Peter the Adequate
 

We’ve seen a number of shows this week, and enjoyed all of them, but the one which we will remember the most fondly, long after our trip has ended, is one which we stumbled upon by accident. We were walking downtown and decided to try our luck at a magic show at the Owens Theater, called “Peter the Adequate – The smallest Magic with the Biggest Heart”.

I’m not sure whether it was the honest title or the fact that it just sounded interesting, that made us decide to see it.

The show was everything it promised and a whole lot more. My wife and I were amazed at how effortlessly Peter moved from entertaining and involving the children in the audience, to amazing and moving the adults. It is a show with a lot of audience involvement.

Towards the beginning of the show he does a sidesplitting routine with three children, some coloring books and a vast array of props and costume pieces. It was a kind of sidewalk shuffle using kids instead of cards.

Towards the end of his show, he brought my wife and me up to the stage, borrowed her wedding ring (after a long series of corny but very funny comedy bits) pretended to loose it and then found it inside a walnut which was inside an egg which was inside the sixth or seventh of a set of nested metal cases.

While it was an amazing trick, the most amazing part was that he then got me to get down on one knee and propose to my wife all over again, as I placed her ring back on her finger. We spent the rest of the evening talking about things we could do to keep the romance fresh in our marriage after 37 years.

I highly recommend this show for anyone of any age who wants to have an afternoon of fun, laughter and magic. The show touched our funny bone and our hearts. - Cody fisher, Texas