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I went to a magic museum and show today.
12 years ago
Squirrel!
A Magic Museum has just opened up in my town. It's the only one of it's kind in England. It's ran by the Davenport family who have performed magic tricks for generations. Some people find the entrance fee to be a bit high, I however am undecided about that part.
You get a tour of the museum area. A young lady dressed in period clothing gets you to say a magic word to open a door that she says is stuck, however the door you think will open does not open, the wall with a fireplace attached opens. You enter a little courtyard themed area where the young lady talks about how people accused women of being witches many years ago etc and how they were tortured/killed in England. Then you go through to a display area with lots of information and display items. Following that you enter a @shop@ scene with a young gentleman behind the counter who gives a talk on some of the old props magicians used to use many years ago. There are also plenty of props on display. He also demonstrates a trick or two.
Then you walk through to another display area and find a man and a woman who perform an escape trick for you. It's the usual climb into a mail bag, lock the top, cover with a sheet and he escapes in 10 seconds. Of course all that after he hands the items around the audience to make sure they are real. This area also has many old items on display.
Then there is the headless lady. I can't work out how they did it but it is a real woman who appears to be headless in a chair being kept alive by pipes and a machine. Then after all that you get to see a real magic show.
Now, I have seen many magic shows and performances on TV in my time but I have to say, seeing them on TV, then seeing the same tricks performed in front of your eyes is a very different experience.
You get a tour of the museum area. A young lady dressed in period clothing gets you to say a magic word to open a door that she says is stuck, however the door you think will open does not open, the wall with a fireplace attached opens. You enter a little courtyard themed area where the young lady talks about how people accused women of being witches many years ago etc and how they were tortured/killed in England. Then you go through to a display area with lots of information and display items. Following that you enter a @shop@ scene with a young gentleman behind the counter who gives a talk on some of the old props magicians used to use many years ago. There are also plenty of props on display. He also demonstrates a trick or two.
Then you walk through to another display area and find a man and a woman who perform an escape trick for you. It's the usual climb into a mail bag, lock the top, cover with a sheet and he escapes in 10 seconds. Of course all that after he hands the items around the audience to make sure they are real. This area also has many old items on display.
Then there is the headless lady. I can't work out how they did it but it is a real woman who appears to be headless in a chair being kept alive by pipes and a machine. Then after all that you get to see a real magic show.
Now, I have seen many magic shows and performances on TV in my time but I have to say, seeing them on TV, then seeing the same tricks performed in front of your eyes is a very different experience.
