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Issue Number: #1607
Date: Sunday 21st February 2021
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. FISM-North American Championship
3. Free Vanish Magic Magazine Special Edition
4. Siegfried & Roy Collectors Box Set
5. A Perfect 10! - John Carey #111
6. David Copperfield Sets March Return At MGM Grand
7. Jeff McBride's Magic & Mystery School Events
8. The Inside Story - Chapter 4 - Mark Wilson
9. The Orchante Saga - Beginnings
10. E-zine Archives
11. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice

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1. Editor's Message
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2. FISM-North American Championship
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Message by Joan Caesar (Canada)

Combined Convention: FISM-North American Championship of Magic and Canadian Association of Magicians

Due to Covid-19 the dates of the Combined Convention have been moved to insure the safety of all registrants and participants.

Competitors who are American or Canadian citizens must compete at this convention in order to qualify to compete at FISM 2022.

If you are a member of the Canadian Association of Magicians and a Canadian citizen you will be eligible for further prizes, including the Canadian Championship. You can join by visiting: www.CAMmagic.org

The convention will be held September 30 - October 3, 2021 in Quebec City. Videos from competitors must arrive by June 11, 2021. Please send videos to JCaesar@sentex.ca Everyone who has already been accepted will remain on the list of competitors and do not have to send another video. If you were not accepted please consider sending another video. If you have recently thought of competing, your videos are welcome.

You can find more information about the convention at: www.fismna2021.com

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3. Free Vanish Magic Magazine Special Edition
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Message by Paul Romhany - Editor Vanish Magazine

I am pleased to offer to everybody in magic another great free Vanish Magic Magazine special edition.

This is Female Magicians Throughout the Centuries. Together with Sebastien Bozou and Connie Boyd we have produced a remarkable essay and design layout featuring great female magicians. This is a great introduction in to this topic and features some great artwork, photos and history.

To download your free .PDF copy visit the Dropbox below.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/16aqt25ed7lxwip/MarkWilsonTribute.pdf?dl=0

Also available is a printed copy which you can get from www.vanishmagazine.com

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4. Siegfried & Roy Collectors Box Set
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Message by Paul Stone (USA)

Only 175 available worldwide!

Don't miss this chance to own the Limited Edition Siegfried & Roy Collectors Box Set.

In 2008 I produced 'A Tribute to Siegfried & Roy at the London Palladium'. It was an occasion that anyone present will never forget.

Siegfried & Roy sat in the Royal Box, Dame Shirley Bassey sat in the box above and the packed audience included numerous show business celebrities. On stage was a 14 piece orchestra together with ten of the world's greatest magic acts.

Video tributes were paid by Sir Anthony Hopkins, Cher and Steve Wynn.

After the show finale Siegfried & Roy walked out on stage and received a ten-minute standing ovation from the sold-out audience of 2,500 Siegfried & Roy fans gathered from around the world.

It was very emotional for the whole audience and in particular for Siegfried & Roy. In Siegfried's own words, it was 'one of the highlights of my life'.

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Limited Edition
Siegfried & Roy Collectors Box Set

This unique Collectors Box Set contains footage from the show as broadcast all over Europe, including individual movie clips of each act, as well the full acts of the Great Tomsoni & Co - the last time they ever worked with a live orchestra - and Norm Nielsen, in his final ever stage performance.

Also included on the custom engraved gold key flash drive are unique video clips not only of the show but also priceless interviews with Siegfried & Roy, Johnny Thompson, Norm Nielsen and Jeff Hobson before and after the show, as well as over 250 never before released photographs from the show rehearsals, the show itself, the after show VIP party and also as a bonus the Royal Gala Dinner Tribute to Siegfried & Roy at the Landmark Hotel in London in the presence of HRH Princess Michael.

But that's not all! The show memorabilia includes two different show posters, flyers, the superb show program and magazine articles, all in full color, rare letters from Siegfried & Roy and from Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber the owner of the London Palladium, reviews, and other Siegfried & Roy Collectors' items.

Remember, there will only ever be 175 of these special Box Sets available worldwide, each with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. At a cost of just $297 plus s&h, this is a must-have for all serious collectors and for anyone who had a ticket for this very special show.

When I started working on this project over a year ago, I never for one moment imagined that we would sadly lose both Siegfried & Roy in such a short space of time.

This is a beautifully boxed Limited-Edition Collectors Set celebrating two magic legends by some of the most talented artists from around the world. Once sold out, they will never be reproduced. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a piece of magic history.

Check out the website for a full description of the contents. www.sandrpalladiumtribute.com
But order now before they are all snapped up!

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5. A Perfect 10! - John Carey #111
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Message by John Carey (UK)
http://www.johncareymagic.co.uk/

I've always enjoyed performing coins across with the multitude of methods in the literature. This method has the advantage of taking place pretty much all in the spectators hands. You will require a small coin purse that contains ten small coins. I use British 10p's, but Quarters are great too.

Bring out the purse and shake it. Hand it to a spectator and asked them to tip out the coins onto the table. Next ask your helper to count the coins revealing ten. Ask her to push three coins towards you. Pick up one of your coins and drop it into your left hand which then closes. Then pick up the remaining two coins and execute a simple clink pass, retaining the two coins in right hand finger palm. The right hand picks up the seven tabled coins and places them into the spectators hand, secretly adding the two finger palmed coins. Close their hand into a fist.

"One at a time I will attempt to make my three coins teleport from my hand to yours. That's one. If I wave this coin over my hand another has gone. Finally watch this last coin simply fade away."

Suiting actions to the above words, I wave my right hand over my left and state a coin has gone. Then I reach into my left fist through the thumb hole and pull a coin out. I wave it over my left hand which crumples and then opens revealing a complete vanish. Finally I execute a fake transfer into my left hand, make the moment and then open that hand to reveal the final coin has vanished too.

Ask your helper to open their hand. Now the bold but easy part: Your right hand reaches down to their stash of coins and fakes taking a coin from it. In reality it just brings its finger palmed coin into view and drops it into the left hand, counting "one". Genuinely take off a coin and drop that on top of the coin in your left hand, counting "two". Then let your helper finish the count of the coins concluding the effect and ending with a perfect 10!

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6. David Copperfield Sets March Return At MGM Grand
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Article forward by Peter Phillips (US)

Las Vegas Review-Journal

David Copperfield's latest reappearing act is ready for the stage. The legendary magician's march back to MGM Grand is March 21.

In a phone chat Wednesday, Copperfield chuckled and offered his two-word quote about coming back: "So excited."

Copperfield had performed in October and November, when public gatherings of 250 were allowed. He was dark when the statewide "pause" was instituted in late November.

The restrictions are again being relaxed for 50 percent capacity or 250 people, whichever is less, on March 15.

Copperfield's eponymous theater seats a little less than 800. He's set to perform at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Sundays through Fridays.

Elsewhere in MGM Resorts International's reopening schematic, "Australian Bee Gees Show" is returning to Thunderland Showroom at Excalibur on March 15. The Bee Gees tribute act joins Thunder From Down Under in toggling in that venue.

Terry Fator is reviving his ventriloquial production at the former Zumanity Theater at New York-New York on March 18. "Who's The Dummy Now" runs for a limited engagement 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays; 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Saturdays.

Fator will hold forth in a theater where Cirque du Soleil (among others) has said it wants to return production, after "Zumanity" shut down in November.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-
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7. Jeff McBride's Magic & Mystery School Events
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Message from Jeff McBride (US)

February, 2021 - Magic & Mystery School Events

21st - Sunday's Cool - with Nurse Abbi - Live Online

20 & 21 - Shaman & Showman - with Jeff McBride, Dr. Larry Hass, and Dr. Ricardo Rosenkranz - Live Online

23rd - Focus on Comedy Magic - with Paul Draper - Live Online

25th - Introduction to the Business of Show Business - with Tobias Beckwith - Live Online

27th - Tarot Card Magic Intensive - with Jeff McBride and Guests - Live Online

March, 2021 - Magic & Mystery School Events

2 & 9 - Focus on Comedy Magic - with Paul Draper - Live Online

3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 - Career Builders Workshop - with Tobias Beckwith - Live Online

4 & 11 - Introduction to the Business of Show Business - with Tobias Beckwith - Live Online

17, 24 & 31 - Theater Games for Magicians - with Tobias Beckwith - Live Online

https://shop.magicalwisdom.com/

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8. The Inside Story - Chapter 4 - Mark Wilson
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From the Magic New Zealand ezine archives ….
Written by the late Mark Wilson (US)

Here's something that happened the other day. I was looking through some old boxes in the warehouse and came across my Daily Reminder book for 1949. It brought back a lot of memories.

At the time I was 20 years old, a full-time student at Southern Methodist University, majoring in Advertising and Marketing. In the book, I had listed all of my performances in 1949. I did more than 500 shows, plus 130 more at the Texas State Fair, for a total of some 650 shows that year.

The shows were part of a public relations program I had created for Morton's Foods, then the largest potato chip company in North Texas. If you had more than 25 people scheduled for your affair, as the Morton Magician, I would present the show at no cost to you. And, of course, the magic words to make all the tricks work were "Morton's Potato Chips".

I was paid $5 per show, supplied all the magic and drove my car to every show. It was really not so bad. I gained great experience performing under all conditions - birthday parties, church affairs, in theaters, at grocery stores, even in correctional facilities and funeral homes…all kinds of venues, large and small.

As I glanced over the Reminder book, I happened to look at Tuesday, July 12, 1949. I noticed something I'd remembered but didn't know I had recorded in the book, a show at the "Silver Spur," a country and western night club, at 10 pm that night. This was very late for a
show on a weekday evening in Dallas back then. I was to report to a Mr. Rubin, the club owner. The show was a benefit for the family of a Dallas Police officer who'd been killed in the line of duty. As I recall, everything went quite well. The owner was very impressed.

As the years passed, I found that everyone in show business in Dallas knew Mr. Rubin. He owned several other clubs over the years. I met him again many times before we moved to Los Angeles in 1960, after I finally sold the Magic Land of Allakazam series to Kellogg's. Mr. Rubin even wanted to be my manager. I also recall he continued to have a very good relationship with the Dallas Police Department.

I vividly remember that, in 1963, I was in my office in Los Angeles when I - along with the rest of the world - first heard that John Kennedy had been shot and that it had happened in Dallas. In Dallas! I called my parents. My mother and father had just seen Kennedy in the motorcade a few minutes before he was shot and taken to Parkland Hospital. I had driven by that Emergency Room entrance many times and had done shows at Parkland, especially in their children's facility, located across the way.

Then, we were told that the shots were fatal. Many of the regularly-scheduled television and radio shows and public events were canceled. We listened to the radio constantly. Here comes
something new, looks like they caught the man who fired the shots. The police arrested him in the Texas Theater. The Texas Theater! When I was a teenage boy, I used to walk the four blocks from where we lived to see the latest movie at the Texas, usually once or twice a week. I'll bet I had occupied the very seat where they caught him. Now he was in jail only a few blocks from the Triple Underpass and the Book Depository Building.

Nani and I couldn't believe all this was happening… and all in Dallas, our city, and to people we knew.

It was then that the most unbelievable thing of all happened. The accused man, Lee Harvey Oswald, was shot and killed. Completely unexpected by everyone; the police, the guards, the world, and - of course - Nani and me. It was only a few hours later that we heard who was the shooter.

When I met him at the Silver Spur that night half a century ago, I discovered that I had made a mistake when I wrote his name in the Daily Reminder. His name was not Rubin. His correct name was Ruby. Jack Ruby.

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

Trevor King - Q S M: the legend continues

Back in the 1950 days, Trevor was involved with several hypnotists - there was one in particular, who went by the stage name of Henri Roland. His real name was Jack Doyle - an ex Auckland waterside worker. He became not only Trevor's mate, but also - One Of His Greatest 'Stars'. Every week in those early days, Trevor would go to the library in Christchurch, scrutinizing the entertainment section of both New Zealand and Australian newspapers, looking at the various artists and shows - taking note of the style of publicity/advertising. Trevor saw Jack Doyle's publicity in the 'Rotorua Post' - his advertising was shocking but he had got an excellent write - up.

Trevor decided to write to him about a South Island tour… Jack was most interested so Trevor arranged to meet him at the Regent Hotel, Wellington. According to Trevor (from here on in, I'll call Jack by his Stage name, 'Henri'), 'Henri', although a very good hypnotist (around Auckland) - never had the money to buy him a jug of beer, nor had he ever owned an overcoat so Trevor loaned him, what was in those days £10, to get a coat - due to the bad weather. £10 in the
Fifties would have bought you a very nice coat indeed! Trevor left Amalgamated Theatres to take 'Henri Roland' on tour.

They planned a South Island tour - Trevor had a 1936 or 1942, not sure which - Ford Coupe, and started the 'Advance' for the entire South Island by driving down to Invercargill, with a hundred pounds in his pocket - and got great help from 'The Master' (The late) Frank Stapp (who became their Southland agent). They carried a small PA system and a square of carpet to dress the stage. Not only did Trevor 'play' the part of Host/Assistant on stage with Henri - he was also the Manager and Publicity man! It was a big challenge to both Henri and Trevor to do that tour, "We spent every penny that we had in our pockets" Trevor says, and that YES, his (Trevor's) publicity WAS good - also had (3) 24 - sheeter hoardings on hire ex railways dept. - Radio/Newspapers, 'Window Sleep' in a Dept. Store - It Was A Great Success! They played 4 nights at Invercargill and 6 nights at Dunedin. All shows in both Cities were completely sold out! Timaru, Oamaru, Queenstown - packed out! Everywhere, The 'House Full' sign went up!

Trevor had originally planned to tour the South Island with Henri for three-months but so successful were the shows, Trevor stayed with Henri and toured his hypnotism show for 12 months! The box office takings were around £10,000 (pounds, not dollars), only charging 6 /- (shillings) admission - a huge sum of money in the Fifties - Trevor and Jack had a 50/50 share in the gross takings. As Trevor said to me, "Remember Tommy, in those days there was no
television, no traffic, Hotels in New Zealand closed at 6pm, nobody could get into movies, cinemas sold-out - we had it all on the - 'Welcome Mat'. I bought my Family Home from my share of the profits!"

One evening during the tour, Trevor received a phone-call from Jack Shannon (they were very good mates), who was at the Opera House in New Plymouth with 'Franquin' (who was, without a doubt: The World's Greatest, Most Successful Hypnotist, Of All Time!). Jack Shannon was the best publicity man Show business has ever seen - he taught the American Advertising 'Big Boys' a thing or two, when The 'Fabulous Franquin' Show, Stormed into the USA! They learnt more 'tricks' and publicity stunts from Jack in one day - than in a lifetime of Adverts!

Nobody but nobody, in the world, was better than Jack Shannon - When It Came To Publicity! He could sell ice to Eskimos to build igloos! Jack said to Trevor, " I know that you are with 'Doyle' (Henri) and things are going very well for you - there IS room in New Zealand for two hypnotists - I'm not too happy with the wages I'm getting - do you want me to join you as your publicity man"?

Trevor was thrilled to get his offer. "Tommy, I worked my bloody arse off" Trevor said, "I could not find an Advance Manager or Tour Manager to travel with Henri… I had to do the entire job - Advance, etc. and return to be with Henri to assist on stage! So that night, in my hotel room in Queenstown, I sat down to confer with Henri about Jack Shannon's offer but Henri said NO! He hated the idea of having to pay 'Shannon' £350 a week, plus expenses, plus Hotel account so I had to cancel Jack Shannon's offer - and carry on doing two jobs, three - if you count Assisting on Stage!"

- Continues -

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