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In article <1992Mar5.045532.6166@umbc3.umbc.edu>, cs202140@umbc5.umbc.edu (cs202140) writes:
> Greetings, fellow consumers of food,
> 
> Waaaaaaaaay back when, when I was a mere larva, my father, who lived in 
> Crystal City, took me to a restaurant SOMEWHERE in the area. This establishment
> preceeded dinner (all I remember was ceaser salad...maybe roast beef) with
> magic acts, and had a big show on stage after dinner. There was a separate
> room with tables of people doing card tricks, etc. Does anyone remember this
> place (this was around 1983)?? Does it still exist???
> 
> 					Puzzled,
> 
> 					Steve Fenton
> 					cs202140@umbc5.umbc.edu
> 					cs202140@umbcvm
> 

And a fine place it was, too!  It was called Brook Farm Inn of Magic, but,
alas, it no longer exists.  They were in Chevy Chase, relocated to Wheaton
Plaza for a while, but now are not to be found!  One of the regulars was
a guy named Bob Sheetz (sp?) who appears annually as The Jolly Jester at
the Maryland Renaissance Festival.  Otherwise, he does parties and stuff
but no regular appearances that I am aware of.

Entertaining aside:  My wife and a former co-worker have the same birthday
so we husbands joined forces and took them out for their birthday to the
Inn of Magic.  It was wonderful!  Marilyn (co-worker, not my wife) was 
selected to be the "Floating Body" (Lies on board supported by two chairs,
chairs removed, then board removed, then hoop passed around floating body!)
She still won't tell how it was done, if she knows.

It would be nice to find a similar place.  The kids loved it.

---------------
Keith Ellsworth
Editor
Public Broadcasting Service

aka: KELLSWORTH@PBS.ORG