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At a time when the Victorians prided themselveson science and rationality, the two quiet young men from Buffalo, New York began a confusing debate about just how honest a magician needed to be or could afford to be.
Teller Jim Steinmeyer • Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear
Houdini compensated by attempting to portray his performance of magic as a challenge, force-feeding the mechanical wonders to the audience with great dollops ofhis personality. Watching him play the part of an elegant conjurer was a bit like watching a wrestler play the violin.
Teller Jim Steinmeyer • Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear
Sleight-of-hand refers to the practice of using fine motor skills and psychological principles to create unnatural events through seemingly natural actions.
Derek DelGaudio • AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies
The real art is how the rubber band is handled with the finesse of a jewel cutter, how a mirror is used or concealed precisely, how a masterfulperformer can hint at impossibilities that are consummated with only a piece of thread.
Teller Jim Steinmeyer • Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear
love magicians because they are honest men. —ELBERT HUBBARD The strongest magic does not lie. It invites the audience to lie to themselves. —DANIEL MADISON
Ian Frisch • Magic Is Dead: My Journey into the World's Most Secretive Society of Magicians
I’m not interested in deceiving people.
Derek DelGaudio • AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies
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Teller Jim Steinmeyer • Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear
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Teller Jim Steinmeyer • Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear
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