Signs : Transform Your Life Through Your Personality has just
been published. I'm not too sure about its intended use but the contents may be of
interest to anyone who's dabbled in mind magic. For more information or to order a
copy from MagicWeek in association with Amazon.co.uk
Click Here 1.6.02
Drew Perry has just released
a new e-book entitled "Close-Up Ex-Perry-ence" it's full
of tricks with Cards, Coins, Matchboxes, Rubber bands, Rings and his rather
ingenious one-handed double lift. The book is available to purchase as a download from
www.lybrary.com -
we've had a quick look and it looks very good, with plenty of photos to make it
all clear.
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The War Illusionist - The astonishing story of Jasper Maskelyne, the magician who played a vital part in the North African campaign in WWII. An accomplished illusionist, Maskelyne used extraordinary lighting effects to camouflage the Suez Canal to prevent aerial attacks and create mirages of British tank squadrons in the empty desert. At 8pm on Thursday 6th June on the History Channel, see TV Magic 1.6.02
Two new magic books are nearing completion: from Paul Zenon "A Hundred Ways to
Win a Fiver" and from Nick Einhorn "The Art of Magic" - both due
out in September, we'll have more details nearer the time • David Redfearn appeared on This Morning
last week with some razor sharp magic and was immediately invited back • The
fifth in the "Breaking the Magician's Code" series is on tonight on Sky One - exposing
more classic illusions amongst the dross. A great shame that
Actors Equity or Variety
in the States never tried to put a stop to these shows years ago, see TV Magic
• That's it for this week, your news and reviews are always
welcomed, see you next week, Duncan. 1.6.02