#david devant

[galeru]

Our magic : the art in magic, the theory of magic, the practice of magic. -1911

[cayleighsa]

I had a massive block of colour on my project, so I tried putting in a secret message- All Done By Kindness. It’s all done with the same colour thread, but the stitches are done in the opposite way for the message. As you can see in the first pic, you don’t notice anything unusual when you look face on, but if you catch it in the right light it magically appears. It’s very cool.

All Done By Kindness was the motto of the magician David Devant, and in turn became the motto of the band David Devant and His Spirit Wife, and you should definitely check them out.

[triste-le-roy]

Illustrations based on the stage magic of David Devant (Mikey Georgeson, late 20th century).

(via Bill Ectric’s Place)

[rhianna]

David Devant (22 February 1868 – 13 October 1941) was an English magician, shadowgraphist and film exhibitor. He was born David Wighton in Holloway, London.[1]He is regarded by magicians as a consummate exponent of suave and witty presentation of stage illusion.[2] According to magic historian Jim Steinmeyer, Devant was "England’s greatest magician—arguably the greatest magician of the 20th Century".[3]

[rhianna]

[frimleyblogger]

David Devant

David Devant, the stage name of David Wighton taken from the title of a painting David devant Goliath, was a successful magician, hugely popular with the British public. “The Mascot Moth” is considered to have been his masterpiece, created in 1905. In full view of the audience and in the centre of a fully lit stage, a woman, dressed in a moth-like costume, vanishes out of sight as she folds her…

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[thesarahshay]

I typed "Maskelyne" and my phone suggested "and Devant" so y'know that's what I'm like.

[triste-le-roy]

Cover to John Nevil Maskelyne & David Devant’s Our Magic (Collected Works: “The Art in Magic,” “The Theory of Magic,” & “The Practice of Magic”) (Will Owen, 1910).

(via Amazon)