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October Illusion, continued from p.1 There were rumors in the press. Was
he in debt? Had he had affairs? Had
D e s k S c h e d u l e is reason to believe it dates back to he been murdered? Without giving
1631. It is one of the most dangerous too much away it can be said that
Wed/1 G. Fazio OPEN and has claimed the lives of several the rifles were modified so that al-
Thur/2 G. Wojciechowski OPEN people. In it, the performer catches though bullets were loaded, none
Fri/3 OPEN OPEN a bullet which is fired at him. Ad- was fired. What the audience heard
Sat/4 W. Barbuck W. Barbuck elaide Herrmann, for example, were blanks. One of the rifles sim-
L. Mills regularly performed it without ply misfired.
Sun/5 OPEN B. Jackson mishap but when, in the early Despite the fatalities, Penn and
Mon/6 OPEN M. Goessmann 1900s, Maurice Fogel presented Teller have taken this trick to the
Tues/7 M. Slagle OPEN a version which he called “Russian extreme. In their version they fire at
H. Weldon Roulette,” he twice narrowly missed one another. So . . . you think there
Wed/8 G. Fazio OPEN is no bullet? How is it,
Thur/9 G. Wojciechowski J. Barrett then, that the glass screen
F. Davis which is placed in front of
Fri/10 P. Williams P. Boghossian each of them is shattered?
Sat/11 P. VanDooremaal OPEN Penn and Teller are
Sun/12 OPEN OPEN intellectuals and have
Mon/13 S. & S. Stenzel C. Camburn been invited to speak at
Tues/14 M. Slagle OPEN the Smithsonian and Ox-
H. Weldon ford University. They are
Wed/15 G. Fazio G. LeMasters also Visiting Scholars at
G. LeMasters M.I.T. Nothing is sacred
Thur/16 K. Jackson J. Barrett for them. They debunk
F. Davis
Fri/17 OPEN OPEN séances and the world of
the occult, but they do it
Sat/18 J. Kisosondi
E. Meeks (10-2 ) E. Meeks with humor. They shock,
Sun/19 D. Langdon M./L. Utah but they entertain and, af-
Mon/20 OPEN OPEN ter all, isn’t entertainment
Tues/21 M. Slagle OPEN what magic is all about?
H. Weldon Space does not permit
Wed/22 G. Fazio G. LeMasters us to deal more fully with
G. LeMasters E. Meeks the world of magic avail-
Thur/23 G. Wojciechowski J. Barrett death. The most famous fatality was able to us in Vegas and the pleasure
F. Davis perhaps that of the American, Wil- given to us by a host of magicians,
Fri/24 E. Meeks P. Boghossian liam Robinson, aka Chung Ling such as Steve Wyrick, Rick Tho-
P. Williams Soo, who had worked with Adelaide mas, Mac King, Malinda “The First
Sat/25 OPEN OPEN Herrmann. Robinson was perform- Lady of Magic” and Hans Klok, to
Sun/26 B. Jackson M./L. Utah ing in 1918 in London and invited name but a few. Thank you all for
Mon/27 S. & S. Stenzel C. Camburn six soldiers on leave from the World the pleasure you give us!
Tues/28 B. Jackson OPEN War I to be the firing squad. The ri- Magic and mystery go together.
Wed/29 G. LeMasters G. LeMasters fles were loaded. Robinson took his Did you know that one member of
Thur/30 G. Wojciechowski J. Barrett place and gave the order to fire. He Friends of Red Rock Canyon was
F. Davis fell to the ground and the audience once a magician’s assistant? Now
Fri/31 OPEN OPEN waited for him to get up. He didn’t. there’s a mystery for you, but in
He had been shot through the chest the true tradition of magic, my lips
Changes? Call Kate at 515-5350 and died in hospital later that night. are sealed. 