by Sheridan | Jan 21, 2018 | Deaths
HOW HOUDINI DIED. Manager Declares Illness Was Caused by Blow Though, according to the doctors who operated upon him, the death of Harry Houdini, the famous magician, was due to peritonitis supervening upon appendicitis, his manager, Mr. Stuckel, blames a student for...
by Sheridan | Dec 14, 2015 | Week in News
What happens when friends risk their lives – and friendship – for the sake of a magic trick? The Bullet Catch: It’s the most dangerous illusion in magic. Fourteen men and women have died performing it. In The Trick With the Gun magician Scott Hammell and author...
by Sheridan | Sep 3, 2015 | Articles By Magicians
“Hypnotism is for Life, Not Just for Christmas.” Thinking of adding hypnotism to your magic? Becoming a Stage Hypnotist? Fancy a dabble in the Hypnotic arts? Wonder if you can get the barmaid to give you one? (a free round) You are very welcome to learn and I along...
by Sheridan | Jul 18, 2015 | Articles By Magicians
Having performed adult magic for many years, many years ago, I decided to focus my attentions on performing kid’s magic thinking it would be similar but with just colourful props to substitute the cards. I was wrong. More often than not, adult magicians look...
by Sheridan | May 30, 2015 | Articles By Magicians
These are some cherry picked stories from my professional life in where I had an idea, worked up a method to do the trick, got the props together, scripted the routine, and rehearsed it. But on stage, in front of real breathing strangers, for one reason or another,...
