- 128 pages
- English
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About this book
By the end of America's "Golden Age of Magic," Chicago had taken center stage in front of an American audience drawn to the craft by the likes of Harry Houdini and Howard Thurston. Cashing in on a craze that rivaled big-band mania, magic shops and clubs sprang up everywhere across the Windy City, packed in customers and put down roots. Over the last century, for example, Magic, Inc. has outfitted magicians from Harry Blackstone Sr. to Penn and Teller to David Copperfield. Magic was an integral part of Chicago's culture, from its earliest venture into live television to the card sharps and hucksters lurking in its amusement parks and pool halls. David Witter keeps track of the shell game of Chicago's fascinating magic history from its vaudeville circuit to its contemporary resurgence.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. The World of Magic, Houdini and the 1893 World’s Fair
- 2. The Early Stars of Magic and Chicago’s Vaudeville Era
- 3. Houdini, Chicago and the Great Debunking of Spiritualism
- 4. Harry Blackstone Sr.: Chicago Native and the Last “King of Magic”
- 5. Magic, Inc.: The Soul of Chicago Magic
- 6. Riverview Magic: What Nostalgia Forgot to Record
- 7. Chicago’s Golden Age of Magic
- 8. Schulien’s: America’s Greatest Magic Restaurant
- 9. Marshall Brodien: Riverview, Bozo’s Circus and TV Magic Cards
- 10. Magigals: Frances Ireland
- 11. Celeste Evans: Breaking More Barriers
- 12. Maritess Zurbano: Girlie Magic for the New Millennium
- 13. Bizarre Magic Chicago
- 14. Walter E. King, aka “Spellbinder”: Regal Magic
- 15. Sean Masterson: Restoring the Early Days of Magic
- 16. Magic Chicago: Every First Wednesday of the Month
- 17. Neil Tobin and Supernatural Chicago: Magic and Chicago Hauntings
- 18. Dennis Watkins: Reviving Houdini and Magic at the Palmer House
- 19. Fun Facts About Magic: Magical Songs
- 20. Celebrity Magicians
- Quick Guide to Chicagoland Magic, Magicians and Magical Events
- Bibliography
- About the Author
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