School for Scoundrels Class 2020 at the Magic Castle – Dates Coming Soon
Chef Anton teaches in the Magic University classroom, from 11:00 am — 1:00 pm, and 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm each day. This is the entire eight-hour course we have taught at the Magic Castle for 25 years.
Three-Card Monte, The Shell Game and Fast and Loose–their history, psychology, moves, ruses and application to magic.
Perfect for the historian, steampunker, gambler, lawyer or police officer as well as the magician, this course gives you the inside information. Find out how the games actually work on the street, and learn about their fascinating history.
Eight hours of instruction and hands on workshop. No prior knowledge or experience necessary. You don’t have to be a member of the Magic Castle. Special rates on rooms at the Magic Hotel available. Brunch each day available at special price.
The Magic Castle has offered a course to its magician members once a year since 1996. This unique eight-hour course teaches the history, theory, technique, and application to magic of the ancient street swindles the Shell Game, Three-Card Monte, and Fast and Loose.
Pop Haydn and Chef Anton are the creators and teachers of this course, and it is known as The School for Scoundrels.
Pop Haydn
Pop Haydn has worked on some of the world’s largest and most prestigious cruise ships, including the QE2 , the Norway , and the Westerdam . He has performed as an opening act for Jerry Seinfeld, Loretta Lynn and many others. Pop works for major corporations in trade shows, hospitality suites, and company banquets, and has performed at both Caesars Palace and Caesars Tahoe.
The world-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood has awarded Pop Haydn six performing awards: Stage Magician of the Year, twice Close-Up Magician of the Year, and twice Parlor Magician of the Year, and W. C. Fields Bar Magician of the Year. Pop Haydn served on the Board of Directors for for four years as Vice-President of the Magic Castle.
He was the chief magical consultant for the movie Bogus starring Whoopie Goldberg and Haley Joel Osment. He has worked as a consultant for the film, Houdini-They Came to See Him Die , and for a 30 part documentary for Canadian Discovery Channel – Grand Illusions. He has appeared on The Haunted Collector. See IMDB ~ Wikipedia
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Chef Anton
Defeating former world champions at the Commerce Casino’s Legends of 9-Ball Tournament , Chef Anton became the first two-time United States Trick Shot Champion of Pool . Chef Anton is also a unique close-up and stage magician. Due to his unusual blend of pool, magic, and comedy, The Magic Castle featured Chef Anton as its first ever billiard trick shot artist in a special evening performance. He has appeared on television in Crook &
Chase , Prime Time Country , and Talk Soup . His latest appearance on ABC’s Monday Night Live was one of the highest rated programs of the season. He works as a technical consultant on billiards and magic for ABC , NBC, CBS , and FOX . Chef Anton performs regularly for trade shows with his combination of magic, hustling, and trick shots.