Ye Olde Magic Mag

15/06/2024

Hi, do any of our followers read Hindi or, more correctly Devanagari / Sanskrit? Could anybody translate the text on this poster? I'm aware this is an older alphabet and I have a partial translation, but surely somebody in the FaceBook hive must be able to translate.
Many thanks in advance!

05/06/2024

I've collected from the printers the programmes for The Magic Circle History Day: they are collectibles on their own! (a full set recently sold for more than $300!). Will you attend this day dedicated to the study of the past of our art? We still have a few tickets available (link in first comment) and if you want a super-duper discounted price for the magic show Saturday night, send me or Ian Keable a message after you've registered! Five unique talks, an exclusive interview to a magic star, refreshments, a sit-down lunch and dealers in antiquarian/collectible magic!

See you on Saturday!

30/05/2024

We discover the secrets of Amasis in the June issue of Ye Olde Magic Mag. A technical manuscript from his assistant reveals the method behind the magic - https://mailchi.mp/33a92aafd638/ye-olde-magic-mag-vol-10-issue-3-16533078

29/05/2024

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲

The organisers of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 (Saturday 8th June) have negotiated a special discounted price for the '𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞' show that is taking place on the evening of the History Day itself. So after you have spent the day listening to five insightful talks (including those on 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜, 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐲𝐧𝐞 and '𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞' magic), enjoyed a 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐥 at the Wesley Hotel with fellow attendees and heard words of wisdom and amusing anecdotes from 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐦, why not treat yourself to an evening show of "world class magical performers"?

The special price of £𝟏𝟓 (normal price is from £33 to £61) for the evening show is ONLY available for those booking The Magic Circle 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲. Once you have booked, please email me or send a PM for the discount code.

Tickets for the History Day are available here https://tmcshop.squarespace.com/store/the-magic-circle-history-day-non-tmc-member-ticket (non-Members pay £60). Tickets for 'Saturday Night at The Magic Circle' for that day are here: https://www.seetickets.com/event/saturday-night-at-the-magic-circle/the-magic-circle/3032344.

THE MAGIC CIRCLE HISTORY DAY 2024 The Magic Circle History Day is taking place at The Magic Circle Head Quarters, 12 Stephenson Way, Euston, London, NW1 2HD on Saturday, 8th June 2024. This event is dedicated to the study of the rich history of Conjuring, its tricks, its performers, and to historic

27/05/2024

If you are interested in magic history, you should attend *The Magic Circle History Day* on 8th June 2024 at The Magic Circle. Five speakers on various aspects of magic history (Ian Fenn on the history of Radio Magic in the UK; Pietro Micheli on the testimonial album of Sigismund Epstein; Anne Goulden on the Davenport Brothers in Cheltenham; Chris Wardle on "A Cutting Topic"; and Maxwell Pritchard on "Uncommonplaces"). An exclusive interview with British TV magic star Geoffrey Durham ("The Great Soprendo"). Plus, sit-down lunch at the Wesley Hotel (next door to The Magic Circle). And a magic sale of antiquarian and collectible magic at the end of the day.
Ticket for the day is only £60 for non-members.
https://tmcshop.squarespace.com/store/the-magic-circle-history-day-non-tmc-member-ticket

16/05/2024

The proof of the next issue has been delivered, for corrections and graphic checking. It is 52 pages long but it may be longer by the time it will go to print. I will print only enough issues for the subscribers, if you want to secure your copy, please subscribe! This issue will analyse the act of Amasis, a forgotten illusionist, and I'm sure you'll be surprised!

09/04/2024

If you are interested in the history of magic, you should not miss The Magic Circle History Day 2024, on Saturday 8 June. It is open to members and non-members alike, a day of lectures, socialization and a sit-down meal at the centre of London, at The Magic Circl e's HQ.
Places are limited! Tickets (for non-Circle members) are here: https://tmcshop.squarespace.com/store/the-magic-circle-history-day-non-tmc-member-ticket

Hope to see you soon!

24/03/2024

Today is Houdini's 150th birthday and even Windows remembers the great magician and escapologist. Happy birthday, Harry! ♥️♣️♦️♠️
We gave Houdini one cover of YOMM, Volume 8 issue 3 (https://yeoldemagicmag.com/downloads/vol-8-issue-3)

24/02/2024

Pinetti in colour! A newly-discovered portrait in the new issue of . And a lot more magic history and collecting! - https://mailchi.mp/c8d091673c63/ye-olde-magic-mag-vol-10-issue-2

24/02/2024

Ye Olde Magic Mag volume 10, issue 2 is now available for download. The subscribers should have received their digital copy and the printed version will be in the post on Monday. This issue has on the cover Giuseppe Pinetti, in a newly-discovered portrait painting. Link in the first comment.

18/02/2024

The March issue of Ye Olde Magic Mag is basically finished: another 56 pages of magic history and magic memorabilia. Just going through the last corrections, design tweaks and final tidy-up, then it will be off to the printers. Hopefully, it will be available for download next week, with an exciting exclusive!

23/12/2023

Best wishes for a Magical Holiday Season and a Great 2024!

01/12/2023

Twice as much magic history! Ye Olde Magic Mag doubles! - https://mailchi.mp/8461b7af374a/ye-olde-magic-mag-vol-9-issue-8861745

26/11/2023

Here we are with 87 copies of the new issue of Ye Olde Magic Mag numbered, signed, with the exclusive insert,ready to be taken to the post office for delivery to the active subscribers, from the UK to Australia to the USA. A few more will be sent in the week and Friday December 1st, the copies left will go to general sale.
If you're not a subscriber you risk missing out...

25/11/2023

while waiting a few hours for the December issue to be published, why don't you download the FREE newsletter with a long review of the EMHC? You have only a few hours to subscribe to YOMM and get volume 10... 😀

The FREE Newsletter n. 7 accompanies Ye Olde Magic Mag vol. 10 n. 1 (December 2023) with a 16-page review of the European Magic History Conference (EMHC) held in Ghent, Belgium, from 24 to 27 August 2023. The review (by Marco Pusterla) was too long to fit in the issue, so you can read it for free!

12/11/2023

The first draft of the new issue has been printed (I need to change the ink...) Now it will undergo the first review 😀 if you want a copy at the beginning of December, please subscribe!

30/08/2023

More magic history in Ye Olde Magic Mag vol. 9 issue 4. From Prof. Era to Luis Zingone, with much more! - https://mailchi.mp/84f325cb643d/ye-olde-magic-mag-vol-9-issue-4

30/08/2023

The new issue is out! Link in the first comment, but you should know it! :) Our FaceBook friends are the first to know!

30/08/2023

The book on Benita Anguinet, the leading lady magician in Europe during the 19th century, rich with information and unknown photos and documents, is now available for pre-order. It will be printed in limited quantities and you may be interested in securing a copy for your collection. Details and images below:

21/08/2023

Busy packaging the new issue of yomm for the subscribers attending The European Magic History Conference 2023 . See you soon!

10/08/2023

Started revising the new issue... 52 pages of magic history, collectibles and reviews. If you are a subscriber and will be at the The European Magic History Conference 2023 in Ghent, please send a message and I'll have your copy there.

04/07/2023

Benita Anguinet was a popular magician in Europe in the 19th century, and one of the very few women performing magic as a protagonist, not just as a partner or assistant. A biography will be out soon: please follow Le Cabinet d'Illusions for details

📓 Un travail de recherche inédit de plus de 8 années, dans les archives de nombreux pays, pour parvenir à constituer une biographie richement illustrée de la prestidigitatrice la plus connue du XIXe siècle : Bénita Anguinet.

➡️ A paraître prochainement aux éditions 𝐿𝑒 𝐶𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑡 𝑑’𝐼𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠.

30/06/2023

A full set of Ye Olde Magic Mag to date. Just had volume 8 bound. The magazine is getting thicker as time goes on... 😀

25/06/2023

Psycho performing with Scott Penrose last night at Quay Theatre, Sudbury, Suffolk . Amazing! If you have a chance, go and watch an original automaton of the 19th century perform now.

18/06/2023

Roberto Giobbi has some nice words to say about the last issue of Ye Olde Magic Mag and the research by Richard Evans on the identity of Erdnase. You can find it on his blog, The Magic Memories, episode 128 - https://www.robertogiobbi.com/site/the-magic-memories-128/
Grazie mille, Roberto!

08/06/2023

The new issue is out! We present the new, credible candidate for the identity of S.W. Erdnase, the author of The Expert at the Card Table. But not just that: how to enter into a Goldston's "locked book"; the review of the Italian Magic History Conference; magic auctions; and some Chewing of the (Magic) Fat.
https://yeoldemagicmag.com/downloads/vol-9-issue-3

30/05/2023

Have we finally identified the mysterious S.W. Erdnase? Maybe! The paper copies have been delivered but won't be sent until after Saturday when Richard Evans will present his research at The Magic Circle History Day.

17/05/2023

If your interest is in card magic, and in the seminal book, S. W. Erdnase's 'The Expert at the Card Table', don't miss the next issue of Ye Olde Magic Mag, where we will reveal the identity of the mysterious author. If you want a printed copy of the magazine and are not a subscriber, please leave a message below. We only print 125 copies and most are already spoken for. You won't want to miss this groundbreaking issue!

01/05/2023

We are working on the next issue of Ye Olde Magic Mag, that will be out in a month's time. But we will hold it back a few days, until after The Magic Circle History Day (3rd June), where an important magic discovery will be presented. Join us in London for a day of discoveries (link in the first comment). If you can't, make sure you subscribe! https://yeoldemagicmag.com/subscribe

17/03/2023

Ye Olde Magic Newsletter - Tribute to Eddie Dawes - https://mailchi.mp/7a76760cbc4a/yomm-newsletter-05-april-8754133