and a classic role for women in magic — the "lovely assistant" helping men as they dazzle and enchant their audiences. But women are busting out of the boxes. On the darkened stage, a spotlight ...

The illusion created not only a sensation but the enduring presence of the magician’s lovely assistant – someone who smiled serenely, no matter what torture she was subjected to. A review in ...

The magician’s assistant—often a glamorously dressed woman—is an iconic and essential aspect of any magic act. But why do magicians need assistants? What do they actually do? While there are ...

When the Great Tomsoni introduces his lovely assistant, for instance, he ensures that all eyes are on her. “Covert” misdirection, in contrast, is a subtler technique; there, too, the magician ...

All afternoon, she has been struggling to sell tickets to “Force Majeure,” the monthly variety show she produces, hosts and stars in as a magician at the Cobra Club. Her choppy black bangs ...

DEBBIE McGee has been in the nation's hearts since the early 80s when she found fame as the lovely assistant of her late husband, world-famous TV magician Paul Daniels. She also did a sterling ...