Art and Artifice Author|Jean Hugard

Art and Artifice Author|Jean HugardFrom the author of Hiding the Elephant and The Glorious Deception comes a collection of five essays that shows how the great stage illusions were integrally products of their time, based on the traditions and fashions of the people, and the offspring of the incredible, inventive personalities who brought them to the stage. Like no other author, Jim Steinmeyer gives us insight into the timeless appeal of magic. His human subjects include such

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Hallucination: Eddie Clever

The Wonder Force

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Part 7: My Best

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