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MagicalMotivator Veteran user 310 Posts |
Riciardi, Houdini, Dante, and Thurston - and in that order.
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Leslie Melville Special user Blackpool-U.K. 708 Posts |
Ali Bey - the Great Arabian Wizard as the finest Illusion 'Act' I ever saw (twenty devastating minutes!) Cecil Lyle - with the inclusion of Amac's 'Find the Lady'. And Dante with the 'Lazy Magician' presentation and his rarely mentioned presentation of the 'Floating ball' are my choices from personal memory.
Stories....?....That's telling!
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magicgettogether Special user Michigan 556 Posts |
Houdini would be my first choice, then Carter and Thurston primarily because their posters are so awesome.
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Kbuck54 Veteran user 343 Posts |
Riciardi, Houdini, Dante, and Thurston - Keith Shazam
SHAZAM!
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mtpascoe Inner circle 1932 Posts |
If I had a time machine to watch the old masters, I would love to see Robert-Houdin. But, since I don't understand French, it would be difficult. What most of us would get a kick out of watching the old master like Robert-Houdin, Anderson, and Houdini would be the pacing of it. We are use to a faster pace show.
I read somewhere that Robert-Houdin would stop each routine and let the audience discuss what they saw. Then he would continue the show. This would be something to see. Houdini of course would sit behind a closed curtain while the audience listened to a concert. Anderson filled his stage with props he never intended on using. Personally, I would love to see David Bamberg, Cardini's full act, and Benson's full act (what we didn't get see on the youtube videos). And throw in T. Nelson Down's as well. |
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Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts |
I can close my eyes, and "see" Harry Blackstone (pere)! From '45 to '50, I saw Mr. B.'s show at the old Davidson, in Milwaukee, five times. It took four shows to "catch' the "DUCK INN"!!! He was always very gracious to us young guys who visited at the stage door. With Nick Ruggiero and Dick Berry, I helped walk the burro down Wisconsin Avenue.
It was always a joy to see Harry Jr., and visit backstage. He had taken his dad's "stuff", updated presentations, and kept the traditions alive. I only saw Doug's illusions on TV, but we had talked about his philosophy many times,when we "bunked" at Jerry Conklin's "YMCA" in Colon. I have a picture of him with SHORT HAIR, doing a Super X on the street in Toronto I would like to see Harry Willard. Bev Bergeron says that Harry did a different show every night! (That way, he got repeat customers!) Dante? Yes! Especially "The Lazy Magician". MacDonald BIRCH! I sat next to him at the IBM convention banquet in Chicago (1950). BIRCH was a gentleman. He was on the road throughout the DEPRESSION, He made money, and retired wealthy.
SNEAKY, UNDERHANDED, DEVIOUS,& SURREPTITIOUS ITINERANT MOUNTEBANK
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Quentin Inner circle 1020 Posts |
I'd want to see them all and I'd want to watch them all twice, first to be taken in by the performer and the second time to watch as a magician. The first three on the list would be:
David Devant Dante (pre-war show) Alexander Hermann |
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