Number
121 - 19th October 2002
Many
congratulations to Loki - the new Magic Circle Stage Magician of the
Year. Loki won the President's Trophy and a cheque for £1,000 on Sunday
night with an original act
that's not too easy to describe... "Burtonesque" perhaps? (as in Tim, not Lance). Loki's performance oozed energy and style, and
his dancing cane routine is really excellent. Second
place and a cheque for £500 went to Duncan Trillo. Third place and a
cheque for £250 to Alfonso Rios. Nine magicians (six professional) made it
through to the finals of this recently introduced biennial event,
initiated by Magic Circle president Michael Bailey. John Fisher, Geoffrey
Durham and Jan Kennedy judged. Michael Bailey, Chris Woodward and Brian
Miller formed the competition committee. The next Magic Circle competition
is The Close-up Magician of the Year, which takes place at the
HQ on Monday November 4th under the guidance of organiser Andrew Eborn.
19.10.02
Tommy
Wonder lectures in An Evening of Wonder on Sunday November 17th
at 7.30pm at The Magic Circle in London. The combined lecture and question
and answer session will last for approximately two hours. Tommy Wonder is
highly skilled in both close-up and silent magic, and is a real master of
misdirection. Tickets are just £10.00 for
members and £15.00 for non-member magicians. Payment should be made by
cheque (payable to "The Magic Circle") and sent to: Richard Pinner, The
Magic Circle, 12 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2DH.
19.10.02
Just
when you thought it was safe to go back into your living room...
Magic's Secret's Revealed is on satellite channel Bravo (aka "Boo") on Monday 21st
and 28th October at 10.30pm. It sounds to me like these shows will be a
re-hashed version of what went before...
19.10.02
US-based
Trickshop.com's website has been redesigned. New features include:
Real-time online transaction processing, including the full integration
of the popular PayPal online payment scheme.
A new, more robust search feature.
A host of 'web tools' to bookmark the site, print pages or email
specific pages to your friends.
Easy navigation throughout the site using pull down menus.
And a product 'index' page which now provides an overview of the items
under each product category.
Trickshop.com have also just added a number of new tricks and books to their range, and delivery is very fast... Pay them a visit: Click Here 19.10.02
Fans,
friends and family recall some of the magical moments in Tommy
Cooper's life on Radio Four on Thursday, 24th, at 11.30am. Once rejected by the BBC for his "poor diction and unpleasant
manner" Tommy Cooper went on to become one of the country's all-time
favourite entertainers.
19.10.02
MagicWeek
is featured in The Ultimate Guide to Web Sites 2003, currently
available in newsagents. See 'Entertainment and Leisure' page 88.
19.10.02
A
Festival of Magic takes place in Sintra near Lisbon, Portugal, on the
20th, 21st and 22nd December. The line up (subject to confirmation)
includes Christopher Hart, Jorgos Katsaros, Nicholas Night and Kinga,
Lennart Green, Mark Mitten, Malakatin and England's JJ (photo). There will
be two galas, a close-up show and street magic. And next year, in the week
preceding the British Ring convention, another major convention for
Portugal is planned.
19.10.02
Last
week David Penn, The British Champion Of Illusion, performed one of
the largest illusions ever staged by a British illusionist. During a two day
conference, hosted by Valtra Velmet, David caused the new T Series Tractor
to materialise on stage during the Managing Director's speech. David then
moved outside and made the whole range of Tractors appear on the front
lawn outside the conference venue! After two sell-out shows last year,
David returns to the Stables Theatre in Milton
Keynes for Christmas. He will be performing three shows on the 6th and 7th December and
tickets have just gone on sale. For more details visit:
www.davidpenn.co.uk
19.10.02
Following on
from his successful Summer Season at the Royal Hotel in Jersey,
Illusionist Andrew Green is now appearing in 'Spectacular Spectacular' at
the Elephant on the Tyne (formerly the Riverside Hotel, Gateshead). The
revue style show runs from Wednesday to Friday, from October 10th to
November 1st, with some matinees. For more details call the Box Office on
01670 829991.
19.10.02
The
O'Connell Basic Card to Wallet is reviewed this week by David Diamond,
"Let me first say that there is nothing basic about this wallet! It is a
deluxe hand made, gentleman's jacket sized wallet. Specifically designed
for the classic signed playing card to wallet effect. The word 'basic'
referrers to one of a series of wallets that Jerry O'Connell produces.
Others include a 'no palm' version of the above, a 'Card to sealed
envelope wallet,' or his ultimate 'Plus wallet', which combines all
features into one wallet!" The quality of Jerry's work is becoming
legendary! - To read the full review,
Click Here
19.10.02
Young Magician Matt Edmondson has been selected as one of three finalists to present a competition called "On the Spot" on Richard and Judy and can be seen on the show next week (Channel 4, 5pm, Tuesday 22nd). Viewers will be phoning in to vote so Matt really needs your votes. "The eventual presenter will be selected by the viewers vote - I'd really appreciate it if you could ask everyone to tune in and vote for me" On Wednesday Matt filmed his report which involved "dressing up like a woman and seeing how men react to situations in which they should be chivalrous." Not exactly magic but what the heck... good luck Matt! 19.10.02
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Here Justin Monehen's Magic Review is looking good:
www.magic-review.co.uk Merlin's of Wakefield have just published a new catalogue for the
autumn. If you would like a free copy simply email
merlinswakefield@compuserve.com
and they'll send you one Steve Cohen's highly successful Chamber Magic
run ends tonight Don't miss the Magic Auction in Blackpool tomorrow - see
What's On When submitting free FOR SALE and WANTED ads please
read the 'Terms & Conditions' first as a lot aren't making it at the
moment! Next
week sees the first in a series of articles from Kevin Gallagher That's it,
your magic news is always welcomed, see you next week, Duncan.
19.10.02