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Jeff Gan
New user
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
59 Posts
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Posted: Apr 23, 2007 11:50pm
Does anyone here wear glasses while performing on stage?
Or do you prefer contact lenses?
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Bill Nuvo
Inner circle
3094 Posts or
2744 Posts
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Posted: Apr 24, 2007 8:31am
I wear glasses. I can't wear contact lenses.
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Yellowcustard
Special user
New Zealand
717 Posts
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Posted: Apr 24, 2007 9:22am
Glasses all the way. I've tried contacts and they are not for me. I don't think it matters as long as they fit your style, like any other prop.
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Al Angello
Eternal Order
Collegeville, Pa. USA
10474 Posts
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Posted: Apr 24, 2007 9:54am
I take my glasses off to perform, especially when I juggle, with the exception of out door performing. Then I wear my scratch resistant, glare proof, polarized, prescription purple mirrored Ray Ban sun glasses. However, making eye contact with your audience is very important, so I take them off when I talk to people.
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Jay Austin
Regular user
184 Posts
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Posted: Apr 24, 2007 11:45pm
I wear either glasses or contacts. I have pretty bad vision without them. The audience would be nothing but a big blur. I like to see what is going on around me anyway. It all depends on the venue and how I feel that day on what I wear though. I also do not do much stage work. Most of what I do is parlor and closeup environments.
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mrunge
Inner circle
Charleston, SC
3474 Posts
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Posted: Apr 25, 2007 11:33am
Lot's of people where glasses when they perform.
Magicians of yesteryear such as Kreskin, Dai Vernon and Harry Blackstone, Jr. to todays performers such as Jay Sankey and Penn of Penn and Teller, all wear (or wore) glasses.
It doesn't seem to be an issue. Only personal choice (or necessity!)
Mark. 
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Father Photius
Grammar Host
El Paso, TX (Formerly Amarillo)
15701 Posts
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Posted: Apr 25, 2007 12:45pm
I wear glasses, Harry Jr. wore glasses. As someone else above noted, I can't wear contacts. Besides glasses help hide my secret identity. 
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airship
Inner circle
In my day, I have driven
1595 Posts
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Posted: Apr 25, 2007 3:19pm
One tip: have them coated with an anti-glare coating. Then they won't reflect the spotlights.
'The central secret of conjuring is a manipulation of interest.' - Henry Hay
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mrunge
Inner circle
Charleston, SC
3474 Posts
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Posted: Apr 25, 2007 3:37pm
Great suggestion Airship. On the other hand, blinding the spectators by the reflection might help with misdirection!
Mark.
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Jeff Gan
New user
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
59 Posts
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Posted: Apr 26, 2007 6:32am
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On 2007-04-25 15:19, airship wrote:
One tip: have them coated with an anti-glare coating. Then they won't reflect the spotlights.
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Airship,
Never thought of that...Thanks, I'll get a pair of anti glare glasses done (when I make my next pair)
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Stevethomas
Inner circle
Southern U.S.A.
3563 Posts
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Posted: Apr 26, 2007 7:57pm
I prefer to work with my contacts in (I shouldn't wear 'em, I have EXTREMELY dry eyes, but these VERY low water contacts are the way to go), somehow I don't feel right in my glasses.
I remember Harry Anderson wearing his "performing" glasses...NO lenses in 'em, and that was part of the gag!
Steve
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CJRichard
Elite user
Massachusetts
447 Posts
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Posted: Apr 26, 2007 9:12pm
I wear glasses and cannot see very far without them, but when performing in plays onstage I have often either worn no glasses or glasses that were very far off my prescription but the style of the frames fit my character.
If you're a good enough actor, the audience should not be able to tell whether you can see or not, as long as you don't speak lines to a lamp or fall off the edge of the stage.
Maintaining eye contact in a stage setting is virtually impossible anyway. How could one possibly look 500 or 1,000 people in the eye simultaneously? Even when I've worn my own glasses onstage, if there are lights on me, I'm not going to see much out there anyway.
"You know some of you are laughin', but there's people here tryin' to learn. . ." -Whit Haydn
"I know of no other art that proclaims itself 'easy to do.'" -Master Payne
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Magic Mike Japan
New user
Yokosuka, Japan (U.S. Mailing Address)
98 Posts
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Posted: Apr 28, 2007 10:36am
If you wear prescription eyeglasses, why not try having prescription sunglasses made? Then you can make it part of your look. There is a famous Japanese magician named "Mr. Marik" who uses shades as part of his act. You never see him without them. Mr. Marik - if you read ever get to read this - I would like to meet you some day.
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Nyte Dragon
New user
Tampa, Fl
66 Posts
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Posted: Apr 29, 2007 6:58pm
I try not to wear my glasses on stage. I'll stick with contacts, actually, whenever I'm preforming anything, even if I'm just giving a speach or doing a play or magic. For me they're always just a pain. I did have a bad experience with contacts, however. One fell out half way through and I got a horrid headache from the difference in my vision. My fiancée on the other hand, she'll wear her glasses all the time. She cannot wear contacts. She does escapes and all the such, and still wears her glasses no matter what. They fit her style though, so it's all good.
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airship
Inner circle
In my day, I have driven
1595 Posts
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Posted: Apr 30, 2007 1:30pm
My current glasses are a rimless oval design. I've found that they fit in well when doing magic, or playing Santa, or just about anything else. Depending on the rest of the costume, they can look ancient or futuristic.
'The central secret of conjuring is a manipulation of interest.' - Henry Hay
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DAVE_ATLAS
New user
Morganville, NJ
32 Posts
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Posted: Apr 30, 2007 11:09pm
I usually take mine off and pop in the contacts.
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Justin Style
Inner circle
2010 Posts
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Posted: May 7, 2007 9:18am
For the most part, I wear contacts. When I don't have them in and I'm wearing glasses that day, I will take off the glasses before I go on. There have been a few occasions where I have worn glasses though.
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Dave Scribner
Assistant Manager
Lake Hopatcong, NJ
4723 Posts
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Posted: May 11, 2007 9:18am
I never wear contacts so my glasses are a part of me. I did one show without wearing them and was very selfconscious about it. I'm not that good looking to start with and without my glasses, I have to admit I look strange. I think it's like wearing a headset mic. It is very visible but once you start performing, the audience really doesn't notice it. Glasses are the same thing. The audience shouldn't have a chance to focus on whether you are wearing them or not.
Where the magic begins
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CJRichard
Elite user
Massachusetts
447 Posts
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Posted: May 11, 2007 3:49pm
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On 2007-05-11 09:18, Dave Scribner wrote:
I think it's like wearing a headset mic. It is very visible but once you start performing, the audience really doesn't notice it.
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I disagree only about headset mics. I saw a high school production of "Annie" a few weeks ago. Maybe it was because of the period setting and costumes, but the headset mics on the adult characters stood out in a very jarring way. I could focus on nothing else.
Annie herself wore a regular body mic, which was not visible. Everyone should have worn those.
"You know some of you are laughin', but there's people here tryin' to learn. . ." -Whit Haydn
"I know of no other art that proclaims itself 'easy to do.'" -Master Payne
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inidyls
Veteran user
NYC
313 Posts
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Posted: Jun 1, 2007 11:54pm
I see a lot of performers for ex. Gregory Wilson wear glasses without lenses.
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ChristopherM
Special user
UK
842 Posts
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Posted: Jun 2, 2007 9:48am
For Tim Ellis, Kenji Minemura, Cyril, and Topas, it's part of their appearance for their routine, rather than out of necessity, at times.
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DocEdward
New user
42 Posts
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Posted: Jun 7, 2007 7:57pm
I wear my glasses (With anti-glare coating - you are so right Airship -) and will probably get a pair of prescription sunglasses in the future. I do remove them for most escape tricks, and have found times when I take them off for one or two other tricks. The surprising thing I found here was that when I remove them for casual tricks the onlookers suddenly thought something 'special' was happening and this became a misdirection that was never planned.
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ChristopherM
Special user
UK
842 Posts
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Posted: Jun 12, 2007 8:33pm
Doc, your last comment made me think about how Cardini worked with the monocle during his billiard ball routine. It provided great attention direction at precisely the right moments.
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The Scary Librarian
New user
Canada
31 Posts
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Posted: Mar 29, 2008 4:12pm
The Amazing Kreskin STILL wears glasses. I think they add to his charm.
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yachanin
Inner circle
Cleveland, OH
1591 Posts
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Posted: Mar 30, 2008 1:49am
I used to be able to get away without wearing my glasses, but as the years have passed and my eyesight has become worse, I need to wear my glasses all the time.
Regards, Steve
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Skip Way
Inner circle
3446 Posts
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Posted: Mar 30, 2008 11:00am
Late friend Bob Chambers, Williamsburg's period Colonial Conjurer, wore Franklinesque eyeglasses that he used to magically reveal a chosen card. One of many interesting uses for eyewear in magic. He said he created the technique and I've never seen anyone duplicate it...but it was very effective and fit his "Colonial Magic" repertoire perfectly.
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Magicalpro
Regular user
Denver, CO
152 Posts
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Posted: Apr 11, 2008 6:18pm
Somebody used to make a set of eyeglasses, that when you took them off and exhaled warm breath on them, so they kind of fogged up a bit, a picture of a card would appear on the glass. I have a whole bunch of small round glass discs that do just that, but someone used to make them into eyeglasses, pretty cool effect.
Kurt "Lee Curtis the Magical Wizard" Flickner
Magic Estate Sale
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Jim Davis
Special user
What is....? Utah
947 Posts
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Posted: Apr 11, 2008 7:54pm
Glasses.. small, and period correct.. but I don't remove them.
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osmar
New user
Burke, Virginia
32 Posts
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Posted: Jun 10, 2008 9:52am
I rather use contacts when I perform...besides that, I always wear some type of sunglasses...prescription or just style glasses...(try buying Ray Ban sunglasses and have them insert your non-glare prescription lenses...they look great, and they feel very comfortable)... even when I go out at night I wear something to hide my eyes...the only people who get to see my eyes are those experiencing my magic...(once again...I try to be as mystical and mysterious as I can)...plus, I look completely different without them...it's a great way of going from my "everyday" look to my "performance" self.
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Pauldela
Special user
U.K
846 Posts
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Posted: Jun 11, 2008 4:42pm
Whatever fits/does not fit your style - what your comfortable in.
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