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world's fair illusions - white owl pavilion

Posted: March 20th, 2017, 1:44 pm
by webbmaster
I recently saw Tomorrowland with George Cloony and a scene in it got me thinking about the White Owl Cigar pavilion which had an illusionist with (spoiler alert) twins. I was a kid at the time and every illusion was perfect. I seem to only remember Asrah, the Thin Sawing and a Doll's House built as a cigarette machine. I never tried to find this on youtube but maybe I will.

Re: world's fair illusions - white owl pavilion

Posted: March 20th, 2017, 5:05 pm
by Doug Thornton
Mark Wilson's The Hall of Magic DVD with 1964 Hall of Magic accordion-style postcard:


http://www.markwilsonmagic.com/other-dvds.html

Re: world's fair illusions - white owl pavilion

Posted: April 12th, 2017, 3:33 pm
by webbmaster
Thanks Doug Thornton ! I knew someone would know !

Re: world's fair illusions - white owl pavilion

Posted: April 29th, 2017, 2:08 pm
by Conus
I remember the pavilion was round and fired a 6 foot smoke ring into the air every 15 minutes or so.

Re: world's fair illusions - white owl pavilion

Posted: May 1st, 2017, 11:27 am
by webbmaster
Conus, were you the guy sitting next to us ? And, did you see the Pieta sculpture by Michelangelo which was a textbook example of bad lighting and you went by on a conveyor belt (like in the 'future') ?