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From banking heir to TV magician..

From banking heir to TV magician..

By Phoebe Low for the Straits Times

As the heir to a banking family, master magician Drummond Money-Coutts is nothing like his parents.

The 28-year-old Briton may not have settled for a comfortable banking career, but he is carving out his own success in the world of magic. Coutts & Co, which is based in London, is one of the world’s oldest banks.

“It was a long journey. I started out posting homemade videos on YouTube, trying to find and develop a style that had never been done before,” he says in a telephone interview with Life!.

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Veteran magician makes New Year Honours list..

Veteran magician makes New Year Honours list..

By ONE News Reporter Max Bania

A lifelong dedication to promoting and practising the art of magic has earned an Auckland man the first ever Queen’s Service Medal awarded for services as a magician.

Alan Watson was introduced to magic at age seven and started out performing tricks for charity at hospitals and retirement homes, before spending decades as a commercial entertainer.

“I was really thrilled for the magicians in New Zealand because it meant our art form was being recognised with a royal honour,” Mr Watson said of his surprise award…

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Slight Break -and- a New Magic Roadshow Journal Of Magic

Slight Break -and- a New Magic Roadshow Journal Of Magic

  • Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ! The Magic News has taken a slight break till the first of the year. I am in the midst of Christmas, a remodel at home, a nasty cold, and the busiest time of the year in my “other” job.. Please feel free to get your magic fix reading the latest issue of the Magic Roadshow.. Over 26 pages long, I think you’ll find a little something for everyone.. http://MagicRoadshow.com/161.php  

Tiger That Mauled Siegfried & Roy Magician Dies at 17

Tiger That Mauled Siegfried & Roy Magician Dies at 17

By Debbie Emery for the Hollywood Reporter..

Las Vegas performers Siegfried & Roy said goodbye to their beloved white tiger, Mantecore, on Mar. 19.

The giant cat, who had been a part of their show at The Mirage Resort & Casino, passed away after a short illness, the duo announced in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday.

“The world has lost one of its most majestic creatures, and I have lost a brother,” pledgedRoy Horn, despite being attacked by the animal in 2003, when Mantecore hauled him off stage and caused serious injury. 

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