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Genii SpeaksRichard Kaufman

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THE MAGIC CASTLEFEBRUARY 26 TO MARCH 4Close-Up GalleryEarly: 7:00, 7:45, 8:30, 9:15Nathan GibsonLate: 10:00, 10:45,11:30, 12:00Toto

W. C. Fields Bar (Friday and Saturday only)Terry Lunceford

The Parlour of PrestidigitationEarly: 7:30, 8:45, 9:30 David DeebleLate: 9:45, 11:15, MidnightAdam Grace

Palace Of Mystery8:30, 10:00, 11:15 Tom OgdenJania TaylorStoil & Ekaterina

MARCH 5 TO 11Close-Up GalleryEarly: Jonathan PendragonLate: Jon Armstrong

W. C. Fields BarJeff Martin

The Parlour of PrestidigitationEarly: Stan GersonLate: Nathan Kranzo

Palace of MysteryAye JayeMickey O’Connor

MARCH 12 TO 18 Close-Up GalleryEarly: SavLate: Lou Serrano

W. C. Fields BarDerek DelGaudio

The Parlour of PrestidigitationEarly: Shawn McMaster Late: Todd Robbins

Palace of MysteryTerry SeabrookeGregory WilsonMark Paskell

MARCH 19 TO 25Close-Up GalleryEarly: David MinkinLate: Billy Kidd

W. C. Fields BarWhit Haydn

The Parlour of PrestidigitationEarly: Aaron FisherLate: Gazzo

Palace of MysteryRon LondonMallory Lewis

Magic Castle InformationThose with guest cards, and those who belong to the IBM and SAM, are admitted to The Magic Castle with dinner res-ervations. Please call 323-851-3313 for more information. Updates to the performing schedule can be found at www.MagicCastle.com.

LAS VEGASCompiled by David NeubauerAmazing Johnathan10 pm, (Dark Thurs.), Sahara

Bite (Vampire Strip Revue)Antonio Restivo,10:30 pm (dark Thurs.) Stratosphere

David Copperfield7:30 & 10 pm, 4:30 Sat. & some Sun. MGM Grand.March 22 to April 19

Haunted Vegas Tour & ShowRobert Allen, Jac Hayden & Zamora, Greek Isle, 9pm tour and show (Dark Fri.)

Jason BirdThe Shops in Desert Passage, Aladdin. Main stage, near the “V” Theater, Thurs.-Mon. Various times from 1:15 pm to 8:15 pm, Free

La FemmeStephan Vanel, 8 & 10:30 pm, (Dark Tues.), MGM Grand

Lance Burton, Master Magician7 pm Tues-Sat & 10 pm Tues. & Sat., Monte Carlo

Mac King Comedy Magic Show1 & 3 pm, (Dark Sun. & Mon.)Harrah’s Clint Holmes Theater

Nathan BurtonComedy Magic Show2 pm, (Dark Fri. & Sun.)V Theater in the Desert Passage, Aladdin

Penn & Teller9 pm, (Dark Tues.), Rio

The Magic of Rick Thomas2 & 4 pm, (Dark various days), Orleans

The Ultimate Variety Showcase8 pm to Midnight every Tuesday, Free. A different live show every week. Roxy’s Live, Sam’s Town

V, The Ultimate Variety ShowJeff Hobson, Nathan & Sarah7 & 9 pm, Aladdin

World’s Greatest Magic ShowKevin James, Kozak and guest stars. Billy Fergueson (pre-show). 6 pm Sat.-Thurs., 8:15 Fri., Greek Isle

Xtreme Magic Starring Dirk ArthurTiffany Theatre, Tropicana2 and 4 pm. (Dark Fri.)

David Copperfield Tour ScheduleMarch 2-3: Kingsbury Hall, Salt Lake City; 4: Velma Morrison, Boise, ID; 6: Civic Center, Cheyenne, WY; 8: Municipal Auditorium, Lubbock, TX; 9: Municipal Auditorium, Wichita Falls, TX; 10-11: Majestic, Dallas, TX; 12: Civic Center, Amarillo, TX; 13: Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs, CO; 14: Budweiser Center, Loveland, CO; 16-17: Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ; 22-April 19: MGM, Hollywood Theatre, Las Vegas, NV

YOU’LL NOTICE that this “Genii Speaks” is shorter than usual because, if you look on the next page, you’ll see an ad for The Magicians Ltd Cookbook—we had an article on its creation and purpose last month, when I wrote that my friend Jack Parker was “fight-ing for his life” against cancer. This month the news isn’t good. With some luck and the

benefit of experimental medicine, Jack will get about 12 months more to enjoy life with his wife and two young daughters. If it weren’t for the folks at The Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust, who saved his life when he was in col-lege, he wouldn’t have made it this far. All proceeds from The Magicians Ltd Cookbook go directly to them, so when you buy the book you help save a life. Please buy it. Jack is spending his remaining time enjoying his family and also working on a book of his wonderful magical creations. We hope to have more of those for you very shortly.

You may wonder about the sometimes convoluted process through which an article or interview comes to fruition in Genii. Our cover story on Patrick Page began seven years ago, when I would see Pat once a year while in London and ask him to be on the cover of Genii. He disappointed me on a yearly basis, but I’m too dumb to give up and, a year ago, he relented. Then I spent a wonderful afternoon interviewing Pat in London in the comfort of the Victory Services Club. I passed the tapes to Brad Henderson and Nancy Moon—she transcribed and he did the initial light edit. In the interim, Jim Steinmeyer joined the staff and I then passed the interview to him and he gave it a much more thorough edit, cutting thousands of words among other things. When you read interviews, they rarely tran-spire as neatly as they sound. Remarks have to be clari-fied, sometimes changed for accuracy, and sections have to be moved around so the piece is more coherent than two guys just sitting around and jaw-boning for hours on end. The interview is now funny and (I just can’t resist) Perfectly Pat. Its swift, easy, and entertaining “read” is the direct result of our new Associate Editor’s work. Of course, you don’t have to do anything to make Pat Page sound funny—he accomplished that bit very well on his own. • Eugene Burger returns with the second in his series, “The Showmanship Interviews,” this time coaxing some extremely fine advice for all performers from Lance Burton. • Scholastic, the long-time publisher of kid’s books, has been up to something really big in bringing magic to kids with the help of Chicago magicians Danny Orleans and John Railing—something that few of you have heard of.

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What’s cooking? How about some great magic, created by a collection of the world’s best

known card magicians? Jack Parker has called upon some of his favourite magicians to

prepare some excellent card tricks and Andi Gladwin has elegantly served up each one in this fantastic 110 page hard-baked collection of magiof magic. This beautifully produced contains

tricks by the following top magicians:

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PProceeds from this book will be donated to The Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust to

assist their ongoing leukaemia research.

Jack Parker Presents ...

... WRITTEN BY ANDI GLADWIN

Available exclusively from www.andigladwin.co.uk

for just $40

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Mark Phillips lets you in on the secret on p.50. • One of the more remarkable things about the Genii Forum—our online discussion board to which you are always all invit-ed—is that, every once in a while, its availability on the wide-ranging global Internet sometimes results in bringing people together. Diego Domingo relates the story of how three of Harry Blackstone, Sr.’s assistants were reunited. • My long-time friend and columnist Jon Racherbaumer was rushed into emergency surgery for a burst gall bladder in January and spent some time in intensive care afterward. During all of that he turned 67—being a hardy soul, he’s now home again and life has returned to normal—I’m very pleased to once again bring you his fine column “On the Slant” in this issue. • The 100th Anniversary of The Australian Society Of Magicians occurs this year and the folks down under are whooping it up with a big conven-tion—learn more on p.28. • Jim Steinmeyer brings you another “Language of Illusion,” and it’s lovely to have the Mascot Moth flitting through our pages. Our fine reviews round out the issue.

From The Magic Castle: The Board of Trustees of the Academy of Magical Arts, Inc. has selected the following individuals to receive Fellowship Honors for the year 2006: Special Fellowship: Leo Behnke, Creative Fellowship: Paul Harris, Literary Fellowships: David Goodsell and Phil Willmarth, Performing Fellowship: Eugene Burger, Performing Fellowship: Chen Kai, Lifetime Achievement Fellowship: Carl Ballantine, Masters Fellowship: Paul Potassy, and Magician of the Year: Cyril Takayama. The Fellowship and Magician of the Year Awards will be presented along with the awards for the various showrooms of The Magic Castle

(Stage Magician of the Year, Parlour Magician of the Year, Close-Up Magician of the Year, Comedy Magician of the year and Lecturer of the Year, selected by the members of the Academy of Magical Arts) at the 39th Annual Academy of Magical Arts Award Show and Banquet at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on Saturday, April 7, 2007 at 6:00 pm. Tickets are $165 and are available through the Magic Castle. Call Brandy LaPlante at (323) 851-3313 Ext. 301 or visit The Magic Castle website at www.magiccastle.com for further information.

And finally, the I.B.M. search committee has chosen Samuel Patrick Smith as the new editor for its house organ, The Linking Ring. After a transitional period he will assume full editorial duties with the May issue. •