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Monday - May 31, 1999 |
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Ninty-Two year old Robert Reinhart, a contemporary of Dai
Vernon, Ed Balducci and others who was well known in the New York magic circles in the
1930-50’s is currently at the NY Hospital- Cornell Med. Center (525 E. 68th St.,
Greenberg Pavilion 8C, Room 231 A) with some foot problems. If you can visit him
don’t forget to ask him to show you his color change. For more information phone John
Treyz at: 914-691-9394.(5/31) Marvyn Roy, George Sateriale, Jody Baran & Co, Len
Reid, Whit Haydn, Brandon Scott, and Bill Perron appearing at the Magic Castle in Los Angeles, on May 31 - Jun.6.
Rich Marotta lectures on Sunday Jun. 6.(5/31)
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Tuesday - June 1, 1999 |
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Siegfried & Roy have joined forces with
Exxon and the
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to help promote the Save the Tiger Fund. They have
just finished taping a 30-second TV commercial featuring their white tigers. They hope
that the commercial will "overwhelm animal lovers" and try to save the tigers in
the wild. For more information about saving the tigers visit the The Tiger Information
Center by clicking: HERE.(6/1)
"Jedlie's Totally Interactive Magic
Circus!" is a
family show which travels throughout the East Coast doing mostly school shows. If they
appear in your area you may want to e-mail Jed Doherty at: magiccircus@jedlie.com about the possibility of
attending one of the shows. In June they will be in: Norwalk, CT (Jun. 2), Warwick, RI
(4), Camden, NJ (9), Westfield, MA (11), Boston, MA (22), Ipswich, MA (23), and Green
Mountain Chew Chew, Burlington, VT (26-27).(6/1)
The winners of the "Future Stars of Magic"
competition at Magic On Manhattan III on May 29 were: Joey ‘Z’ & Fire, Tom Shawver, and Jay Mattioli. The ‘cash and magic’ awards were presented by Joseph
Gabriel. More than 400 people attended and plans are already underway MOM IV.(6/1)
John Hirokawa is thanked by Kimo McVay in the acceptance
speech for his Lifetime Achievement Award at the televised 1999 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards in
Hawaii on May 23.(6/1)
USA: Petrick & Mia spend June on a grueling lecture tour
throughout Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware,
Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee. The schedule is as
follows: Providence, RI (Jun. 1), Salem, MA (2), Middletown, NY (7), Harrisburg, PA (8),
Linden, NJ (9), Wilmington, DE (10), Stamford, CT (12 - am), Albany NY (12 -pm), Big
Flats, NY (13), Wallingford, CT (15), Yonkers, NY (16), Rochester, NY (17), Chicago, SAM
148, IL (21), Detroit, MI (22), Louisville, KY (24), Evansville, IN (25), Murfreesboro, TN
(26), and Lexington, TN (27). For more information you may visit their website by
clicking: HERE.(6/1)
A magician's assistants become trapped in a ball of flames
on the World's Most Amazing Videos on Wednesday Jun. 2 at 9pm ET on NBC-TV (US).(6/1)
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-VOLUME: 18 / ISSUE:
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Wednesday - June 2, 1999 |
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The first S.A.M. European Congress and International
Convention featuring Juan Mayoral, ChaPeau, Doc Eason, Harry Monti, Vito Lupo, Erino, Aldo
Colombini, Rafael Benatar, George Schindler & Nina, Sylvia Schuyer, Pavel, Alexander
de Cova, Lucky Lutz, Gerry, The Animated Illusionist, Mr. Cox, Black Magic Company, Duncan
Trillo, and Erino takes place in Eisenstadt, Austria on Jun. 3-6. For more information
click: HERE.(6/2)
"Let's Go Magic" takes place on Jun. 3-6
in
Berlin, Germany. The featured performers are: Michael Ammar, Marc DeSouza, Patrick Page,
Alan Shaxon, Dominique Duvivier, Marc Antoine, Joro, Ted Lesley, Tomoyuki Osaka, Sven
Catello und Dario, Rüdiger Deutsch, Julius Frack, Kryolan Schminkseminar, Dr. Eckart von
Hirschhausen, Die Zauderer, Der 'Tastenkönig', Sabrina Sall, Michelle Spillner, 'Die
große Quacksalber Schau', Charles Reynolds, Ully Loup, Pit Hartling, Felix Gaudo,
Brotherhood of Swing, and Prita Möschel. For more information click: HERE.(6/2)
EUROPE: Chad Long will be doing an extensive lecture tour through
Europe in June. Belgium: Bruxelles (1), Anvers (2), and Liege (3). France: Lille (4),
Strasbourg (5), Dijon (7), Lyon (8), Grenoble (9), Nice (12), Nîmes (14), Toulouse (15),
Reims (28), and Paris (29). Switzerland: Geneve (10). Italy: Turin (11). Spain: Barcelona
(16), Vitoria (17), Valladolid (18), and Madrid (21). Portugal: Lisbonne (23), and Porto
(24). For more information e-mail Jean-Yves Prost at: JYProst@club-internet.fr.(6/2)
WISCONSIN: David Seebach will be lecturing for SAM Assembly #61 on
Thursday Jun. 3 at 7pm at the Broadway Baby Dinner Theater (51st and Mill Road) in
Milwaukee. For more information click: HERE.(6/2)
"World's Greatest Magic I" featuring
Lance
Burton, Alain Choquette, Brett Daniels, Greg Frewin, Franz Harary, Max Maven, Melinda, The
Pendragons, Princess Tenko, and Topas reruns on Thursday Jun. 3 at 7pm ET on FAM-TV
(US-cable).(6/2)
David Niven stars as a debonair magician in the 1939 movie
"Eternally Yours" (1939) on Friday Jun. 4 at 4am on A&E-TV
(US-cable)and Sunday Jun. 6 at 1:30am ET on WNET-TV (PBS).(6/2)
Rock of Ages features a group of magicians (Eric Citron,
Terry Parrett, Paul Ruben, Larry Krasny, and Belinda Sinclair) critiquing music videos on
Thursday Jun. 3 at noon ET on VH1-TV (US-cable).(6/2)
Bridget Fonda stars as a magician's assistant in the 1995
movie "Rough Magic" on Thursday Jun. 3 at 3:45pm, Jun. 4 at 1:40am, Jun. 9 at
11am and 7:15pm, Jun.14 at 10am, Jun. 15 at 5:30am, and Jun. 29 at 11:45am and 5pm ET on
SHOW2-TV (US-cable).(6/2,28)
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Thursday - June 3, 1999 |
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Jonathan David Bass stars in his Magic and Illusion show at
La Maison de la Magie in Blois, France from Jun. 1 through Jul. 31. Blois was the home of
Robert-Houdin and the Maison de la Magie is the museum and theater which is dedicated to
him. It is located about an hour and a half south of Paris. For more information from
Bass’ website click: HERE.(6/3)
Eric Citron will be performing his comedy and magic show at
the Westchester County Fair (Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, NY) on Friday Jun. 4 and 11 at 10pm
where he will debut his new illusion "Shrink Machine" where he turns his
daughter into a doll.(6/3)
The King of Masks is a new foreign-language film by Chinese
director Wu Tianming which about the relationship between an aging magician and a
street-smart kid in China during the 1930s. To read the Jun. 2, AP review by Christy
Lemire click: HERE.(6/3)
The classic 1953 Houdini movie starring Tony Curtis and
Janet Leigh airs on Friday Jun. 4 at 6pm and midnight ET on AMC-TV (US-cable).(6/3)
Jerry Lewis stars as a magician who stumbles from one
chaotic situation to the next when he joins a U.S.O. tour in the 1958 movie, "The
Geisha Boy," on Friday Jun. 4 at 8pm and Jun. 5 at 2:30am ET on AMC-TV
(US-cable).(6/3)
America's Funniest Home Videos features
"not-quite-professional magicians" on Friday Jun. 4 at 12:30pm ET on USA-TV
(US-cable).(6/3)
"The Magic Show" is the title of this episode of
the children’s show Gullah Gullah Island which airs on Thursday Jun. 3 at 11am ET on NIK-TV (US-cable).(6/3)
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Friday - June 4, 1999 |
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Siegfried & Roy’s new TV commercial
to save the
tigers started airing this week. It will run during the French Open coverage on NBC-TV
(6/4-10am, 6/5-12pm, 6/6-12pm ET), the Belmont Stakes on ABC-TV (6/5-5pm) and at various
times on cable television (especially on Disney, CNBC and TBS).(6/4)
Looks like Ricky Jay will be performing at the Old Vic in
London, England sometime in June. The show is being sponsored by Michael Bloomberg and the
price for the 160 available seats per show will range from £15 to £75 each. To read
Robin Stringer’s articles in the May 27 London Evening Standard click: HERE.(6/4)
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Saturday - June 5, 1999 |
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Doug Henning was sighted at Tannen’s Magic Shop in New
York City last week where he purchased many close-up routines. It seems that he is
scheduled to make appearances on several talk shows in the near future, promoting his
various projects and doing some magic. Check back to see when and where you can catch
him.(6/5) Larry Maples & Raven will be performing their
"Theater of Illusion Show" on the Regal Princess cruise ship on Jun. 5 - Aug. 1
which will be cruising from Vancouver through Alaska.(6/5)
VIRGINIA: Steve Beam will be lecturing for IBM Ring #222 on Sunday
Jun. 6 at 3pm at the Ronald McDonald House in Roanoke. For more information click: HERE.(6/5)
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Sunday - June 6, 1999 |
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Swann’s Annual Magic Auction has been scheduled for
Thursday Oct. 28 in New York City. This year's auction already promises, "A marvelous
European collection of books, posters, ephemera, and apparatus, including two working 19th
century automata." The Auction will be held at the Swann Galleries, Inc. (104 East
25th Street, New York, NY 10010) and will begin at 10:30am. You may purchase a catalog for
$25 postpaid (They accept visa/mc – you can mail, fax (212-979-1017) or e-mail (Swann@Swanngalleries.com) your order.(6/6)
Fred Andersen, Robert Baxt, and Todd
Robbins appear at Monday Night Magic on Jun. 7 in NYC. For
tickets call Ticketmaster at: (212)
307-4100.(6/6)
Good Day New York which airs on FOX-TV every morning at
7-9am ET will be broadcasting live from Tannen's on Monday Jun. 7. Expect to see three or
more live spots featuring Tony Spina, Eric Citron, Bob Elliott, Polaris and other New York
magicians.(6/6)
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