A story about the Midway Plaisance of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition weaves its was through a Chicago magic show. Sean Masterson’s Timeless Magic blends expert sleight-of-hand trickery, quirky humor, and a personal detective story centering around a World’s Fair commemorative coin. Masterson shares with his audience his quest to discover the origin of his coin, taking us on a tour of several magicians who worked on the Midway and in Chicago at the time of the Fair. (You’ll know at least on their names.) Along the way, Masterson enchants with classic and inventive magic acts, audience participation, one weird ghost puppet, and an 1893 Columbian coin that is given away to one lucky assistant.
Timeless Magic is currently playing at Chicago Magic Lounge in the Andersonville neighborhood through October 3, 2019. Discovering the secret entrance to get inside of the theater is a wonder in itself!
Sean Masterson’s Timeless Magic at the Chicago Magic Lounge.