Comments on: Max Malini’s calling card! http://blog.chambermagic.com/curiosities/max-malinis-calling-card?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=max-malinis-calling-card Thu, 17 Nov 2011 04:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve Cohen http://blog.chambermagic.com/curiosities/max-malinis-calling-card/comment-page-1#comment-31 Steve Cohen Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:40:08 +0000 http://blog.chambermagic.com/?p=299#comment-31 Bob, yes, I investigated this with the Waldorf's resident historian. According to him, that brick was in the old Waldorf=Astoria hotel on 34th Street and Fifth Avenue (the current site of the Empire State Building), and it was lost when the hotel was demolished. There is another story about Malini performing "card on wall" for several U.S. senators in the Waldorf. I haven't been able to track down any further information about this performance. Thanks for your comment! -SC Bob, yes, I investigated this with the Waldorf’s resident historian. According to him, that brick was in the old Waldorf=Astoria hotel on 34th Street and Fifth Avenue (the current site of the Empire State Building), and it was lost when the hotel was demolished. There is another story about Malini performing “card on wall” for several U.S. senators in the Waldorf. I haven’t been able to track down any further information about this performance.

Thanks for your comment!
-SC

]]> By: Bob Gerdes http://blog.chambermagic.com/curiosities/max-malinis-calling-card/comment-page-1#comment-30 Bob Gerdes Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:24:46 +0000 http://blog.chambermagic.com/?p=299#comment-30 That calling card is very nice. In the Vernon book on Malini, doesn't he mention that the Waldorf used to display the brick that Malini made appear under his hat? (I'm not sure if it was a brick... my copy of the book is packed away right now.) This would have been at the old Waldorf location, I assume. That would be a nice piece of memorabilia if it could be found. Congrats on the new blog! That calling card is very nice. In the Vernon book on Malini, doesn’t he mention that the Waldorf used to display the brick that Malini made appear under his hat? (I’m not sure if it was a brick… my copy of the book is packed away right now.) This would have been at the old Waldorf location, I assume. That would be a nice piece of memorabilia if it could be found.

Congrats on the new blog!

]]> By: magicfan4 http://blog.chambermagic.com/curiosities/max-malinis-calling-card/comment-page-1#comment-26 magicfan4 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:03:37 +0000 http://blog.chambermagic.com/?p=299#comment-26 What a great story this is! I saw a video of Paul Daniels performing Malini's tricks in a tribute show to him and the tricks were amazing. (Paul's own Chimpanzee trick is one of my favorites--) Anyone know if there's a movie about Malini's life? What a great story this is! I saw a video of Paul Daniels performing Malini’s tricks in a tribute show to him and the tricks were amazing. (Paul’s own Chimpanzee trick is one of my favorites–) Anyone know if there’s a movie about Malini’s life?

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