▁him ▁to ▁port ray ▁the ▁social ▁director ▁but ▁then ▁later ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁mag ician . ▁The ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁social ▁director ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁then ▁unknown ▁Wayne ▁Knight ▁( of ▁later ▁Se inf eld ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁Rock ▁from ▁the ▁Sun ▁fame ). ▁The ▁part ▁of ▁Baby ' s ▁mother ▁was ▁originally ▁given ▁to ▁Lyn ne ▁Li pton , ▁who ▁is ▁briefly ▁visible ▁in ▁the ▁beginning , ▁when ▁the ▁H ous eman ▁family ▁first ▁pull s ▁into ▁K ell erman ' s ▁( she ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁seat ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁seconds ; ▁her ▁bl onde ▁hair ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁indic ation ), ▁but ▁she ▁became ▁ill ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁shooting ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁actress ▁Kelly ▁Bishop , ▁who ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁cast ▁to ▁play ▁resort ▁guest ▁Viv ian ▁Press man . ▁Bishop ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁H ous eman , ▁and ▁the ▁film ' s ▁assistant ▁ch ore ograph er ▁Mir anda ▁G arrison ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Viv ian . ▁( When ▁Baby ▁is ▁dan cing ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁scene , ▁the ▁line ▁that ▁her ▁mother ▁says ▁to ▁Jerry ▁Or bach , ▁" She ▁gets ▁that ▁from ▁me ..." ▁is ▁a ▁w ink ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Kelly ▁Bishop ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁cast ▁of ▁A ▁CH OR US ▁L INE , ▁using ▁the ▁name ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁of ▁Car ole ▁Bishop , ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁professional ▁dan cer .) ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁ ▁Princi