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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Magic circle readmits magician who disguised herself as a man 30 years later | History Defined

Marvin Berglas hands Sophie a certificate that marks her entry into the magician's group
The Magic Circle president, Marvin Berglas, left, welcomes Sophie Lloyd in to the fold, alongside the group’s chair, Laura London, right. Photograph: Magic Circle

Deception has always been an integral part of magic. So when Sophie Lloyd set about attempting to gain access to the formerly male-only ranks of the Magic Circle, she concocted an elaborate disguise.

To become the magician Raymond Lloyd, she wore a male bodysuit, wig, gloves to disguise her feminine hands – making sleight of hand even more difficult – and wore “plumpers” in her mouth to give herself a square jaw.

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