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Issue Number: #1543
Date: Sunday 17th November 2019
Editor: Alan Watson QSM
www.watson.co.nz
E-mail: editor@magicnewzealand.com
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Hi here is the latest news
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1. Editor's Message
2. Great News From Vanish Magazine
3. Life Member The Magic Circle HRH The Prince Of Wales
4. Penn & Teller Shows In Brisbane And Sydney
5. Fundraising Magician To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
6. Got a light? - John Carey #60
7. Chris Capehart At Magifest!
8. Life - A Magic Show By Zlwin ZC Chew
9. World Festival Of Magic New Zealand 2019 Tour
10. The Orchante Saga - Beginnings
11. E-zine Archives
12. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice

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1. Editor's Message
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If you would like to read the Magic New Zealand e-zine in HTML format
go to: http://www.magicnewzealand.com/ezine-archive/2019-Jan-to-Dec-2019/1543-Nov17-2019.html

If you would like to write a regular column for Magic New Zealand or have some magic news drop me a line:
Editor@MagicNewZealand.com

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2. Great News From Vanish Magazine
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Message by Paul Romhany - Editor, Vanish Magazine

You can now order your printed copy of Vanish magic magazine from our website. The November issue is up there now. Digital copy is always free but for those who want the printed copy it's available from www.vanishmagazine.com

We are working on something new and exciting never done before with a magic magazine so stay tuned in 2020.

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3. Life Member The Magic Circle HRH The Prince Of Wales
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Message by Peter Roberts (UK)

Happy 71st Birthday to HRH The Prince of Wales

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4. Penn & Teller Shows In Brisbane And Sydney
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Message by John Phillips (Australia)

Legendary American magicians Penn & Teller will appear at Queensland Performing Arts Centre's (QPAC) Concert Hall Australia, from 22 to 26 January 2020, kicking off the pair's 45th year of working together when they tour Australia for the first time, stopping in Brisbane and Sydney (Sydney Opera House) Saturday 11th January to Sunday 19th January.

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5. Fundraising Magician To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
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Message by John Kaplan (Canada)

John Kaplan, known world-wide for his work in presenting magic show fundraisers, is being honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the "It Factor Live" conference being held in West Palm Beach, FL on November 18-21, 2019. https://itfactorlive.com/

The conference, now in its 9th season, attracts magicians and similar entertainers from across North America and is dedicated to helping performers market and grow their businesses.

Kaplan, author of "Selling The Impossible" http://www.sellingtheimpossible.com/ and "Fundraising Secrets" http://www.fundraisingmagic.com/Fundraising_Secrets_book.htm has been providing marketing information and licensed programs to entertainers for approximately 20 years. His specific area of expertise is in creating, developing, promoting and providing live magic and illusion shows as fundraising events for schools and community organizations since 1980.

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6. Got a light? - John Carey #60
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Message by John Carey (UK)
https://carey-scene.com/jc-main

Shannon Clark

You'll need: One half dollar and one shell which matches it. One cigarette lighter, and one book of matches. Start with a matchbook in your left pants (or Jacket pocket). The coin, nested inside the shell, is in your right pocket. A cigarette lighter is in an easily accessible pocket as well. This arrangement allows you to begin the conversation with obviously empty hands as you introduce yourself.

Start by openly introducing a cigarette lighter. You can produce it in a manner you wish. I reach into my left pocket to take it out while also going into my right pocket with my opposite hand. While in the pocket you will secretly finger palm the nested coin and shell; the shell side is against your fingers. As both hands are removed from the pockets the left hand comes out just a beat prior to the right. This brings all attention to the lighter and leaves the right hand unnoticed as you pose the following question:

"Jadyn, do you know what this is? (Obviously they answer a lighter.) It's a match with an over exaggerated opinion of itself… it's amazing what an ego can do… seriously though, did you know that the cigarette lighter was actually invented before matches? It's true; the lighter was invented in 1816, eleven years prior to the modern match box."

[As counterintuitive as this titbit of info is, it is nonetheless true and makes for an interesting presentational angle.]

"Jadyn, I'd like to show you something special, not with the lighter, but with the flame itself…"

1 - Hand a person the lighter and have her light it. The half dollar is then visually plucked from the flame via the right-hand finger palm and pushed to the right fingertips. Due to the use of a shell both hands are show completely empty, other than the one coin they are aware of.

2 - Gesture with the left hand miming the actions of lighting the lighter as you ask her to once again light it. As this is happening openly maneuver the shelled coin to your right fingertips as you turn the right-hand palm up, four fingers at the bottom of the coin and the thumb at the top (conventional spellbound position), secretly allowing the coin to fall from the shell directly into the waiting right finger palm. As the coin is secured in finger palm you simply 'pinch' the visible half dollar (the shell) at the right fingertips, securing it only by the coin's edge while displaying it.

Openly transfer the visible coin (the shell) to your left fingertips, still displaying it. The real coin is hidden in right finger palm.

As she successfully ignites the lighter, you'll once again pluck the finger palmed coin from the flame. Display the coin at the fingertips.

3 - Showing both coins at the fingertips of each hand as you explain the coins are an illusion and as long as the coins are still warm everyone can see them, but as soon as they begin to cool each coin will once again vanish.

While stating this, take both the shell and the real coin together at the right fingertips in a fanned display to show two coins.

The shell is the lowermost, and outer coin, of the two-coin fan. This position allows the right thumb to contact the back of the normal coin only. Pretend to take the uppermost coin in your left hand by moving the fan behind the left fingertips. While momentarily out of sight your right thumb shells the coin. The right hand remains completely stationary as the left hand, pretending to hold its newly acquired coin, moves upward toward your mouth. Blow lightly on the left-hand coin to effectively "cool" the supposed coin and subsequently cause it to vanish.

4 - Execute a fingertip retention pass with the right-hand coin pretending to take hand. Using the right hand, reclaim the lighter from the spectator and wave it over the left hand while blowing into the left-hand fingertips as well, causing the second coin to vanish.

Just prior to opening the left hand to reveal the disappearance, drop the left hand well below the right hand, approximately waist level.

Holding the lighter in the right fingertips allow it to roll off of your extreme fingertips, toward the audience, and drop into the waiting empty left hand.

This aids in drawing all attention away from the "dirty" hand.

"I know what you thinking, that is a pretty good illusion…but with the current rate of silver I'm out about $50..."

5 - Matching actions to words ignite the lighter with the left hand and once again pluck the coin (still shelled) out of the flame, moving it to the right fingertips and openly place the lighter in the left pocket.

6 - The moment the left hand comes out of the pocket, transfer the shelled coin from the right hand to the fingers of the palm up left hand -- shell side up so everything appears normal.

"Do you have any idea what a lighter and money have in common? Both can burn a hole through your pocket without you ever knowing it…"

As this question is stated move the right hand to your right pocket and tap it. Under this larger gesture, drawing all attention to it, you simply allow the shelled coin to flip over and nestle into left finger palm, with the shell mouth up. Bring the right hand back up to meet the left.

Turn the left-hand palm down, visibly dropping the real coin into the waiting right fingers as the coin falls from the shell, this secretly retains the shell in left hand finger palm (this is a particularly clean switch of a coin do to the nature of the shell). The retention of vision here is perfect.

Openly place the visible coin into your pocket and press it against the lining of your pocket so it can be seen from the outside of the pocket. Move your left hand, still hiding the shell, over the pocket. Finger palm the coin inside your pocket while simultaneously allowing the coin from your left hand to magically come into view. It appears just as though the coin penetrated the fabric of your pocket.

Casually remove the right hand from your pocket concealing the coin in finger palm. This is naturally hidden due to the attention of the left-hand coin.

7 - Repeat the same actions to repeat the penetration for effect. This time pretend to pass the shell into the right hand but secretly keeping it once again in left finger palm while the coin comes into view (basic shuttle pass mechanics). Once again, the coin seems to melt through your pants pocket.

This time while inside the pocket secure the matchbook into finger palm. Openly, with the left hand only, move the shell coin to the fingertips in spellbound position. "To tell you the truth, Jadyn the lighter and coins are quite interesting, but I prefer modern technology…"

8 - Execute the typical spellbound change to transform the coin into the matchbook to end.

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7. Chris Capehart At Magifest!
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Message by Danny Orleans (USA)

AmazeKids continues its presence at the Columbus Magifest in 2020, held January 16-18th in Columbus, Ohio. With more than 1,000 magicians in attendance, family entertainer Chris Capehart will deliver the annual children's lecture. This unique format is a can't-miss event for family entertainers.

First, we'll bring in a room full of local children so Chris can perform a full set. We watch kids watching Chris, and it's SOOOOO much fun, and so instructive. Then, the children will be dismissed and Chris will deliver an annotated lecture on what he just performed, how he managed the crowd, and more. This is a sensational learning opportunity if you do children's shows.

AmazeKids will also have a booth with all the latest children's products, exclusively at Magifest.

Plus, you'll see acts that will be of great interest to family entertainers, like Avner the Eccentric (a decorated mime and masterful performer), Marco Zoppi (a bubble artist), and Morgan & West (Time-traveling Victorian Magicians).

In all, Magifest will be a terrific time to be social and learn with other like-minded family entertainers. It's HALF the cost of the national conventions, and conveniently located in downtown Columbus.

Magifest 2020 registration

https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic-conventions/register/?convention=82

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8. Life - A Magic Show By Zlwin ZC Chew
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Message by Barry Khoo

Highlights:
Reminisce the excitement of watching a magic show when you were a child at Life (A Magic Show By Zlwin Chew)
Zlwin is a renowned magician and also the first Malaysian to be hired as a Permanent Headliner by Royal Caribbean International Cruise Line since 2015.
He is known as the Resident Illusionist on board the Quantum of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas and Voyager of the Seas.
Catch his first performance in Malaysia at a theatrical setting located at The Gardens Theatre on 29 - 30 November 2019.

What You'll Experience:
This show will bring you on a journey where the laws of gravity seem to be challenged when a person levitates in the air. The lines between reality and illusion will be muddled as you witness demonstrations of telekinetic abilities and mind reading to a presentation of astounding sleight of hand magic. The show will keep the audience engaged from the start until the end.

But above all the prestidigitation, the Magician's creed is to stir in the hearts of the audience an inkling that it might just possible that we can all do magic

Date: 29th Nov (Fri) & 30th Nov (Sat) 2019
Time: 29th - 8.30pm
30th - 3.30pm & 8.30pm
Venue: The Gardens Theatre, Level 6 The Gardens Mall

For tickets & more details, go to:
https://www.traveloka.com/en-my/activities/malaysia/product/life-a-magic-show-by-zlwin-chew-admission-tickets-2001065215163?fbclid=IwAR2iel1AYI4qxOTxkt-N-ggoaCSIg71edBffGgyGMkAVsiWl5uTeGVN0pDI

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9. World Festival Of Magic New Zealand 2019 Tour
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Message from Rose McCarthy (NZ)

Friday 15 November - Clarence Street Theatre, Hamilton - 5pm & 7.30pm

Saturday 16 November - Bethlehem College Performing Arts Centre,
Tauranga - 4.30pm & 7pm

Monday 18 November - War Memorial Theatre, Gisborne - 6pm

Wednesday 20 November - Napier Municipal Theatre - 6pm

Thursday 21 November - Speirs Centre, Palmerston North Boys High - 6pm

Sunday 24 November - Civic Theatre, Invercargill - 4pm & 7pm

Tuesday 26 November - Regent Theatre, Dunedin - 1pm & 6.30pm

Saturday 30 November - Villa Maria College Auditorium, Christchurch -
11am, 2pm & 5pm

Tuesday 3 December - New Plymouth Girls High - 7pm

Saturday 7 December - Riley Centre, Wellington High, Wellington - 11am,
2pm & 5pm

Monday 9 December - Great Lakes Centre, Taupo - 6pm

Tuesday 10 December - Rotorua Girls High - 7pm

Thursday 12 December - Forum North, Whangarei - 4.30pm & 7pm

Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 December - Logan Campbell Centre, ASB
Showgrounds, Auckland - 11am, 2pm & 5pm (both days)

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10. The Orchante Saga - Beginnings
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Written by the late Tommy Orchard (The Amazing Orchante)

Exotic Islands of the South Seas

"SHE WORE RED FEATHERS AND A 'HULI-HULI' SKIRT" is how the old song goes. The only Red Feathers I observed were the ones on Parrots and Cockatoos, but the grass Hula skirts - 'MM-mmm' - I raced out and bought a lawn mower, and hedge clippers!!

I got my first passport May 28th 1964. Two weeks previously (around the 11th May) my then agent in Auckland, the late George Tollerton, telephoned. "Tom, got a booking for you - New Caledonia, on to Tahiti, then back to Noumea. Want it?" "YES, PLEASE!" Panic Stations - TWO WEEKS!! Visa needed, and a passport. Strings were pulled, passport sorted in record time, but no Visa - yet.

I also needed Vaccinations - Typhoid, Hepatitis A, etc. Doctor says "Good God, man, you should of have had these at least a month ago". He 'bangs' them in, and saying "Come back on Monday" (the 1st June) still no Visa for Tahiti - bloody French Embassy! Monday - "I don't think they're going to 'take'," says the Doc. "I'd better give you another shot". "Thanks a lot," I said. Visa finally arrives on the 3rd June - I arrived in Noumea, the Capital City of New Caledonia, on the 5th June. Now that was really pushing it!

I was on the phone to Jon Zealando a couple of months ago. He said "Don't forget to tell the 'bit' about the injections". "How," I said, "did you know about that?" "George Tollerton told me". "Blabbermouth!"

The 'Doc' was wrong! Woefully wrong! Not only did the first batch of inoculations take, God help me - so did the second! Bloody Hell, I copped the lot. A full blown fever - Christ, I was so ill! GILBERT THONG (pronounced Joollbear Tong) - famous entrepreneur /promoter throughout Polynesia, was a worried man. HE was worried? I should have been hospitalised. At the Hotel, I couldn't walk, I practically had to crawl up the stairs to my room!

Gilbert owned a nightclub, the 'CABARET TAHITI'. Situated just off the beach, all on one level, it was designed like a Tahitian Beach hut, and the atmosphere was fantastic - an entertainer's paradise, in Paradise. There was a small flat attached to the Club, where MARITA, the Club
Manageress - a most beautiful young woman of Chinese/French-Tahitian mix, lived. Gilbert installed me there, with Marita playing nurse. What a nurse - I wanted to be 'sick' (well, not that sick) forever! C'mon - I was a virile 20-year-old, still 'feeling' his way in life (excuse the pun) - with a name like Tom (cat) - what do you expect?

Thankfully, the shows, to be held at the 'Au Rex Theatre' in Noumea's main street, were not due to start for a week. Gilbert had brought me over early so that we could rehearse the Hypnotism show. French is the official language, (I can only speak two - English and swearing). I'll expound further later on.

NEW CALEDONIA is in the tropical South Pacific, the average temperature fluctuates around a balmy 30 deg. C. There I was, fluctuating between uncontrollable shaking and shivering, to 'burning up' with the seething heat of a fiery furnace! Gilbert was panic stricken. He had brought
over, apart from myself, a band that played like the Beatles (wore wigs, etc.), and a New Zealand singer, JOY YATES.

After 4 or 5 days I've settled down a bit - just a little bit - still shaking with 'cold', then breaking out into a steamy sweat. However, I got to the Theatre where the Band and Joy Yates were rehearsing. Behind the stage's main back-drop was a mountain of black velvet curtaining,
piled up against the back wall - it must have weighed a ton! Just what I needed. In my shaking, freezing cold cycles I'd bury myself under the world's biggest velvety duvet (nothing but the best), trying to get warm in 85 Plus deg. F heat. How incongruous! Ten minutes later I'd 'explode' out as the heat furnace cycle once again hit me! Bloody Doctor! He wasn't exactly in my good books, and that had to be the understatement of the year!

The concerts' programme was much the same as Johnny Cooper's - first half, the Band, Singer, and myself performing the Magic - Yoga acts. Second half, all Hypnotism. Gilbert had booked six shows into the Rex Theatre, afterwards flying us out to Tahiti for shows in Papeete, the Capital. Then back to New Caledonia for shows at his Night Club. THE SHOW JUST HAD TO GO ON!! (To be continued)

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11. E-zine Archives
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Back issues of the Magic New Zealand e- zine go to:
www.magicnewzealand.com click on the red button centre right "Archives"

When you enter the archive the e- zines are in issue order in folders for each year and are Coded, e.g. 001 Nov06 1999.txt first three numbers (001) denote issue number, then the date (Nov06) and the last figures the year (1999)

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