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BEVERLY — Cesareo
Pelaez, the charismatic
Cuban who escaped
his native country and
created the world’s
longest-running stage
magic show in a renovated Beverly theater,
died Saturday of congestive heart failure.
He was 79.
Le Grand David Magic Show
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Pelaez suffered a stroke in 2005 and stopped performing his role of Marco the Magi in 2006. Since
then, he would appear on stage at the end of each
performance of Le Grand David and His Own Spectacular Company in his wheelchair, acknowledging
the cheers with a wave of his hands. He made his
last appearance Feb. 18 for the company’s 35th
anniversary show.
Pelaez and a group of friends started Le Grand
David in 1977 after pooling their money to buy the
Cabot Cinema, a 1920 vaudeville theater on Cabot
Street, paying $110,000 in cash to owner E.M. Lowe.
The show featured classic magic tricks, such as a
floating table and doves snatched out of the air,
with the troupe performing in exotic handmade
costumes amid the grand arches and ornate murals
of the restored theater.
Over the years, the show drew national and international attention. The troupe performed at the White
House seven times. Pelaez was named Magician
Several prominent magicians, including
Doug Henning, David Copperfield and
Harry Blackstone Jr., visited Pelaez over
the years and raved about his show.
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of the Year by the Academy of Magic Arts in Hollywood, and the entire company performed at the
awards banquet at the Beverly Hills Wilshire Hotel.
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