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    The Billet Article - Presidential

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    This article is taken from The Billet Issue - 401 - May 2005, Authored by Melvyn Shalks


    Presidential

    My first 'big' show was with the 'Stars of Tomorrow' concert party, at the Gaumont cinema. It was on a Saturday morning to howling kids. I did the two and a half inch Linking Rings on a huge stage to a massive audience. Oh yes, I had a lot to learn.

    I did about three years with this dance troupe trying many different types of magic. When I see our juniors working today, I cringe at the stuff I used to do. This is why I love to give every encouragement to our young members.

    I used to buy my props from Ellisdons catalogue, the Boys Magic Service and a model / joke shop in Leeds called Skycraft.

    At about age twelve I started to make my own props from library books and 'stealing' ideas from catalogues.

    One of my favourite effects was 'Wrong Again', a sucker effect that really gave me a liking for comedy magic.

    On this months cover of the Billet you will see the original advertisement for Wrong Again. It cost 1/9d, which is about 8p today. Dealers eat your hearts out.

    Presidential for May 2005

    I moved on to an adult concert party called 'Bandwagon Paraders'. We did hospitals, OAP clubs and the like. I can recommend this kind of training to all new performers. I had to learn dance routines and sketches. The dancing was more comic than the act but we had laughs. Under the wing of a semi-pro director, I was beginning to feel stage presence and practice projection, even with my high pitched voice. Those were the days my friend, I thought they'd never end, but they did and I'll tell you how next time.

    Keep smiling...


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    Comment DateVisitor NameComment
    06 Sep 2006 Allen Tipton Alessandro: It is nilswilt@oceanfree.net but sometimes I think Neville switches it off or is at his other home in Ireland. You can write to him at Neville Wiltshire, 47,Ballytore Rd., Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 Ireland. Allen Tipton

    05 Sep 2006 Alessandro Riario-Sf Hello!I'm looking for Nevillw Wiltshire's e-mail address as he kindly send me the Trixy Disc,unfortunally the one written underneath seem incorrect as it bounced back..can You help me please?Thanks,Alessandro.

    24 Jul 2005 Allen Tipton A fascinating look back. So contact Neville Wiltshire, nilswilt@oceanfree.net he is gathering info ( to create a pool) about all of us ex Boys Magic Service lads! If you have any memories of Ellisodns please e mail them to me. I'm in constant touch with the daughter of Ellisdons, now in the USA. She and her husband worked in the Ellisdon factory.Am hoping to write up a brief history, for the record, for Abra. Allen Tipton

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