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Modern entertainment magic, as pioneered by 19th-century magician Jean-Eugène

Robert-Houdin, has become a popular theatrical art form.[3] In the late 19th and
early 20th centuries, magicians such as Maskelyne and Devant, Howard Thurston,
Harry Kellar, and Harry Houdini achieved widespread commercial success during what
has become known as "the Golden Age of Magic".[4] During this period, performance
magic became a staple of Broadway theatre, vaudeville, and music halls. Magic
retained its popularity in the television age, with magicians such as Paul Daniels,
David Copperfield, Doug Henning, Penn & Teller, David Blaine, and Derren Brown
modernizing the art form.The term "magic" etymologically derives from the Greek
word mageia (μαγεία). In ancient times, Greeks and Persians had been at war for
centuries, and the Persian priests, called magosh in Persian, came to be known as
magoi in Greek. Ritual acts of Persian priests came to be known as mageia, and then
magika—which eventually came to mean any foreign, unorthodox, or illegitimate
ritual practice. To the general public, successful acts of illusion could be
perceived as if it were similar to a feat of magic supposed to have been able to be
performed by the ancient magoi. The performance of tricks of illusion, or magical
illusion, and the apparent workings and effects of such acts have often been
referred to as "magic" and particularly as magic tricks. Opinions vary among
magicians on how to categorize a given effect, but a number of categories have been
developed. Magicians may pull a rabbit from an empty hat, make something seem to
disappear, or transform a red silk handkerchief into a green silk handkerchief.
Magicians may also destroy something, like cutting a head off, and then "restore"
it, make something appear to move from one place to another, or they may escape
from a restraining device. Other illusions include making something appear to defy
gravity, making a solid object appear to pass through another object, or appearing
to predict the choice of a spectator. Many magic routines use combinations of
effectsThe same level of ingenuity that was used to produce famous ancient
deceptions such as the Trojan Horse would also have been used for entertainment, or
at least for cheating in money games. They were also used by the practitioners of
various religions and cults from ancient times onwards to frighten uneducated
people into obedience or turn them into adherents. However, the profession of the
illusionist gained strength only in the 18th century, and has enjoyed several
popular vogues since.Stage illusions are performed for large audiences, typically
within a theatre or auditorium. This type of magic is distinguished by large-scale
props, the use of assistants and often exotic animals such as elephants and tigers.
Famous stage illusionists, past and present, include Harry Blackstone, Sr., Howard
Thurston, Chung Ling Soo, David Copperfield, Lance Burton, Silvan, Siegfried & Roy,
and Harry Blackstone, Jr. Close-up magic (or table magic) is performed with the
audience close to the magician, sometimes even one-on-one. It usually makes use of
everyday items as props, such as cards (see Card manipulation), coins (see Coin
magic), and seemingly 'impromptu' effects. This may be called "table magic",
particularly when performed as dinner entertainment. Ricky Jay, Mahdi Moudini, and
Lee Asher, following in the traditions of Dai Vernon, Slydini, and Max Malini, are
considered among the foremost practitioners of close-up magic.

Notes from source: wikipedia.org