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Number 1119 - Saturday 4th December 2021
John Fisher's Heroes of Magic. John Fisher, the acclaimed British television producer, former head of Light Entertainment at Thames Television and prolific author has assembled an unparalleled cast within the 448 pages of John Fisher's Heroes of Magic. Combining first-hand experience and behind-the-scenes stories with a deep historical understanding, each profile captures the essence of its subject. Weaving together life stories, anecdotes, and historical accomplishments, these pages contain rich and personal profiles of lives often shrouded in secrecy.
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Drummond Money-Coutts gives us an insight into his journey as a magician. "As the descendant of a British financial family, magician Drummond Money-Coutts is one of magic’s elite. He has completely mastered the world of magic and is conquering it day by day. Drummond comes from the line of Coutts & Co, the bank that serves the British royal family. But his heart lies in the realm of magic. " To read the full story by Dhwani Ajmera in Lifestyle Asia Click Here. 4.12.21 |
Will
Goldston’s 1934 classic Who’s Who in Magic is now back in print and available to
buy today from CollectingMagicBooks.com.
As a cornerstone of the global magic scene for decades, Will Goldston was
ideally placed to produce a "Who’s Who" of magic. The idea was suggested to
Goldston in 1904 by Professor Hoffmann and Houdini provided further
encouragement. Despite this, he didn’t start producing the work until 1932,
completing it in 1934.
114-page paperback with 24 additional pages of photographs and autographs of magicians, £12. Available exclusively from CollectingMagicBooks.com. 4.12.21 |
The
Illusioneer Presents - with special guest Guy Hollingworth. From the
organisers: After a stunning performance last month, Guy Hollingworth is returning
to join us once again as our special guest in December. Guy is regarded by his
peers as one of magic's greatest talents and together with the Illusioneer team,
we have a full evening of stunning entertainment for you! |
The Silent Rings by Axel Hecklau: A Video-Masterclass offering a new approach to the classic linking rings. Have you performed the rings for decades? This will give your routine a real boost. Would you like to learn the rings from scratch? This will guide you to develop a comprehensive understanding of the linking rings. You will not only learn the how, but the why?...
FISM winner Axel Hecklau has compressed 40 years
of experiences into 3 and a half hours of crystal clear magic teaching. On top
of very important theoretical thoughts on structure, dramaturgy, and routining
classical moves and figures, you will learn how to link two rings with
absolutely no sound in fluid motion in many different ways.
Watch the trailer. |
Ryan Mentis has just launched 'Mentalist Blogger'. "Created to blog my journey through the amazing art of mentalism, and hopefully help aspiring mentalists/mind readers along the way. I'll also be doing my best to keep you informed of what’s going on in the exciting world of mentalism." See www.mentalistblogger.com. 4.12.21 |
The MagicWeek Video Archive. A new magic clip or show every week! This week 'Paul Daniels: This is Your Lunch', a Variety Club lunch in honour of Paul Daniels following his Golden Rose of Montreux award. Recorded on the 3rd October 1985 and aired on the 4th. See The MagicWeek Video Archive. To catch up with more from The MagicWeek Video Archive Click Here. 4.12.21 |
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Magician and actor Ali Cook plays CI Terrence Simmons (the ultimate in middle management, think David Brent with a badge) in a six-part series Ragdoll showing on Alibi (Sky and Virgin) from Monday, 6th December, at 9pm. It's a dark, comic, thriller from Sid Gentle Films (the team behind Killing Eve) and is currently airing in the States on AMC +. Trailer: www.instagram.com. "Interview: Ali Cook Teases Dark New Crime Thriller ‘Ragdoll’" www.entertainment-focus.com. 4.12.21 |
Vinny Sagoo on Craig Petty's Magic TV: 'Talk Magic'. Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday at 9pm, Craig Petty sits down and chats with a well known magician; a creator, a performer, or someone who has had a positive impact on the Magic Community. "Neo Magic owner talks changing jobs from solicitor to magic dealer and more!" YouTube. 4.12.21 |
Castle Magic is one of the leading dealers in pre-owned and second-hand magic apparatus and books, often handling antique and vintage apparatus from around the world. Based in Great Britain, where a considerable amount of vintage magic equipment started life, we supply and ship items worldwide. We also purchase and exchange magic props, books and allied arts apparatus from individual items to complete acts. During 1997 we launched our Castle Premier Range of exclusive magic tricks for children and close-up entertainers: www.castlemagicalservices.co.uk. 4.12.21 |
Santa
has Vanished, Christmas is Cancelled! Mr E Enterprises write: Table-hopping pro size cards.
This routine is wonderful both at Christmas & anytime of the year, I have used
it for all age groups from children to pensioners.
You show four picture cards, one featuring Father Christmas and the others
Christmas trees.
Two cards are turned with their faces down and your audience guesses which face
down card is Santa, but they simply cannot find him. Instead they get a
Christmas tree every time! The Christmas trees are slowly rejected leaving just
two face down cards, despite this no one is able to pick out the Santa card and
because Santa has vanished without a trace you announce Christmas is cancelled! |
MLM Select New Additions December 2021. Here are the two new routines released into the MLM Select range this month: 1. Star. Two sets of five ESP cards are shown, one set with red backs, the other blue. A spectator mixes the blue set under the table and the performer does the same with the red set. Despite this random ‘blind’ mixing, the top two cards of each pile are shown to be matching star symbols! That’s a surprise, but the kicker comes when all the remaining eight ESP cards are seen to have changed to also become star symbols! 2. The Blacks And The Reds. Two sets of four cards, one consisting of red spot cards, the other black, are freely shown. There are genuinely only eight cards. The four red cards are dealt face down onto the table in a row. One at a time the red cards are placed at various positions in the pile of four black cards and each time the red card instantly penetrates up to the top! As with all Select routines, these downloads cost just £7.00 each. For more information and to order go to www.markleveridge.co.uk/e-club-pro-select. 4.12.21 |
Magician Blake Vogt joins Ellen on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to perform some magic on 8th December. See TV Magic for details. 4.12.21 |
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"Keith Barry wants to expose psychics in most emotionally-charged show to date" Click Here • "Magician Keith Barry says he misses being on a stage 'greatly' as he's hosting virtual events" Click Here • "Christopher Nolan’s greatest trick: the dark magic of The Prestige" [subscription] Click Here • "Meet the Multilingual Magician Blowing Minds in China" Click Here • "Kio: Magician, by Raffaele De Ritis" Click Here • "Magician & comedian from Lehigh Acres gunned down in Los Angeles" Click Here • "Traveling illusionist takes second stab at plan to house performing tigers just off Las Vegas Strip" Click Here • "David Copperfield Reveals Photos of His Private Las Vegas Magic Museum in New Book" Click Here • Thanks as always for all your UK magic news - see you next week, Duncan. 4.12.21 |