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Palace of the Occult, filmed during its world-premiere run. Not a magic or mentalism show, but a play using these elements to transport audiences to 1930s Berlin as guests of the most popular psychic in all of Europe: Erik Jan Hanussen.

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"HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Tobin inhabits the persona of the seductively charming Hanussen with an oily confidence ... the fascinating true story related by the trickster is enough to leave us spellbound." Windy City Times

"A fascinating examination ... with some stellar magic ...." NewCity Stage

Hanussen show

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Thanks for you help posting this graphic, Dave!

Great! I look forward.

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Sweet! Excited to check it out, thanks Neil!

I just watched both acts. The time flew. You did a wonderful job with this, Neil! A great experience and highly recommended.

Thanks so much!

I enjoyed it to niel thanks for sharing!

Neil - you are very talented. The play was well written and your performance was great. It was very generous of you to share this.

Regarding Telepathic Mail - since you mistakenly "read" the name from the billet and then wrote it on the slate (even though you were already one ahead) there should have been no effect (you read the name then wrote it down). However, since there were gasps and applause when you turned the slate around it just goes to show that methods don't matter - its all about the performance.

Thanks again for sharing this enjoyable play.

J100taylor --

I'm so glad you enjoyed the show. Thank you.

It does sound, however, that you might have watched that effect with the eyes of a magician.

The effect from an audience member is that the performer will attempt to connect a note which had been sealed in an envelope, sight unseen -- bearing a middle name or nickname, or other unknown piece of personal information -- with the guest who was its author.

The performer moves through the crowd and locates the one person he thinks is the author. The performer opens the envelope, silently reads the slip to himself for the first time, and copies it onto a slate so the whole audience will be able to see it when the time comes.

Finally, the participant is asked what she wrote on her slip. The performer turns the slate around and it matches. Applause.

It has purposely not been combined with an additional effect such as mind-reading to determine the exact contents of the note (even if the method might allow), as this could confuse the effect. Also, it could potentially lead audiences too close to the solution. That, I believe, would have been a mistake.

Thanks again,
Neil

P.S. Let us please not discuss methodology here. As you rightly point out, the presentation is the whole point.

Thank you, Brehan!

Got it. Less is more!

Final day is today (my birthday)!

Happy Birthday! The show was very well done and your performance a pleasure to watch. The mix of story and effects was nicely balanced and I thought your choice of effects superb. Thank you!

My pleasure, Bill. Thank you!

P.S. By popular demand, the screening is being quietly extended to the 10th.

The final day to see Palace of the Occult is approaching. Not a magic or mentalism show, but a play that uses elements of both while transporting audiences to 1930s Berlin as guests of the most famous psychic in all of Europe: Erik Jan Hanussen.

If you have a bizzarist's love of turning effects into powerful theatre, you won't want to miss this. The best part: viewing it is free.

"HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Tobin inhabits the persona of Hanussen with an oily confidence ... the fascinating true story related by the trickster is enough to leave us spellbound ." Windy City Times

"A fascinating examination .. with some stellar magic ...." NewCity Stage

Please note that this is not HD-broadcast-or-audiophile quality but IS a three-camera shoot of the world-premiere run that has been fully edited and closed captioned. Your free viewing links are posted right now on Facebook @PalaceoftheOccult, and on Twitter and Instagram @NeilNecromancer

To receive a digital Show Program with exclusive, behind-the-scenes information, send a gift in any amount via PayPal to neil@necromancerevents.com (and be sure to include your email address in the note area).