November 2002 was the occasion of my 50th
birthday, and coincidentally, the year my good friend, Peter
Marvey, was honored as "The Magician of the Year." He
was so kind and generous to come all the way from Switzerland
to attend my birthday party, and perform his world famous "Magic
Hands" act as a birthday present.
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| Promotional
picture for Peter Marvey. |
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| Peter
Marvey's stage show. |
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| Havencrest
Castle. |
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| Peter
Marvey and Alan St. George in the Guest Wing of Havencrest
Castle, having a lobster dinner the day Peter arrived:
11/20/02. |
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| Peter
Marvey and Alan St. George in the Guest Wing of Havencrest
Castle. |
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| Peter
told me he loved "Chinese style" the best,
so The Princess and I threw a dinner party in his honor
in The Chinese Tea Room on 11/21/02. |
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| The Chinese
Tea Room. |
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| The Medieval
Hall in Havencrest Castle would be the site of the show.
The center roundel of the stained glass Rose Window was
made to hinge open like a door. A powerful spotlight
was brought from the Art Center and placed behind
the roundel to shine on the makeshift stage built over
the staircase of The Medieval Hall. |
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| The
temporary stage being constructed over the Medieval Hall
Grand Staircase. A pipe and drape system was put up as
a backdrop. |
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| After
the show, host Alan St. George and magician Peter Marvey
pose in front of Havencrest Castle's largest fireplace
in the Medieval Hall. Above their heads, sculpted into
the overmantel are "The Seven Deadly Sins." |
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| Behind
Alan St. George and Peter Marvey is Alan's sculpture
covering the Medieval Hall fireplace's mantelpiece. It
depicts Hercules as "Virtue" and Athena as "Wisdom" holding
a mid-nineteenth century bronze doré plaque of
an angel inspiring The Arts: Painting, Sculpture, Music,
and Literature. |
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