I saw the very talented and very funny Gary Middleton perform in the close-up room. Loved his rope trick routine. Also saw Paul Vigil perform his flawless card and coin magic in the late night close-up venue. Cerebral and art-like magic...Dave Forrest did a wonderful magic illustion with a painting which predicted the future from a dream in the parlour. Pop Haydn and Scott Land performed in the palace. Haydn is soooo funny and Scotts puppet work is extremely entertaining. You may know his work from the movie, "Team America". Also performing magic in the palace was the comedy duo Fifth Dimension .