Trouping with dante by marion s. trikosko

Condition: As New Hardcover. Save for Later. View all copies of this book. About this Item As new in as new dust jacket. Seller Inventory Contact seller Report this item. About this title Synopsis: In the golden age of big illusion shows, his was the most golden of all. Marion Trikosko lived every young magician's dream: he became part of a big-time magic show.

The show was Dante's. For two seasons Trikosko toured with Dante's stage-filling illusion show. After his discharge from the service, he moved to Washington, D. He is now retired and lives in Virginia. Store Description Aladdin Books has been selling fine books for over 30 years. Our showroom and warehouse is located about five miles north of Disneyland in Southern California.

Visitors are welcome by appointment. Our specialties are magic and allied arts and cinema and television. How did it operate? What made Dante the celebrated magician he was, and a remarkable human being? What tricks and illusions did he perform, and what were their secrets?

Trouping with dante by marion s. trikosko: This is the memoir

What was the show like? How did it operate? What made Dante the celebrated magician he was, and a remarkable human being? What tricks and illusions did he perform, and what were their secrets? These and many other questions are answered in detail by Trikosko, whose extraordinary powers of observation and remembrance take us vividly behind the scenes.

Trouping with dante by marion s. trikosko: In the golden age

David Jonathan David Regal Liam Levanon Victor Sanz Seth Race Chuck Leach Tobias Dostal. In the golden age of big illusion shows, his was the most golden of all. Every magic-smitten youth from Bangkok to Boston dreamed of being in the show. This is the memoir of one young man whose dream came true. Marion S. Trikosko spent two seasons as a stage assistant to the great man.

Today, while excellent magicians still flourish, such huge and elaborate traveling shows as Dante's are extinct. What was the show like? How did it operate? What made Dante the celebrated magician he was, and a remarkable human being? What tricks and illusions did he perform, and what were their secrets?

Trouping with dante by marion s. trikosko: This is the memoir

These and many other questions are answered in detail by Trikosko, whose extraordinary powers of observation and remembrance take us vividly behind the scenes. A gifted writer, he guides us revealingly through Dante's magic world and, along the way, gives entertaining and personal glimpses into his own. Hardbound and copiously illustrated, with a gorgeous full-color dust jacket.