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Mystique (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
Mystique was a long running illusion show at Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool Pleasure Beach is an amusement park situated on Blackpool's South Shore, in the county of Lancashire, North West England. It operates as a secure facility, and has introduced epayments via smartphones for admission charges, replac ... featuring many different types of illusions, comedy and dance. The show ran until 2006 and featured illusionist Richard De Vere and his canine companion Schnorbitz for many years. 2006 Cast 2005 Cast List 2004 Cast List 2003 Cast List 2002 Cast List 2001 Cast List 2000 Cast List 1999 Cast List 1997 Cast List 1996 Cast List 1995 Cast List {, class="wikitable" , - ! Name !! Character , - , Nikki Alexander , , , - , Hugh Black , , Pre-Show Artiste , - , Karen Black , , , - , Tom Bright , , Comedian/Compere , - , Guy Collins , , Pre-Show Artiste , - , Stillie Dee , , , - , Christian Griffin Romanov , , Illusionist , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Blackpool Pleasure Beach is an amusement park situated on Blackpool's South Shore, in the county of Lancashire, North West England. It operates as a secure facility, and has introduced epayments via smartphones for admission charges, replacing wristbands and Pleasure Beach Passes, and removing the need to attend the Ticket Centre. The park was founded in 1896 by A. W. G. Bean and his partner John Outhwaite and has been family owned and operated since its inception. The current managing director is Bean's great-granddaughter Amanda Thompson. The park is host to many records, including the largest collection of wooden roller coasters of any park in the United Kingdom with four: the Big Dipper, Blue Flyer, Grand National and Nickelodeon Streak. Many of the roller coasters in the park are record-breaking attractions. When it opened in 1994, The Big One was the tallest roller coaster in the world. It was also the steepest, with an incline angle of 65° and the second fastest w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard De Vere
Richard De Vere (18 June 1967 – 10 March 2014) was a British showman who performed for 21 consecutive seasons at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Biography De Vere was from Bolton, the grandson of Arthur Holt, the Liberal Member of Parliament for Bolton West and President of the Liberal Party.The Bolton News (11 March 2014The Bolton News: Bolton illusionist Richard De Vere dies suddenly in Thailand The Bolton News De Vere was an illusionist, magician and showman. He took up magic when at school in Bolton. He told the '' Blackpool Gazette'' in 2006: “With a lot of practice it became a skill – making it interesting enough for people to want to watch was as much the skill as performing the trick or illusion.” His showbusiness mentor, the comedian Bernie Winters, bequeathed to him his St Bernard, Schnorbitz. Career Mystique (1995–2008) Master illusionist De Vere took the centre stage headliner for much of the proceedings and featured many illusions and tricks. Various glamoro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
