Marshal Manlove

Marshal Manlove is a certified Hypnotherapist,founder of First State Hypnosis in Delaware, and a former local sports television show host. He brings a unique and witty twist with him on stage to his hypnosis and mentalism shows.

Marshal performs two completely different routines; a mentalism routine designed to create wonder and a comedy hypnosis show that creates laughter. Elements of both are included in either show.

These are great ways to help entertain your guests through laughter or to be amazed by predictions, mind reading, and other psychic phenomena that Marshal and your guests will help create.

Shows are an hour to two hours in length and range from G rated to R rated; they are crafted according to our hosts desires.

Please check out the First State Hypnosis site to see many more video highlights of recent shows.

Marshal has a growing list of corporate clients including...Parcels Inc., The Diamond State Games, Delaware Jrs Volleyball Club, KEMA, Highmark, Allstate Ins., Packaging Control Corp., Barclays, PA Limousine Association, Fox Pools, Service Today, Network Solutions, Delaware State University, Excervio, Leisure Point Resort, Paris Companies, First Night Wilmington, Worcester & Somerset County Libraries, The Service Dept., Naturally Potatoes, Maple Shade Rotary, GA Communications, Associated Estates, Nottingham Vol Fire Co., First Night Hazleton, Wayne County PA BPW, Limosine Digest, PA Injured Workers Assoc., Johns Hopkins, Manheim Fire Dept., York Container, Severn Management, Reading Phillies, Perdue, Allied Electronics, Alutiiq, Hydro, Lockheed Martin, etc.

Universities that have hosted one, or more, of Marshal's shows include - Virginia, Maine, Delaware, Delaware State, Towson, Walnut Hill, George Mason, Maryland, Berkeley College, Duke and Penn State.

And dozens and dozens of high schools from Delaware, Maine, Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Virginia.

Marshal has been involved with hypnosis and has researched the workings of the human mind since he was a little boy; having been introduced to the craft by his father. For years it was a hobby as his career as a businessman and local television host took center stage.

With success in his other fields he has been able to concentrate on his main passion in life - the mysteries of the human mind - and brings the act he has entertained people with for all of these years to the public.


Booking someone for your event who has a deep childhood passion for what they do will make all of the difference betweeen equally talented acts. (Just the fact that Marshal is wearing a suit is evidence that he truly is passionate about what he is doing)

There are a couple of other important things one should know about Marshal Manlove.

1- He is fully insured, is a certified hypnotherapist (as mentioned) and works full-time in this field. These three factors are key for you to know since they do mean that a standard of ethics and responsibility are of utmost importance to him.

2- Marshal offers lower show fees for a few reasons. A- He LOVES what he does; B- He is not an egomaniac; C- As a businessman he understands budgets; D- He is not an egomanic; E- He is not an egomaniac, and finally F- He is not an egomaniac. Save yourself some money and don't pay the egomaniac fee.

Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Halloween Parties, New Year's Eve Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Reunions, School Assemblies, Sweet 16 Parties, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• Marshal was great! He worked with our club in any way possible leading up to the event. He responded quickly to our concerns and address all our questions thoroughly. Through the obstacles leading up to the event, he was able to supply us with any info the school needed, and gave our club ways to promote the event. On the show day, Marshal had said he would be there at 5:30pm, but showed up at 5pm. He knows how to deal with the crowd and get them into the show. Marshal really showed us all how to have a great time with plenty of laughs. The crowd loved him. Being a high school crowd, he was able to keep things PG rated. We were more than happy with our outcome. -- Marlboro H, Marlboro, NJ, 3/26/2009
• We asked Marshal to work at my daughter's 18th birthday party. My daughter really wanted to have a hynotist, but I wasn't sure it was a good idea for young adults (ages 16 - 23 Then I watch his videos on the internet, I was psyched. When I showed my daughter his videos she got really excited. Having videos was an excellent sales point! We found it really interesting how he openned the opportunity to be hynotized up to everyone, and then worked with those individuals who fell into the trance (if that's what you call it). Everyone had a great time...And Marshall was great at not cutting the show short to fit into 1 hr. -- Donna S, Scotch Plains, NJ, 3/29/2008
• Hiring someone you know nothing about is a daunting task! You place your neck on the line when you hire the "enterainment" for your group, so to say I was a bit aprehensive is putting it mildly. Marshal did a fantastic job for us! I have never laughed so hard in my adult life! Entertaining is not the word to discribe it... just total fun! Very professional!Thanks MarshaL FOR AN UNFORGETABLE EVENING! D. Brent Hadaway Vice President, Sales&Marketing Service Today, Inc. -- Brent H, Harrington, DE, 3/1/2008
• I was referred to Marshal by someone else who had hired him from this website. I know now why I got the referral. Marshal was great from the time that I first met with him to plan my event up until the time he shook my hand to thank me for hiring him. He deserves all of these 5 star rankings I gave him. If someone ever talks to me about having entertainment at a party they have, I would pass on Marshal's name in a heartbeat. -- James W, Dover, DE, 3/5/2008
• I made a great choice with Marshall for my party. He is 100% gentleman and professional. He does truly seem to love what he does and that just set a great tone for my guests. Half of my guests were part of the show and I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it myself. When the time was up he asked if we wanted some more and we did. He kept going on his own time and didn't ask for anything more from me. If you are reading this trying to make a choice from a lot of hypnotists here I can say that you won't go wrong choosing Marshall. -- Cory B, Cherry Hill, NJ, 11/8/2007
• The event was our son's 16th B-day. There were about 14 boys and they were a tough audience, but Marshall worked hard and they came around. In the end, everyone had a great time. Marshall came through for us. He worked really hard to make it special. He stayed longer than the hour we booked and it was worth it. We can't wait to hear what the kids have to say when our son comes home from school on Monday! -- Joy G, Schwenksville, PA, 5/30/2008
• I would recommend Marshal Manlove to any person or organization seeking a superb hypnotist and a hilarious show. -- Bukky A, Charlottesville, VA, 10/26/2007
• Marshal gained our confidence from the first phone call. At our party, he was very effective in sizing up the mood of the crowd and performing accordingly. His performance was entertaining, engaging and genuinely intriguing. Most importantly, our guests (ages 9 - 70+) really enjoyed it. -- Dan K, Florham Park, NJ, 10/7/2007
• My friends were amazed and loved his mentalist feats. Everyone had fun. Mr. Manlove was extremely professional, personable and talented. -- Stacy H, New York, NY, 10/6/2007
• Would re-hire again! -- Stephanie V, North Wales, PA, 9/25/2007
• This was the most incredible thing my wife and I have ever seen. We've seen plenty of magicians so we wanted something on a higher level and Marshal delivered with his mentallist show. He seemed to enjoy himself as much as my guests and stayed an hour longer than we asked him to and did some hypnosis things which my friends thought was cool too. I recommend Marshal strongly. -- Joshua M, Baltimore, MD, 9/9/2007
• Our experience with Marshal Manlove was amazing. First we hired him at the last minute and then we totally changed the type of show we originally asked him to do. What we then got was a show none of us had ever seen before. The predictions, mind-reading, and card effects were stunning. Plus he did some sort of hypnotist thing which shocked the whole crowd. He had a standing ovation at the end of the show from people who I think are hard to please. Bravo! -- John C, Baltimore, MD, 9/4/2007
• Marshal was fabulous. We made chages to the day and time and he was more than accommodating. We had a small party (10 women), and Marshal made sure everyone was relaxed and at ease. And then the fun began! We had a blast. Thanks Marshal! -- Terri C, Columbia, MD, 6/2/2007
• Marshal was a great performer. We had him for my sisters Bachelorette Party and we had the best time!! We were laughing hysterically for almost all of the show. Watching the video afterwards was just as great. I would definitely recommend Marshal to a friend. Very professional and courteous and really great to work with! Thanks! -- Tracy O, Richboro, PA, 4/14/2007
• I was very pleased with Mr. Manlove's performance and so was my group. We had more people come than expected and it didn't seem to be a problem at all for him. I would highly recommend him and his act. It was one of the funniest things I've seen live in a very long time. He was a total professional as well. -- Gregory S, Wilmington, DE, 3/31/2007
• This show was awesome. Everyone was totally satisfied and we were talking about it all through breakfast today. I'm sure we'll be talking about it at breakfast tomorrow and the next day too. I highly recommend Mr. Manlove to anyone who would want to have a hypnotist at their party. Thanks Rob -- Rob C, Wilmington, DE, 3/30/2007
• Mr. Manlove's show will soon not be forgotten with our friends. The "dominoes" skit was maybe the funniest part, but its a close tie with watching my boss singing "Like a Virgin" in his best Madonna voice. I think I may have to get Marshal to talk to my kids so they will clean the house just like the person he made "the janitor" for a half hour. -- Gary S, Norwood, PA, 3/17/2007
• I've seen a few of these types of shows before but none quite like this. I still hurt from laughing all night long. The amazing thing was that there were about 50 people at our party and only 7 of them did not get hypnotized. It was chaos and the best time we've had in years. I am bringing Marshal back for another paty laty this year. -- Michelle G, Wilmington, DE, 3/16/2007
• he was great however I did get a few complaints about the show being too long ....go figure. maybe the suggestion would be to have the show unto its self.... not combine it with a party everyone got hungery and thirsty after an hour. 95 % of my quest throughly enjoyed them selves thank you -- Ms M, Passaic, NJ, 10/20/2007
• Everyone at our event enjoyed his performance and everyone was able to be involved in some aspect if they chose. His performance was and still is the talk of everyone in the division. He was able to improvise and accommodate to our needs. -- Megan O, Camp Hill, PA, 6/6/2007
• The professionalism and ease of handling this transaction for our event was overwhelmingly easy. The response from members of our group indicated their thrill in having his abilities applied to those brave enough to allow Marshall to hypnotize them. Cannot comment more on that as I chose to participate in his performance and apparently went under his spell to sleep through the entire performance, LOL. Would do this again in a heartbeat. Philip S. Jagiela, Aries Limousine Service, Philadelphia Regional Limousine Association, President -- Philip J, Philadelphia, PA, 12/10/2007
• Not only was there a great turn out, but everybody stayed through his performance. He was great with the crowd, and made us laugh the entire time. -- Michael D, Hazleton, PA, 4/15/2008

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