![]() ![]() “When you think of the spectacular stage show with animals, costumes, assistants, and humongous illusions on these big stages, most people don’t realize they’re imagining Thurston’s show,” says Rory Feldman, who has collected more than 50,000 Thurston artifacts. Not only did fictional films lure crowds away from shows like Thurston’s, but movies also turned one of his biggest rivals, Harry Houdini, into a larger-than-life figure. But after Hollywood stole audiences away from magic shows in the 1920s and ’30s, Thurston was gradually forgotten. ![]() In an era when every city hosted marquee magicians, audiences around the world were transfixed by Thurston’s over-the-top productions, which proved that some mysteries are better left unexplained. You probably didn’t say Howard Thurston, the sensational performer whose name was synonymous with stage magic a century ago. ![]() “This pleasure comes from being deceived, and knowing you’re being deceived in an artful way.” Quick: Name the world’s greatest magician, a man who became famous by sawing women in half, making cards rise unassisted from their decks, pulling rabbits from audience member’s coats, and levitating assistants far above the stage. ![]()
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