The First Dean of the American Society of Magicians is the subject of a two-parter from Mike Caveney, with the first installment tracing the master magician's early days with the Davenport Brothers, his two successful world tours, and his triumphant return to American to perform Kellar's Wonders at Egyptian Hall in Philadelphia. David Britland shares a behind-the-scenes, pictorial report on the production of Thomas Solomon: Mysteriarch in London. John Moehring takes a look at Steve Dacri's Xtreme Close-up Magic, running at The Orleans in Las Vegas. Joseph Atmore's "Redefining the Mentalist" tells of Gerry McCambidge hopes to "cause viewers to be curious and clamor for even more mentalism" when his new special, The Mentalist, airs on NBC. David Ben contributes "Three Tricks from Tricks," his new book just published. Joshua Jay's "Talk About Tricks" takes a departure from the normal trick contributions, as Scotland's Peter Lamont and Richard Wiseman report on their research into the science of deception. In "Turn it Around," David Kaye tells all about the popular KidsMagic event at FISM 2003. "Marketplace" reviews Jim Steinmeyer's Hiding the Elephant, Matrix God's Way, Rendez-Vous, Generation X, Mind Surf, Red Rover, Royal Oil, Pip Art, Shake Rattle & Hole, Crandall's Cut-up Card, Bauer's Four Squares & a Knot.
