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ents, said Gulshen. More surpris-
ingly, adults in the crowd without
children also seemed to be having a
blast, he added.

"This is a neat date night. If you

want to go on a date, you're usually
either going to a bar or a restau-
rant," said Gulshen.

Dickens theatre makes it a point

to bring in acts that appeal to every
age group, DuBois explained.

"We feel like this is a great form

of entertainment for families to have
the opportunity to have an adult and
family and child friendly night out,"
she said. "And it's really appealing
from ages 3 to 93."

Gulshen also agreed the caliber

of magicians is amazing.

"They are all professional magi-

cians. They're doing shows in Las
Vegas and Atlantic City and on
cruises ... these guys come from a
theater where there are 1,000 or
2,000 people watching them per-
form," said Gulshen, "and then the
next week they're here in Ocean
City."

Dickens, a 60-seat theater locat-

ed in Millville, Del., is able to bring in
such big names because owner and
founder Rich Bloch is immensely re-
spected in the industry. He appear-
ed on the cover of last month's
Magic Magazine and has worked in
magic for nearly six decades, in-
cluding a period working as a con-
sultant to Orson Wells.

"They look at him as a kind of

father figure in the industry," said
Gulshen.

After the show, the audience is

invited to a "meet and greet" with
the performer.

"Afterwards, we'll move you into

another room and we have tables
set up in there and we have a bar so
you have the option to buy drinks or
snacks," said Gulshen.

During the meet and greet, the

magician will mingle with guests
and perform parts of their act up
close and personal from table to
table. Dickens theatre has a similar
meet and greet after all of their
shows, which run seven days a
week during the summer.

"They can see some really close

sleight of hand and get the complete
experience," said DuBois.

Wednesday Night Magic Shows

will run once a week through Aug.
28 this summer at 7 p.m.

"It's something that I think Ocean

City needs and hopefully the town
embraces it," said Gulshen.

DuBois is equally optimistic and

hopes that the show will also entice
people to visit Dickens Parlour
Theatre. While shows at the theatre
run every day during the summer,
Dickens is open on weekends year-
round. For more information or to
purchase tickets to Wednesday
Night Magic Shows at the Holiday
Inn, visit www.dptmagic.com or see
the front desk at the hotel.

Wednesdays Mean Magic Night At Ocean City Hotel

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July 5, 2013

The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch

By TRAVIS BROWN

STAFF WRITER

OCEAN CITY For a lot of peo-

ple, there will always be some ma-
gic in Ocean City during the sum-
mer. This year, that magic is more
literal than normal.

The Dickens Parlour Theatre is

teaming up with the Holiday Inn and
Brick House Pub to provide a sum-
mer of Wednesday Night Magic
Shows at the hotel's 67th Street
location.

"We're featuring world-class ma-

gicians," promised Dickens General
Manager Cheryl DuBois. "These are
the best magicians in the world per-
forming there."

Every Wednesday at 7 p.m.,

Dickens will bring a new magician to
the Holiday Inn for a roughly hour-
long show. Because each show will
feature a new talent, every perform-
ance will be different, said DuBois.
But all of the shows will have come-
dy, illusions and entertainment.

Dickens magicians are big on au-

dience participation, according to
67th Street Holiday Inn General
Manager Jason Gulshen.

"It's an event that engages kids

and adults," he said.

At the first-ever Wednesday

Night Magic Show last week, Gul-
shen was impressed by how com-
fortable performer Chris Capehart
was with the crowd. The show click-
ed well with children and their par-

The traveling magicians from the

Dickens Parlour Theatre appear at
the Holiday Inn and Brick House Pub
every Wednesday night at 7 this
summer.

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