The history of the famous Ladder Levitation Illusion as told by Walter Blaney himself. Guest appearance by David Copperfield, Lance Burton, James Dimmare, Jeff McBride, Peter Reveen, Steve Dacri and Stan Allen. A chapter in the documentary series Still Zaney After All These Years.
Ted Outerbridge's love of illusions started at the age of seven when the neighbourhood magician Magic Tom freaked him out by pulling an egg out of his ear.
The same magician had a TV show out of Montreal, and Outerbridge also has a specific memory of watching him perform a trick with hankerchiefs that blew his mind.
"I still remember it today, how I was so amazed, and I was very determined to be able to deliver that same experience of wonder," he said.
It became an obsessive focus as Outerbridge studied magic books and then got a job at the local magic store.
"The owner of the store, Richard Olsen, he taught me all kinds of things and I learned so much," he said. "All the big magicians coming through town would drop into the store and I got to meet them. That was really huge for me."
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— James Jordan (@JJordanmagic) February 8, 2015
The McCord Museum has acquired a $3-million collection of 600 posters, 200 rare books and 200 documents relating to the golden age of magic – from the 19th to early 20th centuries.
Included are objects linked to Harry Houdini, including personal correspondence and scrapbooks. Houdini performed in Montreal four times, including the event in 1926 where a McGill student punched Houdini in the stomach before he was prepared for it, rupturing his appendix. Houdini died a week later.
“It’s the second-largest collection of Houdini material held in a public institution,” said David Ben, artistic director of Magicana, an organization dedicated to the study of magic. Ben served as an adviser to the museum and was there on Monday as journalists were invited into the museum vaults to view some of the artifacts. The Library of Congress in the U.S. has the largest such collection, making this the most extensive in Canada. “The collection is significant,” Ben said.
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— Julie Eng (@anjusan) February 10, 2015
Thrilled to be present at @museemccord announcement of its new magic collection. See video and hear interview here: http://t.co/TQgWdXrC3Q
— David Ben (@theconjuror) February 10, 2015
Acquisition majeure pour le Musée! RT @LeDevoir: #Houdini surgit au @MuseeMcCord http://t.co/rE0k1UazT3 pic.twitter.com/B3f0evCpMt
— Musée McCord Museum (@MuseeMcCord) February 10, 2015
Montreal’s McCord Museum gifted largest cache of magic-related memorabilia in Canada - The Globe and Mail http://t.co/LXMmbexcvl
— Magicana (@sharingwonder) February 10, 2015