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Kanfer's in-house accomplice for his story was Reporter-Researcher Patricia N. Gordon, who interviewed Doug Henning, star of Broadway's The Magic Show. "Henning lives magic," she says. "The enthusiasm he conveys is incredible. Talking to him, I fully expected him to turn into a cougar...
> On Broadway, The Magic Show is a smash, the first such full-length production in Manhattan in 35 years. Says the star, Doug Henning, "It's not just me; every magician I know is working."
Oldtime magicians seemed to breathe the hooded air of the occult. They were like satanists in white ties. Canadian-born Doug Henning, 27, is not at all like that. Physically wispy, amiably diffident and almost self-surprised, he creates the impression of a boyish Walter Mitty who imagines that he...
Nothing could be more misleading. Henning is a master illusionist. Traditionally, he saws a woman in half, and the boxed halves are trolleyed on-and offstage during a good part of the evening. A man has a sword thrust through his middle. A woman is burned to a smoldering crisp...
So far, so wonderful. But the saccharine little musical story in which the magic is encased is frowzy theatrical taxidermy. We are asked to believe that Passaic, N.J., harbors a tacky nightclub called the Top Hat, which features girl song duos and magic acts. The songs that Stephen Schwartz and...