Have you ever wondered how magicians such as Hudini, David Copperfield, David Blaine, etc. do such fantastic things such as levitation, complicated card tricks, telekinesis, the Balducci levitation, sawing a lady in half and more...Well today you have the unique opportunity to find out how they do it.

(PRWEB) October 3, 2005 -- A brief history of magic:

In the middle of the XIX century, Charles Mouton opened the doors of the first entertainment theatre where the public paid for tickets to watch magic shows. Prior to that the entertainment theatres were simple rooms opened to the public to have a drink and watch some magic free of charge. Meanwhile in Paris, in 1848, an elegant French magician named Robert Houdin was making history with his Soirées Fantastiques (Fantastic Nights) He later rented a large room in London and charge admission to his shows. Houdin was one of the magical pioneers who used electricity and electro-magnetism in his magic shows. He was also the first to present effects that defied gravity. When he levitated his young son for the first time he wrote that the audience just exploded with amazement and thunderous applause. Known as the Father of Modern Magic, Robert-Houdin died in 1871. During his illustrious career he even assisted the French Government in quelling a rebellion in North Africa by performing an effect using electro- magnetism. A full account of this true story can be found in his 'Memoirs'.

Back to Egyptians. A man known as Dedi entertained, with magical effects, the slaves that built the pyramids. He made chickens and pigeons disappear and reappear. He had the heads of chickens removed and replaced. He is also credited with inventing an effect called " The Cups and Balls" in which a ball placed under one of three cups, appears under another and then another. Finally, it disappears and is replaced by a larger ball. This effect like the Chinese Linking Rings has also withstood the test of time and is still being performed today and can even be seen on television shows and in top showrooms of the world. Magicians were hired by temple constructors to make doors open, apparently by themselves, on the arrival or departure of a person. Quite often a royal personage. These royal persons had no idea how the effect was performed they simply believed that they were responsible for these magical occurrences because of some divine power that they
alone possessed. Nowadays, with modern technology we can all feel like royalty when we go to a store and the door opens up automatically to let us in. Isn't that magic!

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