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Showing posts with label Maskelyne. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Maskelyne. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

The Magic Theatre Series: Egyptian Hall

Egyptian Hall, in Piccadilly London, did not start out as a magic theater. Originally commissioned by naturalist William Bullock, it opene...

Thursday, February 22, 2018

David Devant's Anniversary

David Devant was born 150 years ago Feb 22, 1868. He was known as England's Greatest Magician. For some reason, his name is not as we...

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

More Forgotten Illusions-The Decapitation

The Decapitation is an old illusion and I'm not 100% sure of the creator. I know the origin of the illusion dates back hundreds of y...

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Another Forgotten Illusion-OH!

I am always astonished at the creativity of the old time magicians. Today when we think of illusions the first notion is some big box, wh...

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Our Magic and More!

OUR MAGIC is a book by Nevil Maskelyne and David Devant originally published in 1911. I first heard about the book through an article th...

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Imitation Is The Sincerest Form of Flattery-Magic Style

In today's magic world we have enormous amounts of imitation, which is often more akin to theft and copying than imitation. One recent e...

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