Marlo's Prediction

"Predictions in card tricks are well known, and so are predictions amongst magicians. They usually run something like this: 'Magic is dead. Magic is dying. The good old days are gone and with them the best in magic. We'll never see their like again.'

That's true - as far as it goes. The type of magic that the oldsters knew is passing out. But there's a glorious new modern type of magic moving in. The war has given it a great push onward, with magic being used on every front, in every service, in hospitals, in rehabilitation centres, etc. etc.

The modern magic is clever — it has to be, because people are smarter these days ... People demand fun. The modern magician is going to have to work a little harder to become a good magician, because push-button magic will not win him all the acclaim he wants. But skill and ability will always claim their reward and magic based on these factors will never die. Magic's great future lies ahead of her — scorn the traitor who predicts otherwise!"