Bar or restaurant magic is commonly associated with Chicago. In the 20th century, a number of magicians, including Matt Schulien, helped make it what it is today. Walking around Chicago in the 1940s, ...
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, located at Lincoln Center, has announced a new exhibition highlighting the history of magic performance. The exhibition, Mystery and Wonder: A ...
Dr. Kenrick "Ice" McDonald, a Hall of Fame master magician, is dedicated to preserving the legacy of Black magicians. McDonald's passion for magic began at age 10, inspired by an incomplete magic kit.
Many of us have rather trivial interactions with magic and magicians. Often it is at a child’s birthday party, the circus or maybe a Las Vegas stage show. But in the early 20th century, magicians were ...
Manhattan is full of secrets. Beyond the marquees of midtown and the excitement of the theatre district lies a city filled with possibilities; one made of hidden rooms, secret speakeasies, and the hum ...
The word "magic" derives from the Latin, the Greek, the Old Persian, and, ultimately, the Proto-Indo-European magh, "to help, to be able, to be powerful," from which also derive the words "almighty," ...
A Columbus dentist and magician pulled his greatest trick this month: he made his massive, private magic collection disappear. The treasure trove of tricks and history that includes relics from magic ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The Magic Castle in Hollywood observes Black ...