{"id":20907,"date":"2025-04-25T14:03:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T14:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/britains-magic-circle-welcomes-back-woman-who-disguised-herself-as-man\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T14:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T14:03:12","slug":"britains-magic-circle-welcomes-back-woman-who-disguised-herself-as-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/britains-magic-circle-welcomes-back-woman-who-disguised-herself-as-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain\u2019s Magic Circle Welcomes Back Woman Who Disguised Herself as Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Magicians never reveal their secrets. But sometimes, they admit they were wrong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Thursday night in London, members of a top British magic society came together to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/19\/world\/europe\/magic-circle-woman-london-lloyd.html\" title=\"\">right a three-decade-old blunder<\/a>: The rejection of what they now consider one of the greatest deception acts their members ever fell for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt was an amazing ruse \u2014 fooling a room full of magicians,\u201d said Maddie Spencer, 48, who is in the group, known as <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/themagiccircle.co.uk\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the Magic Circle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In March 1991, when the club was restricted to men, a woman named Sophie Lloyd disguised herself as a man and earned full membership. (Her alias: \u201cRaymond Lloyd.\u201d) But when she and her accomplice revealed their ruse later that year \u2014 at the same time as the Circle started accepting women \u2014 the society promptly ousted her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For years, \u201cRaymond\u201d was like a ghost floating through the Circle; a rumor or a half-formed memory. Then, in November last year, the Circle announced a public search for Ms. Lloyd. They wanted to apologize and welcome her back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Thursday night, they took a step toward righting the wrong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Being magicians, any old \u201csorry\u201d would not do. They needed a performance worthy of such a daring deception.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">So they invited about 100 members and guests to a show, and the surprise was revealed on Thursday morning when news of Ms. Lloyd\u2019s reappearance ricocheted through the British press.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The evening\u2019s performance began with a video montage, with archival photos of Ms. Lloyd as Raymond and Jenny Winstanley, her friend, teacher and accomplice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Then \u2014 four acts, two fake rabbits and endless decks of cards later \u2014 the real magic began. Marvin Berglas, the president of the Circle, apologized to Ms. Lloyd and presented her with a certificate of membership. This time, it read \u201cSophie Lloyd.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cTonight, we do what we should have done long ago,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cOn behalf of the Magic Circle, past and present, we apologize.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Lloyd spoke about Ms. Winstanley, who died in 2004.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cJenny patiently taught me all the magic I needed to know so I could pass my exam,\u201d she said, tearing up onstage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Circle, which was founded in 1905, did not (intentionally) admit any women until late 1991. That had long bothered Ms. Winstanley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">She met Ms. Lloyd, then in her 20s, when the two women were in mime school. Ms. Lloyd often joined Ms. Winstanley in her magic performances as \u201cClaude,\u201d her assistant, and \u201cTimmy,\u201d her young son.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After a while, Ms. Winstanley suggested a more ambitious role: What about an older boy, who could audition for the Circle? She pledged to teach Ms. Lloyd all the magic she would need.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Over 18 months, Ms. Winstanley instructed her in sleight-of-hand and helped her develop \u201cboyish mannerisms.\u201d They assembled a convincing costume. And they built a credible enough persona to get the Circle\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cJenny was so patient,\u201d Ms. Lloyd, now in her 60s, said in an interview. \u201cIt was a big routine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">During the audition, \u201cRaymond Lloyd\u201d cut and restored a \u00a35 note. He held fire in his hands. All while wearing gloves, Ms. Lloyd said: \u201cYou really can\u2019t show feminine hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The second (secret) test came when she and Ms. Winstanley had a drink with an examiner. Again, Ms. Lloyd said, her friend saved the day: \u201c\u2018Say you have laryngitis,\u2019\u201d she remembered, laughing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It worked. Raymond Lloyd was granted full membership.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt was the best trick ever,\u201d said Andrew Eborn, a longtime member, who remembered the days when the club did not want to admit women because of a belief they \u201ccouldn\u2019t keep secrets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Seven months later, the group finally decided to admit women, and Ms. Lloyd and Ms. Winstanley revealed their ruse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But instead of celebrating the trick, a Circle leader ruled, according to transcripts of documents that the group shared with The New York Times, that Raymond\u2019s application was \u201cnull and void,\u201d citing the \u201cdeliberate deception.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cJenny was very, very hurt,\u201d Ms. Lloyd said, adding, \u201cWe couldn\u2019t get our heads around it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Thursday, women at the event said the evening was a sign of how far they had come, but also how hard they had to struggle to get there. Women are still <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/12\/02\/style\/female-magicians-diversity.html\" title=\"\">fighting for recognition<\/a> in professional magic. In the Circle, they account for about 5 percent of the 1,700 current members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt wasn\u2019t just a celebration \u2014 it was an acknowledgment,\u201d said Goldie Puricelli, a member who got into magic in her 50s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Fay Presto, 76, worked the story into her performance on Thursday. As she cut a string into tiny pieces, she spoke of the club\u2019s past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Now, Ms. Presto said, the group was a little more whole. In her hands, the tiny pieces of string unfurled in one, uncut line. \u201cEvery now and then,\u201d she said, \u201cthis club gets it right.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In November, the Circle went to the press to try to find Ms. Lloyd. And Ms. Lloyd, who now lives in Spain, heard they were looking for her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At first, she hesitated. Old wounds still hurt: \u201cI wasn\u2019t interested, to be honest with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Then, she heard from Laura London, the first woman to serve as the chair. In January, they had lunch. \u201cA meeting that should have lasted for two hours went on for seven hours,\u201d Ms. Lloyd said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For Ms. London, it was what she called a \u201cdream come true.\u201d She had long wanted to apologize on behalf of the Circle \u2014 and meet a trailblazer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Lloyd eventually decided to rejoin. \u201cIt was for Jenny,\u201d she said. \u201cI look upon it as Jenny and I being a member.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After the show, Ms. Winstanley received a posthumous award. Charlotte Allen, 27, her granddaughter, accepted it on her behalf.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cShe really did want to be a member, but couldn\u2019t be,\u201d Ms. Allen said in an interview, remembering how her grandmother would perform at her birthday parties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt\u2019s really inspiring to see my grandmother recognized, and Sophie, when they were so mistreated,\u201d she added. \u201cIt means a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/25\/world\/europe\/magic-circle-london-sophie-lloyd.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magicians never reveal their secrets. 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