The Magic Circus – Complete Shows 1–4 | Mark Wilson and Nani Darnell

The Magic Circus – Complete Shows 1–4 | Mark Wilson & Nani Darnell

The Magic Circus is a legendary television magic series starring Mark Wilson and Nani Darnell, featuring some of the greatest illusions and guest magicians ever captured on broadcast television. This collection includes Magic Circus Shows 1 through 4, presented from first-generation transfers of original master broadcast tapes in sparkling color with full orchestral scoring by legendary Hollywood musicians.

These historic programs showcase grand illusion, sleight of hand, and theatrical magic performed completely surrounded by live studio audiences — preserving a golden era of magic exactly as it was originally broadcast.

🎪 Magic Circus – Shows 1 & 2 Highlights

• The Gilded Cage – Three beautiful girls magically appear in a golden cage high above the studio audience
• Sucker Egg Trick – Mark Wilson’s renowned comedic classic
• Elephant Vanish – Rebo rides in on a live elephant which Mark causes to vanish in full view
• Nani Divided in Half – Mark’s impossible version performed with Nani Darnell
• Gorilla Crushing – Alan Wakeling’s incredible illusion featuring Nani on the flying trapeze
• Asrah Levitation – Nani vanishes mid-air and reappears in the Stack of Boxes
• Shooting a Girl From a Cannon – A spectacular finale with improvements by Alan Wakeling and John Gaughan

🎪 Magic Circus – Shows 3 & 4 Highlights

• Mark Wilson Assembled from Boxes – Mark appears as his body parts are assembled from stacked boxes while surrounded
• Surrounded Sleight of Hand – Close-up magic performed with the audience on all sides
• Lady to Leopard – The classic illusion performed in the round
• Zig-Zag Illusion – The first U.S. television performance of Robert Harbin’s masterpiece
• A Recipe for Beauty – An original illusion featuring an enchanted oven magically creating Nani
• Split Deck – Mark’s fast-paced card miracle
• Dove Productions & Vanishes – A rapid-fire sequence of visual magic
• Aquarian Illusion – Alan Wakeling’s dangerous underwater illusion, later used to close Mark’s Las Vegas Hilton shows

📺 Production Details

• Includes Magic Circus Shows 1, 2, 3, and 4
• First-generation transfers from original broadcast master tapes
• Full orchestral score performed live in the studio
• Color presentation
• Total running time: approximately 1 hour 18 minutes

A must-own for magic historians, collectors, and serious students of illusion, The Magic Circus preserves some of the most important televised magic performances ever produced — featuring creations by Alan Wakeling, Robert Harbin, and John Gaughan, performed by true masters at the height of their craft.