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This Friday, H&E Galleries is hosting an online Fall Auction. It's their largest auction ever, with more than two hundred and eighty lots of collectible magic.
September 25, 2023
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As Michael Claxton, curator of the new online exhibition—A Celestial Celebration, A Tribute to Women in Magic—says, they are everywhere.
September 12, 2023
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For those who are curious about the status on our huge and epic project, The Rich Cabinet Collection, we have an update.
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What is a magic consultant's job? In explaining his role for Stratford's version of Grand Magic, David Ben also shares how a magician thinks and how to create illusions for a playwright’s vision.
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Haversat & Ewing Galleries have another online auction happening this weekend, starting Friday July 14. Preview is now open.
June 23, 2023
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And here we are! The final day of the 2023 Allan Slaight Awards celebrating magic excellence and we are thrilled to recognize British television producer, author, collector and historian, John Fisher, with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
A Tribute to Women in Magic
A Celestial Celebration
Join Michael Claxton in this updated “A to Z” series celebrating women in magic. Not only showcasing the great breadth and range of female magicians through the ages, Michael also shares his comprehensive bibliography, revealing thirty-five years of research.
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The Screening Room
This magical couple married in 1931 and spent three decades working together onstage and off. Here they are in home movies that is shot by each other, as they enjoy some laughs with friends.
Charlie Carrer (1898-1971) was an international sensation. As a child he suffered from poor eyesight and juggling was the perfect exercise to improve his vision… and to build a career as a gentleman juggler.
Dell presenting her signature version of the Nest of Boxes. Even though a silent clip, you can see her strength of personality and also, her physical strength. Those boxes were heavy!
Dell is presents the Nekko Omar Perfect Mystery, vanishing a rabbit from an apparently empty box that has been suspended between two uprights.
Dell is performing “Fresh Fish” in the early Forties. Invented by magician Arnold Furst, the torn-and-restored paper effect starts with a sign that reads “Fresh Fish Sold Here Today.”
Here is Dell, with a friend, enjoying by two other legendary magicians: Johnny Paul, and later, JB Bobo.