STORY OF "CHARMAINE”

by Stephanie 9-L-4 FPE

a transvestia

TRUE STORY

Being that Brother had been a magician of some note all of his life, I decided it was time we united the two, Transvestism and Magic, to make something new. My GG and I discussed this to some length and finally agreed that a female impersonation magic act would be a new, novel con- cept.

As far as we knew at the time it had never been done before, except perhaps by some drag-queen in a gay club. But we wanted a legitimate act, where the audience would believe they were watching a talented lady performer doing magic in an alluring manner, until the final moments when the wig was pulled off for all to see that they were deceived, not only by the tricks but by a man impersonating a woman.

Who, but an FP, could put over such an act without seeming or acting ridiculous? So for months my GG and I worked it out. We shot rolls and rolls of movie footage to perfect the actions and make the slight-of-hand appear feminine.

Believe it or not, this was the hardest job. The make-up and dressing were no problem as I had been doing this all of my life. But the actions were something else again.

At first there was over-emphasis. I appeared on movie footage as a Drag Queen, not a real lady. So I worked on the actions even more so. But then I under-emphasized and looked like a man doing magic in a dress. My GG said a few words one evening that not only made my act, but also made a convincing lady out of me.

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