Magic Magazine December 2012

COVER: Open Sesame?By Milt LarsenThe Magic Castle in Hollywood is an iconic landmark, known the world over as the clubhouse of the Academy of Magical Arts. Milt Larsen, one of the founders fifty years ago, reminisces with tales of how the venue came to be, kicking off a series of articles celebrating the Castle�s golden anniversary. In this first installment, Milt takes us from first concept up until January 2, 1963, when he found himself waiting for the last of the paint to dry and trying to figure out why his invisible pianist didn�t work. Meanwhile, designer John Shrum was out buying flowers to put in the men�s room urinals andmdash; but that�s another story!Marcel: Prince of NightmaresBy Jaq GreensponNine years ago, Marcel Kalisvaart, at the time a twenty-year-old upstart illusionist with only five years of experience, had the hubris to compete in the Stage Illusionist category at the 2003 FISM competition in his home country of Holland. It wasn�t far from home and he�d alrea

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