Marco the Magi was the stage name of Cesareo Pelaez. He was a charismatic figure who began what would become the LeGrand David Magic Show in Beverly Mass. Under his guidance, his merry band of followers would purchase, not one, but two theaters and revitalized the town of Beverly.
He chose to take a secondary role in the show. Le Grand David, who was played by David Bull, was the lead. But Cesareo had a unique spot in the show. There were only 2 speaking parts, on belonged to David's brother Webster, who would weave wonderful stories during two parts of the show. But then Cesearo, as Marco, spoke during his magic routines: The Card Sequence and the Floating Table. His spots were always highly comical and somewhat absurd, in the funniest of ways.
His death brought about the end of the longest running continuous magic show in history. Cesareo died March 24th, 2012, thirteen years ago today.
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