A Magician Reappears in Queens, 50 Years After World’s Fair..
By Keith Williams for The Wall Street Journal/ Metropolis..
Emmanuel Kamarados could talk for hours on the finer points of illusion: the planning, the technique, the showmanship. But in describing his reasons for going to the 1964 World’s Fair in Queens, he used one word.
“Destiny,” said the 73-year-old, who may be better known as Kamarr, the quick-tongued magician who has appeared dozens of times on David Letterman‘s late night shows, often upstaging his host. “When I heard there was going to be a Greek pavilion, I thought, ‘Boom. That’s my cue.’”
Already popular in his native country – he grew up on the island of Kalymnos – Mr. Kamarados, like several other illusionists, got his first real international exposure at Flushing Meadows.
Kamarr will return to the area around the Unisphere Saturday evening, when he’ll be honored at a magic event at the Queens Theatre in the Park…