News
We are sad to learn of the passing of Milt Larsen—Magic Castle co-founder and friend to so many—on May 28, 2023, at the age of 92.
Yes! You read that right! Our next issue of Magicol is in the works and, very soon, it will be sent off to the printers. We anticipate shipping to commence in early May.
Indeed, this has been quite a time. Another legend of magic has passed. Harry Lorayne, master magician and astonishing memory expert, died on April 7, 2023 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, at the age of 96.
The Screening Room
In the first episode of Season 2 of The Paul Daniels Magic Show, aired on the 13th of September 1980, Paul Daniels invites renowned American memory-training specialist Harry Lorayne for a demonstration of perfect recall.
Albert Goshman performs his legendary coin magic for Steve Allen in the late Fifties, around 1956-58. Goshman also performs sponge ball magic, and the acrobatic matchboxes.
In 1953, the National Film Board (NFB) of Canada created a weekly documentary series, specifically for television, called “On the Spot.” It was designed like a short newsreel, only fifteen minutes long, and it was filmed on site with a skeleton crew of three.
Ross Bertram presents his own produced film on the Egyptian Cups and Balls. Here, he presents a beautiful sequence of cups and ball moves, some of classic origin and others of his own creation.
Learn more about Ross Bertram.
Ross Bertram demonstrates one of his pet coin tricks, Rub Down, which was featured in the Stars of Magic series in 1951.
Learn more about Ross Bertram.
Ross Bertram performs advanced card manipulation in a card routine called Five Zero Five. This effect exemplifies Ross’ hallmark “touch” and his magical thinking. It was published in his second book, Bertram on Sleight of Hand.