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by MitsuMatsu
March 2nd, 2022, 8:49 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: magician as an actor
Replies: 262
Views: 19923

Re: magician as an actor

Tarotist wrote:Like salt on a meal gives the meal some flavour but too much salt doesn't taste nice at all.


My interpretation is exactly same to you.
by MitsuMatsu
March 2nd, 2022, 7:09 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: magician as an actor
Replies: 262
Views: 19923

Re: magician as an actor

The quote in English if I have counted correctly is around 86 words or so. However, for the last 150 years or so only 10 of those words have been taken notice of and the other 76 have been ignored. I was surprised to learn that even in the English-speaking world there was a continuing misunderstand...
by MitsuMatsu
March 2nd, 2022, 6:52 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: magician as an actor
Replies: 262
Views: 19923

Re: magician as an actor

The quote is misunderstood but a magician IS an actor. I have to act to convey that I am causing a card to magically change when it is not. I have to act to convey that the trick truly went wrong when it hasn’t. I have to act convey that the outcome of a effect is unsure in order to build suspense....
by MitsuMatsu
March 2nd, 2022, 8:04 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: magician as an actor
Replies: 262
Views: 19923

Re: magician as an actor

Philippe, you are so kind. Thank you!
by MitsuMatsu
March 2nd, 2022, 5:14 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: magician as an actor
Replies: 262
Views: 19923

Re: magician as an actor

Dear Philippe, I appreciate your transcribing it from the image. It's helpful for non-native on French language like me. MM
by MitsuMatsu
March 2nd, 2022, 1:43 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: magician as an actor
Replies: 262
Views: 19923

Re: magician as an actor

WOW. Thanks a lot, Bill-san.
by MitsuMatsu
March 2nd, 2022, 12:38 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: magician as an actor
Replies: 262
Views: 19923

Re: magician as an actor

I wanted to know in what context he used this expression, and I eagerly wanted to see the corresponding page of the original text.

As Tarotist-san explained, Robert-Houdin may have not stated it in the acting theory.
Thank you!
by MitsuMatsu
March 2nd, 2022, 12:01 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: magician as an actor
Replies: 262
Views: 19923

Re: magician as an actor

Thank you for your quick reply, Yehuda-san. I don’t have Roberto Giobbi's Ask Roberto, but I failed to find the phrase "un prestidigitateur n’est point un jongleur; c’est un acteur jouant un rôle de magicien" anywhere in Robert-Houdin’s Confidences et Révélations Comment On Devient Sorcier...
by MitsuMatsu
March 1st, 2022, 8:44 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: magician as an actor
Replies: 262
Views: 19923

magician as an actor

It is said, Robert-Houdin defined a Conjurer as an actor playing the part of a Magician.
Does anyone know in which French literature the original French phrase appeared, the book title and its page number?
by MitsuMatsu
December 30th, 2021, 6:50 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: magic set as a Christmas gift
Replies: 36
Views: 4342

Re: magic set as a Christmas gift

I guess more than nowadays. I would dare to say more than 50%. Replying the question, try to check how many veteran magicians claim to have got involved in magic by a magic set. There are so many. Tamariz is one of them. That is a great idea. Thanks for your guessing "more than 50 percentage&q...
by MitsuMatsu
December 26th, 2021, 9:40 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: magic set as a Christmas gift
Replies: 36
Views: 4342

Re: magic set as a Christmas gift

Thank you for sharing many of your experiences with Magic for the first time. Actually, my interest is a little different. For example, about 50 years ago, what percentage of the people who are now magicians got into the world of magic as a trigger when they got the magic set. What percentage do you...
by MitsuMatsu
December 24th, 2021, 8:57 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: magic set as a Christmas gift
Replies: 36
Views: 4342

magic set as a Christmas gift

Many magicians say that they were hooked by magic for the very first time when they received a "magic set" as gifts for Christmas and birthdays. I would like to ask your opinions how much percentage of magicians of the time had the same experience? It may depend on the generation, so how a...
by MitsuMatsu
June 23rd, 2021, 8:36 pm
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: Tenkai's publication
Replies: 6
Views: 737

Re: Tenkai's publication

Jim Kane-san, thank you for your kind explanation about it. Very helpful.
by MitsuMatsu
June 23rd, 2021, 10:00 am
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: Tenkai's publication
Replies: 6
Views: 737

Re: Tenkai's publication

Philippe Billot wrote:If you have bought The New Tops in DVD, you can find the complete routine in Volume 32, february, 1992, page 25.

I found the issuet. Is it okay to assume that everything is included in this issue? Thanks a lot.
by MitsuMatsu
June 22nd, 2021, 7:32 pm
Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Topic: Tenkai's publication
Replies: 6
Views: 737

Tenkai's publication

Is there a pdf version of "Tenkai Manipulative Card Routine" (1945, Honolulu, The House of Magic) available somewhere? It seems that Abbott's later sold it as "Tenkai's Manipulative Card Routine".
by MitsuMatsu
April 30th, 2020, 4:48 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: production out of a felt hat
Replies: 9
Views: 1822

Re: production out of a felt hat

But, actually not.
by MitsuMatsu
April 29th, 2020, 9:04 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: production out of a felt hat
Replies: 9
Views: 1822

Re: production out of a felt hat

Hi, Richard, I have never been taught of it directly from the performer, but the effect had been frequently performed by both professional and amateur magcians including my friend in 1960s to early 1970s. You can see the performance that the late Maggie Nobusawa, professional, showed it at the folow...
by MitsuMatsu
April 28th, 2020, 11:33 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: production out of a felt hat
Replies: 9
Views: 1822

Re: production out of a felt hat

Hello Maxwell, Thank you for your comment on this. This magic requires Sleight of Hands. A soft reversible hat is used. A magician shows its front and back to prove that there is nothing inside and no pocket, and then various things are put out (most are foldable). Is there any description telling t...
by MitsuMatsu
April 26th, 2020, 12:23 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: production out of a felt hat
Replies: 9
Views: 1822

Re: production out of a felt hat

Hi, Paco-san
Thank you for your view on the matter. I also imagine as you do.
This stage effect had been quite popular between 1930 and 1970, but unfortunately it has been rarely seen even in Japan for long time.
by MitsuMatsu
April 13th, 2020, 5:18 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: Spanish Flu pandemic
Replies: 9
Views: 2131

Re: Spanish Flu pandemic

Max-san, thank you for your post.
The Spanish flu didn't seem to have had much effect in the magic world. I hope that the effects of the Novel Coronavirus are minimal again. And I hope that theaters will be resumed soon.
by MitsuMatsu
April 12th, 2020, 10:15 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: Spanish Flu pandemic
Replies: 9
Views: 2131

Re: Spanish Flu pandemic

That is so sorrow.
Tenji, a member of Ten-ichi Troupe in Japan, died of Spanish Flu.
by MitsuMatsu
April 12th, 2020, 4:56 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: Spanish Flu pandemic
Replies: 9
Views: 2131

Spanish Flu pandemic

Does anyone know if some magicians were victim of a Spanish flu pandemic a Century ago?
by MitsuMatsu
April 7th, 2020, 7:47 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: production out of a felt hat
Replies: 9
Views: 1822

production out of a felt hat

Nate Leipzig recalled his memory on the Ten-ichi Troupe that performed in a Detroit theater in 1905, and described one of their performances as follows. ”A Japanese girl came out with a small black felt hat which she showed and turned inside out several times, producing afterwards quite a lot of art...
by MitsuMatsu
September 27th, 2019, 8:24 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: visiting British magician in Japan around in 1908
Replies: 3
Views: 2229

visiting British magician in Japan around in 1908

Does someone know who this magician is? He appeared in Tokyo Japan around 1908 and formed a magicians’ troupe with local Japanese magicians, males and females. They were received well. According to some Japanese newspapers, he was reported as a British magician and his name seems something like Barr...
by MitsuMatsu
April 10th, 2019, 7:22 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: 1st TV magic
Replies: 8
Views: 3708

Re: 1st TV magic

Wow. So many candidates! After I posted the subject yesterday, I found Roy Benson and some others appeared in the "Toast of the Town", the previous name of "Ed Sullivan Show" around 1950. It is almost unbelievable that any magic was really broadcast in 1930s. https://en.wikipedia...
by MitsuMatsu
April 10th, 2019, 4:17 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: 1st TV magic
Replies: 8
Views: 3708

1st TV magic

When did the first magic program appear on the TV?
Who was featured in the program at that time?
It is said that Mark Wilson's "Time for Magic" was broadcast on Dallas's television station in February 1954, but was it the first magic program that has ever broadcast?
by MitsuMatsu
November 25th, 2018, 6:00 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: Ricky Jay Death
Replies: 82
Views: 28765

Re: Ricky Jay Death

His birthday is generally known as January 1, 1948. However the news tells us that he passed away at his age 72, not 70. So I wonder which birth year is correct. Anyone know?
by MitsuMatsu
August 29th, 2018, 9:04 pm
Forum: Platform & Stage Magic
Topic: Best Illusion ever!!
Replies: 52
Views: 33571

Doug Hennings "Things That Go Bump in the Night"

I know this lovely trick, but I remembered some other magicians did it before Doug Henning, but without the final change effect from the performer to other person or tiger. Does anyone remember who did it, possibly 1960's or early 1970's. I also wish to know what title was known for this illusion be...
by MitsuMatsu
December 6th, 2014, 3:54 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: Goethe and magic
Replies: 11
Views: 5358

Re: Goethe and magic

Thanks Jonathan,
Is the words "Not to know them does no harm, and mastering them does no good" of Seneca, right?
by MitsuMatsu
December 5th, 2014, 8:32 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: Goethe and magic
Replies: 11
Views: 5358

Re: Goethe and magic

Hi, Edwin Corrie
Thank you for the additional info. A detailed description of the contents of the Goethe set is especially interesting!
by MitsuMatsu
December 3rd, 2014, 9:40 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: Goethe and magic
Replies: 11
Views: 5358

Re: Goethe and magic

Thank you Richard for telling the blog and your translation into English. It is very much intersting!
by MitsuMatsu
December 3rd, 2014, 6:41 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: Goethe and magic
Replies: 11
Views: 5358

Re: Goethe and magic

Thank you.
I understand there is no evidence showing Goethe as an amateur magician who left some interesting anecdote on magic and its performance.
by MitsuMatsu
December 3rd, 2014, 6:29 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: Goethe and magic
Replies: 11
Views: 5358

Goethe and magic

I think Johann Wolfgang von Goethe loved magic.
Does anyone know whether he was an amateur magician?
If so, is there any evidence or quote that indicates so?
by MitsuMatsu
April 8th, 2014, 6:00 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: a famous saying
Replies: 9
Views: 2508

Re: a famous saying

Johnathan, Thanks for your good advice!
by MitsuMatsu
April 8th, 2014, 6:30 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: a famous saying
Replies: 9
Views: 2508

Re: a famous saying

So lengthy thread for non-English speaking foreigner, but this seems important.
I will try to read them through your points.
Thank you, anyway!
by MitsuMatsu
April 7th, 2014, 6:25 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: a famous saying
Replies: 9
Views: 2508

a famous saying

Does anyone know the original French sentence for "A magician is an actor playing the role of a magician" and where Robert-Houdin said so?
I wonder whether the original sentence defines the word 'magician' with a word ‘magician’ illogically, or it was translated incorrectly.
by MitsuMatsu
November 13th, 2013, 5:02 am
Forum: Buzz
Topic: magic therapy
Replies: 2
Views: 939

magic therapy

I think that magic therapy like “Project Magic” and “Healing of Magic” focuses on rehabilitating various injured people, not preventing to develop dementia or memory loss for aging people. However, I personally think magic is also very much effective to activate the brain work and delaying dementia ...
by MitsuMatsu
September 24th, 2013, 7:48 am
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: one-handed shuffle
Replies: 13
Views: 5207

Re: one-handed shuffle

To all,

Thank you for telling various theories and information on the inventor of the one hand riffle shuffle.
I understand that Howard de Courcy is one of early magicians who demonstrated the feat.

MitsuMatsu
by MitsuMatsu
September 23rd, 2013, 11:27 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: one-handed shuffle
Replies: 13
Views: 5207

one-handed shuffle

Does anyone know who first deviesd (or performed) one-hand riffle shuffle, and where it was recorded? Thanks in advance.
MitsuMatsu
by MitsuMatsu
July 21st, 2012, 7:40 pm
Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
Topic: Ten-ichi's film
Replies: 4
Views: 1251

Re: Ten-ichi's film

Thank you for all of the advices given on the matter.
Wow, I became nervous to take a step further.
So, Ill pass that up this time.
Thank a lot, anyway. Very much helpful!

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