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Dr. Wilson

Dr. Wilson's Sideshow and Theater of Marvels

About Me

.. I still have a day job, but I'm reaching for the stars.

Upcoming Shows

June 14, 2008 5:30 pm Bohemian Cirko Minneapolis, MN June 21, 2008 7 pm Miller & Wilson's
Theater of Marvels Otter Creek Hall
Bar Harbor, ME July 5, 2008 7 pm Miller & Wilson's
Theater of Marvels Otter Creek Hall
Bar Harbor, ME July 12, 2008 7 pm Miller & Wilson's
Theater of Marvels Otter Creek Hall
Bar Harbor, ME July 19, 2008 7 pm Miller & Wilson's
Theater of Marvels Otter Creek Hall
Bar Harbor, ME July 26, 2008 7 pm Miller & Wilson's
Theater of Marvels Otter Creek Hall
Bar Harbor, ME August 1, 2008 6 pm Feejee Mermaid Show Bel Tek 08 Festival
Belmont, ME August 2, 2008 7 pm Miller & Wilson's
Theater of Marvels Otter Creek Hall
Bar Harbor, ME August 9, 2008 7 pm Miller & Wilson's
Theater of Marvels Otter Creek Hall
Bar Harbor, ME August 16, 2008 7 pm Miller & Wilson's
Theater of Marvels Otter Creek Hall
Bar Harbor, ME August 23, 2008 7 pm Miller & Wilson's
Theater of Marvels Otter Creek Hall
Bar Harbor, ME August 30, 2008 7 pm Miller & Wilson's
Theater of Marvels Otter Creek Hall
Bar Harbor, ME September 6, 2008 7 pm Chung Ling Soo
Stage Magic Competition All Souls Cong. Church
Bangor, ME

My Interests

My interests are magic, sideshows, and showmanship, and all related and accessory arts, drawing from the pre-television era from 1870 - 1920. See the web site for Dr. Wilson's Memory Elixir and Miller & Wilson's Theater of Marvels

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to meet event planners, fellow performers and fans of magic and sideshow, as well as visual artists. I have worked with other sideshow performers, magicians, belly dancers, and musicians, and am always looking for new collaborations and performance opportunities. If you live in Central Maine and have good stage presence, you can be part of a show (I can train for certain novelty acts).

Television:

No, no! Get it away from me!

Books:

Fiction: Something Wicked This Way Comes , The Circus of Dr. Lao, Geek Love, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
Nonfiction: Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women, The Glorious Deception , and a staggering array of books on magic

My Blog

Radio Interview of Dr. Wilson on Weekend America

Dr. Wilson was interviewed for Weekend America, a program broadcast on National Public Radio Affiliates, in connection with the Worldwide Escape Artist Relay 2007, which took place on October 27. You ...
Posted by Dr. Wilson on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:39:00 PST

Coverage of Seance at the Criterion Theatre

Dr. Wilson summons the former Governor of Maine in a seance, October 10. Read all about it in the Mount Desert Islander....
Posted by Dr. Wilson on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:33:00 PST

Dr. Wilson to Perform at Sideshow Gathering

LOCATION: The Woodlands, 1073 Route 315, Wilkes-Barre PAWEBSITE: www.thesideshowgathering.comPERFORMERS AND FANS FLOCK TO WILKES-BARRE FOR FREAKY FUN AT SIDESHOW GATHERING 2007, NOVEMBER 2nd  4thCARN...
Posted by Dr. Wilson on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 05:51:00 PST

Dr. Wilson Seeks Magic Week Proclamation from Dead Governor

October 5, 2007. At its meeting on October 2, the Town Council of Bar Harbor voted to proclaim October 25-31 as Magic Week. The proclamation was introduced by councilman Rob Jordan, executive director...
Posted by Dr. Wilson on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 05:16:00 PST

The Presence on Stage Right

Ring 362 of the International Brotherhood of Magicians will present a special Halloween show at the historic Criterion Theatre in Bar Harbor on Saturday, October 27, at 7:00 pm. The Legend of Houdini ...
Posted by Dr. Wilson on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:05:00 PST

Worlds Greatest Parrot Dies at 31

RIP Alex, the parrot that learnt to count and communicateBy Andrew Gumbel in Los AngelesPublished: 12 September 2007Alex the parrot could do a lot of things. He could count to six, and was working on ...
Posted by Dr. Wilson on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:52:00 PST

Dr. Wilson Interviewed for Radio Story on WEAR 2007

On Sunday, August 19, Dr. Wilson was interviewed for about three hours by Joshua Gleason, an independent radio producer who intends to submit the final story to Weekend America, a program aired by Nat...
Posted by Dr. Wilson on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 04:28:00 PST

World Record Attempt September 9

Friends of the Town Hill Playground will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the time that it takes to lay a mile of pennies on Sunday, September 9, from 1:00 - 4:00 pm in the parking lot o...
Posted by Dr. Wilson on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 04:15:00 PST

Bangor Daily News Covers Theater of Marvels

The Bangor Daily News ran a great article on Miller & Wilson's Theater of Marvels on June 30, 2007. Reporter Emily Burnham interviewed Professor Miller and Dr. Wilson separately for the article, while...
Posted by Dr. Wilson on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 01:43:00 PST

Incredible Gill-Man to perform July 4

The Incredible Gill-Man will join magicians, clowns, belly dancers, gymnasts and sideshow performers for the All-Star Magical Revue at the Criterion Theatre in Bar Harbor, Maine, on July 4 at 2:30 pm....
Posted by Dr. Wilson on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:34:00 PST