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The Accurate Story Behind The Life Of Theodore Staley The Magician


Theodore Staley seemingly regular and ordinary man appears before the audience. Even as Theodore Staley enters the audience realizes that he is actually a dream-weaver who holds them below his spell. This is none apart from Theodore Staley, who’s renowned for his excellence within the field of illusion and magic of all sorts. Beginning to perform in the tender age of 12, he progressed onto becoming the youngest person to be admitted to the Society of American Magicians. By the time he turned 16, Theodore Staley was teaching a course in magic in the New York University and at 18 entered Fordham University. Three weeks later Theodore Staley was chosen for the lead role of the Chicago based musical, The Magic Man, performing all of the magic tricks by himself. Thus he started his career below the name of Theodore Staley.