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GRAND ILLUSIONS THE STORY OF MAGIC VOLUMES 1-6
Explore the rich, fascinating culture and history of magic through Grand Illusions: The Story of Magic. This six-part series takes you inside the alluring and enchanted world of magic, from the mechanical automata of Robert-Houdin to the elaborate illusions of Penn and Teller, from the death defying escapes of Houdini to the bizarre and tragic feats of sideshow performers. Come backstage and see what's behind the curtain!
Episode 1 - The Father of Modern Magic: Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin the celebrated French conjurer and namesake of Houdini, has gone down in magic history as "The Father of Modern Magic." Beginning in 1845, Robert Houdin threw away the robes and conical caps of conjurers past and donned the now familiar magicians' evening clothes, bringing magic into the modern age. Part scientist and part wizard, Robert Houdin amazed his audiences, whether it be through suspending his young son in mid-air, exercising his "Second Sight", or demonstrating his mechanical automaton marvels "Antonio Diavolo: The Trapeze Artist" and "The Fantastic Orange Tree." This episode is the story of those glorious years in Paris. And a mission to Algeria in the service of his country to do magical battle with the warring Marabout priests.
Episode 2 - Houdini: Harry Houdini is the most famous magician and escape artist that ever lived. His life is chronicled from its beginning as Erik Weisz in Budapest, his rise to worldwide fame as a magician and escape artist at the turn of the century, to the death of his beloved mother in 1913.
Episode 3 - The Herrmann's: The dashing and daring Herrmann brothers and Alexander, dominated the world conjuring scene for over thirty
years-from early 1820's to the 1850's. Unlike many conjurers who usually remain
local phenomena, the Herrmann's, with their now classic and universally imitated
look, were wildly popular in all four corners of the earth. We also delve into
the world of Adelaide Herrmann, Alexander's wife, now considered one of the
great pioneer female conjurers.
Episode 4 - The Greats of Modern Magic: A consideration of the great names of modern magic, where they started, how they achieved their rise to fame, as well as the influence they have had on other magicians. This episode covers Doug Henning revitalizing magic in the early 1970's, to Penn and Teller "the bad boys of magic," to Seigfried and Roy, the staple of Las Vegas.
Episode 5 - Weird Magic: Strange and gruesome feats such as: fire eating sword swallowing, hammering a nail in your nose, eating glass, sticking a needle through your arm, summoning spirits of the dead. We explore the antics of "weird" specialists, bizarre magicians and sideshow performers.
Episode 6 - Death by Magic: This is the sort of the bizarre and tragic accidents that can only have taken place in the world of magic. The primary focus is on the most dangerous illusion of all, the bullet catching trick, which has taken almost a dozen lives in the past century. This is an inside look at the effect these tragedies have had on the performance of dangerous illusions and, more importantly, why magicians still persist in performing them.
Approximate Running Time: 150 Minutes
This DVD is encoded only for viewing in Region 1-United States, Canada and U.S. Territories.
ITEM # DVD0332 PRICE $30.00
GRAND ILLUSIONS: THE STORY OF MAGIC PART-TWO
Explore the rich, fascinating culture and history of magic through Grand Illusions: The Story of Magic Part Two. The next six episodes continue to take you inside the alluring and enchanted world of magic: from the kings of magic, the Blackstone's, to the supreme innovators, the Maskelyne's, from the legendary performers known as the Royal Dynasty to the women pioneers of today. Watch the sleight-of-hand artistry of Dai Vernon and the mind-bending feats of the mentalists. Come backstage and see what's behind the curtain!
This DVD is broken up into Six Episodes:
Approximate Running Time: 175 Minutes
This DVD is encoded only for viewing in Region 1-United States, Canada and U.S. Territories.
ITEM # DVD0333 PRICE $25.00
GREAT
SCOTT! IT'S MAGIC! by SCOTT F. GUINN
The Real World Magic of Scott F. Guinn
Eleven of Scott's favorite routines performed and explained. On this DVD, you'll find material from Scott's "A List," the stuff he performs for real people in real-world paying gigs.
Over two hours long!
ITEM # DVD0334 PRICE $30.00
HEINSTEIN SHUFFLE by KARL HEIN
A riffle shuffle with a bridge is recognized the world over as a most convincing way to shuffle cards. Karl Hein's Heinstein Shuffle mimics this perfectly - complete with riffle, weave, and bridge.
Best of all, the Heinstein Shuffle is for workers. It can be done in-the-hands, up-close, and from every angle. People will swear the cards have been fairly mixed (you don't need a table to perform it!) It's perfect for memorized deck work, maintaining a stack, story routines, or whatever.
Plus, you'll learn Karl's pet routine - the Heinstein Triumph. It's a convincing in the hands Triumph with a kicker. You not only find their card and right the deck, you magically restore the cards to new deck order!
ITEM # DVD0335 PRICE $30.00
MISER'S DREAM by CHRIS CAPEHART
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The Miser's Dream along with Coins Across, Continuous Coins, One in the Hand and Two in the Pocket and the Total Vanish are the tricks you will learn on this DVD.
"Chris Capehart is one of my absolute favorite magicians! He's funny, fast, and fearless. The moment he steps out onto the stage, he owns it, and he stays in command every moment until he leaves them laughing in his wake. For audiences small and large, young and old, his results are the same, and his impact immeasurable." - Jamy Ian Swiss
"I have seen Chris perform The Miser's Dream at every venue you could think of. It has never failed to amaze and delight the audiences." - Bob Little, Convention Producer
"I have watched Chris do his Miser's Dream and other coin work for our audiences for the last four years. This routine always gets them going. It is definitely a guaranteed winner." - Michael Chaut, Monday Night Magic - New York Producer
ITEM # DVD1161 PRICE $25.00
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