History of Magic Tricks

The first magic tricks began around 1700 B.C.

The first magic trick was the cups and balls trick.

The first magic books began to appear around the sixteenth century.

Magic tricks in the eighteenth century were mainly entertainment.

Magic tricks as entertainment were very popular in Europe.

John Nevil Maskelyne opened the first magic theater in London in 1873.

It was also the age of technical magic.

Many magicians became popular from traveling magic trick shows.

Many theaters have closed.

Many magicians are broadcast on television to become popular instead of using theaters.

The cups and balls trick is still very popular among professional magicians.