Dirk Arthur..
From the Laughlin, Nevada ENTERTAINER
Dirk Arthur didn’t invent the magic act. That was probably accomplished in some prehistoric cave shortly after fire was discovered. What Arthur has done is take the magic act, as it evolved from a political and religious practice to an entertainment realm, and put his own imprint upon it. That is, he gravitated toward the big cats of Siegfried and Roy; the grand illusion of David Copperfield; touches of danger from the Houdini school of magic; and the subtle hand work of Blackstone; and blended them into his own tour of magic and illusion.
As stated, Arthur works with exotic cats and has done so for many years. But big cat magic acts are becoming rarer and rarer due to tighter laws regarding the keeping and transport of show animals…