stage magic theme

A performing art in which audiences are entertained by staged tricks or illusions of seemingly impossible feats using natural means.

28 total · 3 choice · 6 major · 19 minor

Story	Level	Motivation
ahp6x17	choice	The story concerns a nightclub performing escape artist who plans to make it to the big time by pulling off a dangerous river escape.
ahp7x39	choice	Central to the story is the idea that the dim-witted boy, Hugo, was hoodwinked into thinking that the magic act of Sadini was real.
as1985e1x08	choice	The once-renown stage magician Lou Bungles was a regular performer at the nightclub.
as1985e1x06	major	The story concerns the titular nightclub magician with psychic abilities who became the next target of a serial strangler.
columbo1971e5x05	major	The Great Santini's trick of being locked in a box and submerged in water for 12 minutes was at the center of the murder mystery that Lt. Columbo had to unravel.
columbo1971e8x01	major	The story's murder victim Max Dyson was an accomplished stage magician. Columbo made a concerted effort to learn the tricks of the stage magician trade in his pursuit of Max's killer. The magic shop owner adamantly refused to reveal trade secrets in the stage magic business. In particular, he refused Columbo's request to explain how the trick guillotine worked.
talesoftheunexpected5x05	major	The stranger and Mr. Latham both performed magic tricks of the stage-variety.
tftc1989e5x08	major	The story follows the ambitious but comically inept stage magician Miles Federman as he stoops to underhanded means to make a success of himself. The old stage magicians Zorbin and Kraygen were also featured along with their acts.
tz2002e1x36	major	The story follows the up-and-coming illusionist Mario Devlin as he attempts to unlock the secrets behind a centuries-old illusion.
ahh1x02	minor	In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock feigned to perform some cliched magic tricks on stage.