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This article is to acquaint entertainers and enchantment aficionados with the rich history of enchantment in Singapore. It respects the striking accomplishments, unmistakable quality and noteworthiness of nearby entertainers from the over a wide span of time. The start of Modern Magic in Singapore It is the general accord that cutting edge enchantment in Singapore (post World War 2) started with the late-Ng Bo Oen AKA The Great Wong. Data on neighborhood enchantment pre-war is rare. The main data found has been on The Great Wong performing at the New World Amusement Park (at that point situated at Kitchener Road) in the 1930s. The Great Wong was conceived in 1908 in Shanton, a city of the Guangdong Province, China and moved to Singapore in 1933. He was the main expert mystical performer of his opportunity in Singapore and performed crosswise over South East Asia. He was known for his sharp stage enchantment, Linking Rings routine and Sword Basket dream. He was additionally a specialist skilled worker who manufactured the greater part of his props by hand. He had the endowment of making sense of the mechanics and procedure of enchantment props and creating them sans preparation. In 1962, The Great Wong made a noteworthy commitment to the worldwide enchantment network by distributing his popular connecting rings routine with English content composed by Tudor Brock. Davenports Magic in London circulates his original copy to date. In 1982, he was welcomed by the Federation Internationale des Societes Magiques (FISM) to perform at the fifteenth World Congree of Magic in Lausanne, Switzerland. (For more information on The Great Wong; allude to 'The Great Wong Story' in The International Brotherhood of Magicians Singapore Ring 115 The Quantum Ring Golden Jubilee Issue) Another nearby performer who was instrumental in developing current enchantment in Singapore amid the start was the late-Tan Hock Chuan. He was an educator by calling however performed for yearly extraordinary occasions, philanthropy shows and private gatherings. He was (and still is) universally known for his mystical innovations. His belongings and thoughts are still promoted merchant things today and have been distributed in innumerable productions (of that time, for example, Gen, Spinx, Pentagram, New Pentagram, Swami Mantra, Abracadabra and even Tarbell's Course in Magic. He is the principal Asian mystical performer to get the Spinx Award (1936-37) Both The Great Wong and Tan Hock Chuan were vital impacts to a significant number of the original of Singapore present day performers who have made ready for who and what is to come. 1950s It was simply after the war and amid the British Military Administration that enchantment in Singapore started its ascent to where it is today. 1950 was the year that the Singapore Magician's Club was shaped by a gathering of beginner performers, including English-instructed experts. In 1951 the Singapore Magician's Club gotten their sanction from The International Brotherhood of Magicians HQ in America and was from that point on was formally known as The International Brotherhood of Magicians Singapore Ring 115. Establishing individuals from the club around then included Tan Ewe Chee (President), Yeo Soon Kian, Lim Kim Tian, Lim Hap Hin, J.H Stafford, L.A Joseph, J.W Jackson (Vice-President) and Tan Hock Chuan (Secretary). The 50's brought forth Singapore's original of current entertainers. Other than the establishing individuals from the IBM Ring and The Great Wong (who joined the Ring in 1952 by welcome), some conspicuous original mystical performers included Lim Hap Hin, Tan Choon Tee, Tan Bah Chee, Yeo Soon Kian and his understudy Michael Lim. The Great Wong worked the principal enchantment shop from his home cum showroom/workshop in Singapore at 255-A Jalan Besar where he sold his own particular handmade props and also foreign merchant things from Japan. (This home/shop was demolished in a fire in Dec 1988 making him lose the greater part of his books and props) 1960s Amid this period, conjurers like The Great Wong, Tan Bah Chee, Lim Hap Hin and Tan Choon Tee directed enchantment courses at the National Theater Club and the YMCA. They were in charge of creating dynamic mystical performers, for example, Charles Choo, Wong Fok Choy, Chia Hearn Jiang, Gwee Thiam Hock and the late-Vijeyacone. The mid 60s additionally observed the 'Brilliant Age' of enchantment with conjurers performing at various scenes the nation over. Other than neighborhood conjurers performing in night clubs, remote entertainers, for example, Socar played out a terrific fantasy show to a full house at the Capitol Theater (along Stamford Road) and The Great Nicholas at the Sky Theater in The Great World Amusement Park at Kim Seng Road (Now, Great World City). In the late 60s, Wee Peng Guan (Uncle of Charles Choo), opened the second enchantment shop in Singapore at a shop house along Robinson Road. Around that time, mainstream performer Victor Khoo's dad Khoo Teng Heng who was a conjurer, a ventriloquist and trance specialist opened his enchantment shop at Bras Basah. (where Carlton Hotel stands right now). Amid this decade, Tan Choon Tee was becoming famous in the global enchantment network in the field of Mentalism. He won a few worldwide Linking Ring Awards for his One-Man Parades and has two books distributed by Micky Hades. He was likewise a standard supporter of various universal enchantment magazines, for example, Gen, New Pentagram, Magicgram, Magicana and The Linking Ring. Abroad entertainers whom went through Singapore included Milo and Roger, Milbourne Christopher and Maurice Fogel. 1970s The 1970s saw the introduction of the second era of Singapore entertainers. Some notable mystical performers who began amid this time included; The Great Wong's child Ng Kee Chee, John Teo, Tang Sai Thong, Ng Seow Kiat, Tang Yeng Fun, Bob Chua, Eric Leong, Tan Teck Seng, Lawrence Tham, Tan Tuan Seng, Lawrence Khong and Andrew Kong. The Singapore Association of Magicians was established on 10 March 1973 in well disposed 'contention' to the IBM Ring. The club was driven by Tan Bah Chee with noticeable establishing individuals, for example, Lim Hap Hin, Tan Hock Chuan and Charles Choo. Enchantment shops in Singapore started to jump up amid the late seventies. Ng Kee Chee set up an enchantment slow down at Yaohan in Plaza Singapura and Wang Leng opened his shop in Peninsula Plaza. Charles Choo opened his shop in August 1978 on the sixth floor of Far East Shopping Center. (It would move a few times to different shopping centers however in the end returned back to Far East). His shop would before long turn into an establishment where mystical performers would purchase different enchantment items and in addition get together and gain from each other. It was an assortment frequent for some entertainers in the years to come till the shop shut in the new thousand years. Amid this period, The Tropicana Night Club, which was arranged at Pacific Plaza, was a setting that had customary enchantment exhibitions. A few celebrated mystical performers likewise visited Singapore in the 70s. In 1970, John Calvert performed at the National Theater. In 1972, Albert Goshman visited Ring 115 to give an address. In that same year, "The Professor" Dai Vernon additionally visited Singapore, addressed and cooperated with neighborhood mystical performers. Other visiting conjurers included Andre Kole, Billy McComb, and Ali Bongo. 1980s By the 1980s, the neighborhood enchantment scene was prospering with solid participations for the two fundamental enchantment clubs and in addition a flood in the quantity of performing conjurers. A considerable lot of the present veterans made their name in the 80s. Natural names like Richard Ang, Patrick Wan, Patrick Ng Wang Lin, Tan Hai Yan AKA Gician, Paul Koh, AB Francis and Gordon Koh were performing routinely at open and private shows amid this decade. Well known neighborhood settings for open enchantment appears by enchantment clubs hung all the time around then incorporated the Drama Center and the National Museum Theatrette. The ubiquity of enchantment shops likewise developed and in 1982, Chew Kin Song opened a Magic and Novelty Corner at the Chinese Book Section of Popular Book Co Pte Ltd on the fourth Floor of Bras Basah Complex. Gician Tan additionally opened up his first enchantment shop at Parkway Parade which accordingly moved to Marina Square and was overseen by Richard Ang. Other than this principle shop, he conveyed enchantment things and sets through retail chains in Singapore and South East Asia.The Singapore gathering of people was additionally presented to world-class enchantment through a few enchantment network shows and arrangement that were disclosed on nearby TV including the David Copperfield specials, Magic and The Best of Magic. Outside entertainers who visited Singapore amid this time included David Copperfield, Mark Wilson, Ben Harris, Paul Daniels and Gene Anderson. 1990s The start of this decade saw the presentation of the nation's third era conjurers into the nearby enchantment scene. Unmistakable sprouting entertainers included Enrico Varella, Sherman Tjiong, J C Sum, Joe Yu (Chan Ee Kang), Nique Tan Li Keong, Prakash Puru, Kiki Tay, Alex Tan and Jeremy Pei. The nearby section of International Magicians Society was framed, established by its President, Tan Bah Chee; despite the fact that the club's essence in Singapore was fleeting. The late-1990s saw a colossal flood in enchantment worldwide fame because of David Blaine's road enchantment specials. Numerous individuals began to 'get into' enchantment and had new mediums to take in the art, for example, the presentation of DVDs and the Internet. Another enchantment shop, Magic Castle and Promotions, opened up by Vijay Kumar at Shaw Towers before long turned into 'the place to be' the place new entertainers would hang out and meet. Amid this decade, Wang Leng's shop in Peninsula Plaza was sold to Patrick Wan. The shop was hence sold to Richard Ang and is currently notable as Ang House of Magic. Patrick Wan opened his new shop, Magic Wand, which has generated into a few outlets in different parts of Singapore. Steven Sim additionally opened Magic Supreme at Coronation Plaza which has along these lines moved to Park Mall. The 90s was an energizing decade with numerous visits and exhibitions by well known conjurers. Aside from addresses by Michael and Hannah Ammar, Mark Leveridge and Wolfgang and Sonja Riebe there were likewise open theater exhibitions by the Pendragons, Princess

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