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The Magic Circle is a British organisation dedicated to magic. Its headquarters are in London, and professional magicians who want to join need to first demonstrate their skills to existing members. There are currently approximately 1500 members (including Charles, Prince of Wales) in 41 countries. Members must be over 18 years of age. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...
Magic, including the arts of prestidigitation and conjuring, is the art of entertaining an audience by performing illusions that baffle and amaze, often by giving the impression that something impossible has been achieved, almost as if the performer had magic or supernatural powers. ...
London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ...
A magician is a person skilled in the mysterious and hidden art of magic, which can be described as either the act of entertaining with tricks that are in apparent violation of natural law, such as those performed by stage magicians or illusionists, or the ability of those who claim...
The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor; born Windsor, 14 November 1948), is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ...
The Magic Circle was founded in 1905, after a meeting of 23 amateur and professional magicians at London's Pinoli's Restaurant. The first official meeting was held at The Green Man public house in Soho, but meetings were later held in a room at St. George's Hall in Langham Place, where David Devant and John Nevil Maskelyne were regularly seen. Devant became the first President of The Magic Circle, and in 1906, Maskelyne edited the first issue of The Magic Circular, a publication that has been a regular feature for Magic Circle members ever since. 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
For notes on some individual UK pubs, see Notable United Kingdom public houses. ...
Soho is an area of central Londons West End in the borough the City of Westminster. ...
David Devant (1868-1941) was a British magician, shadowgraphist and film exhibitor. ...
John Nevil Maskelyne was a stage magician and inventor of the pay toilet. ...
1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The club was a men only organisation until 1991 when the vast majority of members voted to admit women.
The current president (2006) is Alan Shaxon. Alan Shaxon is one of England`s foremost magicians and specialises in a cabaret act. ...
The Latin motto of the society is Indocilis Privata Loqui which means "not apt to disclose secrets". Anyone who explains how a trick is done is subject to immediate expulsion from the society.
Since 1998 The Magic Circle Headquarters building in central London has also been available for use as a venue for meetings and corporate entertainment and was voted 'best unusual venue' by the hospitality industry. You can tour the building online here
The Magic Circle Headquarters houses a theatre, museums, libraries, dinig room, clubroom and bars.
One of the society's youth initiatives is The Young Magicians Club, which is open to magicians between the ages of 10 and 18. The Young Magicians Club has its own magazine called 'Secrets'.
Membership of The Magic Circle or The Young Magicians Club requires the applicant to undergo an interview and pass exams to show proficiency and skill.
Within The Magic Circle, there is a smaller select number or members never exceeding two hundred and fifty magicians known as The Inner Magic Circle. Membership of The Inner Magic Circle is denoted by the letters M.I.M.C after the members name. Membership of The Inner Magic Circle is by call of the society's President.
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