Seven years ago, magician Nelson Nicholson guided me through his Orange estate. The puzzle box of a home, the result of 13 separate additions, was filled with artifacts from the golden age of magic—between 1890ish and 1920ish, before film captured …
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This Week in New Haven (November 25 – December 1)
This week’s Thanksgiving meal is made from gratifying traditions, amusing deviations and making itself. …
Magic Bond
In mid-October, magician Nelson Nicholson guided me through his estate in Orange. The puzzle box of a home, the result of 13 separate additions, was filled with artifacts from the golden age of magic—between 1890ish and 1920ish, before film had …
Wonders Wandered
Alfred Carlton Gilbert would approve.
When A. C. was around, the labyrinthine Fair Haven complex now dubbed Erector Square—after the iconic…
Reinventions
For most people, having a non-functioning umbrella is an excuse to consign it to the trash can. Not so for the founding members of New Haven’s A Broken Umbrella Theatre, who named their troupe in part as a clever homage …
In These Parts
Alfred Carlton Gilbert was a Yale medical degree holder, Olympic gold medalist and successful industrialist, and he accomplished at least two of the three by magic.
Mr. Gilbert, you see, was an…
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