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NEWS news latest ideas • what’s on • keep up to date • stop press Cinema for sale Le Grand David Cinema up for sale for $1.35 million US If you have a story or a news related item please e-mail the editor at editor@vanishmagazine.com We try to keep the news as current as possible and generally this is the last piece we work on prior to the magazine going live. Cabot Street Cinema in Beverly for sale Magic show’s former home on market for $1.35 million. building. The asking price is $1.35 million. BEVERLY — Cabot Street Cinema, the theatre that has provided an elegant home for vaudeville, movies and magic shows for nearly a century, is for sale. The theatre is owned by White Horse Productions, a group of eight shareholders who were part of the Le Grand David and His Own Spectacular Magic Show that ran for 35 years at the theatre until the death of its founder last year. The sale was announced yesterday by a Boston real estate company that has been hired to market the David Bull, who played Le Grand David and is the president of White Horse Productions, said the company could no longer continue to operate two downtown theatres once the magic show ended. The company also owns the Larcom Theatre, which it will retain and keep open. Click HERE for full story. Magician, Ivan Amodei, celebrates his 400th performance at the historic Beverly Wilshire Hotel, on the famed Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, CA. Accompanied by a cellist, Ivan has been presenting his solo show, “Intimate Illusions”, for three years now. The evening includes a mix of close-up and parlour style magic, mentalism, live music, and audience interaction throughout the 90 minute performance. ‘Deceptive Practice’: Poof - the life of master magician Ricky Jay appears Molly Bernstein’s Deceptive Practice: The