![]() ![]() “The Light and Heavy Chest” was made famous by Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin, the father of modern magic, when the French government summoned him to put down an incipient revolt in the French colony of Algeria by demonstrating that he could easily achieve total control over the strongest rebelling warriors.Only one man has ever fully cracked the code of “The Turk.” Cohen tracks him down in modern day Los Angeles to bring this mystifying illusion back to life. “The Turk,” a magical wooden chess player, who first appeared in the 1780s, and perplexed the greatest minds in the world including Ben Franklin, Napoleon, and Edgar Allan Poe.Some of the most legendary illusions of all time are brought back to life in LOST MAGIC DECODED. And the more he discovers, the closer he becomes to taking the same death-defying risks that conjurors have been taking since magic began more than a 1,000 years ago for the sake of an illusion. As he explores these legendary effects, he uncovers how they were influenced by their times, and how the illusions themselves changed the course of history. He gains access to the ancient incantations, secret sorcery, and mysterious contraptions that have gripped audiences for centuries. In LOST MAGIC DECODED, a new two-hour special premiering Thursday, October 18 at 9 pm ET on HISTORY, Cohen tracks down, decodes, and resurrects ten of the most thrilling and shocking magical illusions ever witnessed. How can a mechanical man defeat a world chess champion? How can a live bullet be stopped in mid-air? Magic has an ancient history, and one master magician, Steve Cohen, is on a quest to uncover the secrets behind these legendary feats and more. New York, NY, Octo– Some magic effects are so mysterious, they’ve confounded illusionists for hundreds of years. Master magician Steve Cohen explores legendary effects that have perplexed the pros for generations The mysteries behind the most impossible – and most deadly – magical illusions of all time are unlocked in…
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