Jun 16, 2008
A PDF version of the complete catalog for the upcoming Jay Marshall auction of rare magicana from the legendary collection of entertainer Jay Marshall is now online at Potter Auctions. Download the PDF CATALOG HERE. The auction will take place in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday, July 27, 2008 at 9:00 AM – the morning following the conclusion of the IBM/SAM 2008 Combined Convention. The auction will be held at the Galt House Hotel. Included in the sale will be:
Rare Houdiniana, including books, photos, letters and ephemera
Lithographs and broadsides of many of magic’s “greats”, including Professor Anderson, Dante, T. Nelson Downs, Germain, Thurston, Herrmann, Servais LeRoy, and more.
A choice selection of antiquarian books by Dean, Maskelyne, Hooper, and others.
Scarce vintage apparatus from both American and European manufacturers including P&L, Cardini and Brema.
Choice ephemera, scrapbooks and substantial archives of printed matter relating to Cardini, Paul Rosini, The Zancigs, Dunninger, Harlan Tarbell, Howard Thurston, Blackstone Sr. and many, many more.
Rare Houdiniana, including books, photos, letters and ephemera
Lithographs and broadsides of many of magic’s “greats”, including Professor Anderson, Dante, T. Nelson Downs, Germain, Thurston, Herrmann, Servais LeRoy, and more.
A choice selection of antiquarian books by Dean, Maskelyne, Hooper, and others.
Scarce vintage apparatus from both American and European manufacturers including P&L, Cardini and Brema.
Choice ephemera, scrapbooks and substantial archives of printed matter relating to Cardini, Paul Rosini, The Zancigs, Dunninger, Harlan Tarbell, Howard Thurston, Blackstone Sr. and many, many more.
Jun 16, 2008
From Variety
Originally developed as a feature — with Tom Cruise rumored to be attached — “Carter Beats the Devil” eventually made its way to the smallscreen under exec producers John Baldecchi and Rich Silverman (“The Mexican“), who are also developing the miniseries “Berlin Mesa” at the channel.
“Carter” is based upon the book by Ben David Gold David Gold, who’s serving as a consultant.
“The world of magic is always intriguing, and we felt this could be an incredible landscape you haven’t seen on TV before,” Wayne said.
Jun 14, 2008
From PRInside.com:
“Movie star C. THOMAS HOWELL can add illusionist to his resume after winning a televised magic contest The Outsiders star was among the celebrities competing for bragging rights and a $100,000 (£50,000) prize on VH1 show CelebraCadabra.”
Jun 14, 2008
Derren Brown in his show at the Garrick theatre. Photograph: Tristram Kenton
From the UK Guardian:
“Award-winning “psychological illusionist” Derren Brown is well-known for his mind-bending tricks, which often leave the most sceptical individuals open-mouthed with disbelief.
Even so, Tim Davies was not prepared for the spooky sense of deja vu he felt soon after he arrived at Blackpool Opera House and sat back to watch the controversial magician’s latest live stage show.
It did not take long for the 60-year-old lecturer to work out why everything seemed so familiar. It was, he says, exactly the same show that he, his partner and two daughters had seen in another Blackpool venue a year earlier.”
Jun 14, 2008
The Express and Star sent a “Video Reporter” out to visit with Magician John Milner after “hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons last week when he was told he cannot demonstrate a trick using a lit cigarette to customers in his own shop because of the smoking ban.”
Watch John in action:
Jun 14, 2008
From InsideBayArea.com:
“Romeo, who even jokes onstage and in interviews about the oddness of juxtaposing song and magic, does start out facing some audience skepticism. But after a stunt or two, he shows his magical chops, and by the time he introduces his Leading Lady (Kristy Michelsen), who has performed with him 17 years — since high school — he’s pretty well convinced everyone he’s not just another crooner dabbling in abracadabra. As he produces Michelsen from what was an empty, glass-sided case he covers with a silk cloth, Romeo sings Darin’s “Dream Lover,” and the magic/song blending begins to make some sense. What takes more getting used to is the way his tuneful presentation takes much of the standard breathless mystery shtick out of the act. You have to remind yourself that not every pop singer gets impaled on a sword or escapes from a padlocked wooden crate midtune.”
Jun 13, 2008
C Thomas Howell, hereto-after known as “The Ultimate Celebrity Magician,” will be live tonight for you to chat with in the forums at ELLUSIONIST.COM. The conversation begins at 6PM (Pacific) and will last for one hour. Want to know how he and David Regal managed to squeeze that T-Rex Chicken into a box foR Kid’s magic? Want to ask him what he really thinks of Hal Sparks at this point? If so, you should go HERE tonight and ask him yourself!
