A magic event at The Enchanted Hall, Laureston, Douglas, which took place on 19 or 20 April 1958, compered by Arthur Culpin.
Culpin performs a mind-reading psychometry effect with a number of audience members, and tears up a newspaper, possibly with its being restored at the finish.
He mentions The Piddingtons, Chan Cansata and Al Koran, and brings the following show acts back onto the stage:
• Tom Hardy (Doctor and magician)
• Reginaldo (Reg Parkinson – a member of Blackpool Magicians Club)
• Mystic Ray (Ray Harper - magician)
• Clifford Hough
• Salamander (Percy Cowley, magician)
• Mary Kinson
• Alistair
• Lewis Ganson, "our new President"
This is a part of 'Mysteries: The Alexander Cannon Tapes'; the strange and wonderful personal audio recordings made in the 1950s by the psychiatrist, occultist and magician, Alexander Cannon (1896–1963).
The collection offers 6 hours of historically important recordings including Cannon’s own thoughts and lectures, events in The Enchanted Hall, demonstrations of the Levitating Egyptian Mummy, The Great Coffin Mystery, Thoughts in the Air and “the great wonder of the Atomic Lights – the shape of things to come.”
These recordings were released by Culture Vannin in 2021.
Culture Vannin exists to promote and support all aspects of culture in the Isle of Man. We develop innovative, inclusive and exciting projects that promote and support all aspects of Manx culture.
www.culturevannin.im
www.facebook.com/culturevannin
www.twitter.com/CultureVannin