From the author of Hiding the Elephant and The Glorious
Deception comes a collection of five essays that shows how the
great stage illusions were integrally products of their time, based
on the traditions and fashions of the people, and the offspring of
the incredible, inventive personalities who brought them to the
stage. Like no other author, Jim Steinmeyer gives us insight into
the timeless appeal of magic. His human subjects include such
characters as Steele MacKaye, Maskelyne, David Devant, P.T. Selbit,
Horace Goldin, and Charles Morritt. Illusions he discusses include:
The Mascot Moth, Sawing a Lady in Halves, and Morritt''s
Disappearing Donkey.
關於作者：
Jim Steinmeyer has invented many of the famous illusions
used by leading magicians from Ricky Jay to Siegfried Roy. He
created David Copperfield’s vanish of the Statue of Liberty and has
also designed magic for six Broadway shows and many other
productions, including Mary Poppins, currently playing in London’s
West End. He is the author of Hiding the Elephant, the Los Angeles
Times bestseller, which Teller hailed as “a radiant celebration of
the genius, glamour, and gargantuan egos of stage magic.”
Steinmeyer has researched and rediscovered many great illusions of
the past and has written numerous technical books on magic history
and the techniques of magic. He lectures on these subjects and is a
contributing editor to Magic magazine, the leading independent
magazine for magicians.
In addition, Steinmeyer has served as consultant and producer for
magic television specials in the United States and Great Britain,
and was a writer and producer for the AE network’s four-hour
history of the art, The Story of Magic. For several years, he
served as a consultant and concept designer for Walt Disney
Imagineering, developing theme park attractions for The Walt Disney
Company.
Jim Steinmeyer lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Frankie Glass,
an independent television producer.
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