Monday, October 5, 2009

Did you know...?

  1. There are 329 magicians in Pittsburgh
  2. Harry Houdini is Hungarian
  3. over 10 genres of magic
  4. There is a whole museum dedicated to magic in Marshall, Michigan.
  5. David Copperfield separate from his body without a cloth, one of a very unique effects in magic
  6. Neil Patrick Harris is a magician and also is part of the Board of Directors of the Magic Castle.
  7. Kevin James created most if not all illusions you see on stage for David Copperfield, Lance Burton and many others.
  8. Harry Houdini actual name is Erik Weiss
  9. A lot of sleights handling are actually used in con men
  10. There is an international group called International Brother of Magic
  11. David Copperfield holds a world record called "Magician holding the most world records"

1 comment:

  1. Find some more information about how to set up a magic show. My guess is that it's going to be difficult to get because magicians seem to be pretty tight-lipped about their craft. Check out those newsletters and various foundations.

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