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Doug Henning tries to levitate a maundering musical

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is It a Magic Show or a Fire? | 2/7/1983 | See Source »

From its earliest preview last December, this musical with magic found itself riddled with afflictions. Doug Henning, 35, may be America's premier illusionist, number his impish persona in eight TV specials and the longrunning 1974 extravaganza The Magic Show. But there are three things he cannot do onstage: sing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is It a Magic Show or a Fire? | 2/7/1983 | See Source »

The outcome of the story, confected by William Link and Richard Levinson, has never been in doubt. Far more uncertain has been the fate of the show itself. From the start, Elmer Bernstein's dial-tone melodies and Don Black's laundry-list lyrics overwhelmed every scene. Lame gags and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is It a Magic Show or a Fire? | 2/7/1983 | See Source »

In effect, channel 7 has told the viewers, "the only difference between our news operation and channel 5's is John Henning. Since we've hired him, its time for you to switch to us." Clearly, the viewers weren't convinced. They didn't flock to channel 7 either a...

Author: By Steven R. Swartz, | Title: Anchors Away | 9/13/1982 | See Source »

IF ANY STATION should heed these lessons, it's channel 7. Viewer rejection of the channel, even with the popular John Henning (who's now anchoring channel four, by the way) suggests not so much a rejection of Henning as the news operation itself. Perhaps the viewers simply didn't...

Author: By Steven R. Swartz, | Title: Anchors Away | 9/13/1982 | See Source »

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