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Doug Henning's World of Magic is a series of seven annual prime-time television specials starring magician Doug Henning that aired from 1975 to 1982. The first special aired live on NBC Friday, December 26, 1975. [1] Bill Cosby [2] was the show's special guest, along with Gene Kelly (who introduced the special) and musical guest Lori Lieberman.
Some online magic tricks recreate traditional card tricks and require user participation, while others, like Plato's Cursed Triangle, are based on mathematical, geometrical, and/or optical illusions. One such online magic trick, called Esmeralda's Crystal Ball, [24] became a viral phenomenon that fooled so many computer users into believing ...
The event was the first of seven annual broadcasts, [14] which eventually brought Henning seven [15] Emmy Award nominations, including two back-to-back in 1976 and 1977 for World of Magic. In December 1976, Doug Henning's World of Magic II aired, again live and with only two commercial breaks
Pages in category "Magic (illusion)" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The World's Most Dangerous Magic was the title of two American television specials showcasing illusion and escapology acts, which were made for the NBC network. The first was originally broadcast on 27 April 1998 [ 1 ] and the second, titled The World's Most Dangerous Magic 2 , was initially aired on 2 May 1999.
For a number of years, Steinmeyer was the magic designer to Doug Henning, and invented illusions for Henning's television specials and two Broadway shows.He has served as a magic consultant to Siegfried and Roy, David Copperfield and Lance Burton, as well as creating magic effects for Orson Welles, Harry Blackstone, The Pendragons, Simon Drake, Ricky Jay, Jason Bishop, and many others.
The effect is similar in some ways to the illusion Impaled, although Drill of Death is larger and features additional elements.It can be presented either as a straightforward penetration illusion or as an "escape gone wrong" piece, in which the audience is first given the impression it is an escapology act of the "predicament escape" type, and then given the shock of seeing it appear to go ...
Works about magic, a performing art in which audiences are entertained by tricks, effects, or illusions of seemingly impossible feats, using natural means. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.