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<br />
== Events ==<br />
<br />
=== May ===<br />
*[[G. W. Hunter]], noted for his close-up magic and inventions, is born, May 16<br />
<br />
=== Undated ===<br />
Births<br />
*[[Max Rossner]], a German performer, is born<br />
Books<br />
*''Wyman's Hand-Book of Magic'', a book by [[John Wyman]], is published<br />
*[[Magical Recreations]], a very rare book on magic, is published, circa. 1850, Bristol<br />
*[[Fireside Amusements]], later subtitled ''A Book of Indoor Games'', is published, circa. 1850<br />
Other<br />
*[[John Henry Anderson]] tours America, Canada, Australia, and Hawaii<br />
*[[Anton Kratky-Baschik]] is performing magic in Germany working with [[Samuel Bellachini]]<br />
*The [[Spirit Cabinet]] is introduced into the [[Spiritualist]] movement, circa. 1850<br />
*A reported viewing of the [[Indian Rope Trick]] during the British Raj</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=1910&diff=3347719102010-07-30T14:46:59Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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<div>{{Year}}<br />
<br />
==Events==<br />
<br />
=== January ===<br />
*[[Magic : The Magazine of Wonder]], a short lived periodical, begins publication, Jan<br />
=== February ===<br />
*[[Soto Sunetaro]], who performed a silent Japanese act, dies, Feb 10<br />
*[[J. B. Bobo]], author of 4 magic books, is born, Feb 11<br />
=== March ===<br />
*The [[Boy Magician]], a periodical, ends publication after 1 year, Mar<br />
*[[Imro Fox]], a highly-skilled sleight of hand artist, dies, Mar 4<br />
*[[J.G. Thompson, Jr.]], a prominent banker and magician who specialized in close-up magic, card magic and mentalism, is born, Mar 13<br />
*[[Frances Ireland Marshall]] is born, Mar 25<br />
*[[Henry Hay]], author of many classic books on magic for beginners, is born ''June Barrows Mussey'', Mar 30<br />
=== April ===<br />
*The [[American Magician]] periodical begins publication, Apr 10<br />
*[[Tommy Martin]], the first magician to play Radio City Music Hall in New York City, is born, Apr 20<br />
*[[Signor Barnello]], also known as "The Human Volcano", dies Apr 30<br />
=== May ===<br />
*[[Beatrice Foster]] marries [[Howard Thurston]], May 10<br />
=== June ===<br />
*[[Edwards' Monthly]], a magic periodical, ends publication, June<br />
=== August ===<br />
*''Maskelyne and Devant's Mysteries'' is presented in [[St. George's Hall]], Aug<br />
*The [[Wizard (Selbit)]], a magic periodical, ends publication, Aug<br />
*[[Winston Freer]] is born, Aug 21<br />
=== September ===<br />
*The [[Magic Wand]], a periodical which ran for 47 years, begins publication, Sept<br />
*[[Carl Orton Williams]] appears on the cover of the [[Magic Mirror]], Sept<br />
*According to [[Genii 1941 March]], an ''Albini Program'' is presented, Sept 19 <br />
=== November ===<br />
*The [[Magical World]], a magic periodical published by [[Max Sterling]] in the UK, begins publication<br />
*The [[Phantom Card Trick]] is published in [[Magical World]] Vol 1, No. 3, Nov 18 <br />
=== December ===<br />
*[[David Livingston Price, Jr.]], an author and collector of magic history, is born, Dec 15<br />
*[[Rameses]] appears on the cover of [[Sphinx]] Vol 9, Dec 15<br />
=== Undated ===<br />
Births<br />
*[[E. Brian MacCarthy]], an English amateur magician and member of the [[Magic Circle]], is born<br />
*[[Fred Robinson]], founder and editor of Pabular, is born<br />
*[[Recil Bordner]] is born<br />
*[[Trevor Hall]], a magic book collector, is born<br />
*[[George McAthy]], also known as Mandroop the magician, is born<br />
*[[Ralph Adams]], who developed a black art act, is born<br />
*[[Glen Pope]], known for a period as the "Thimble King", is born<br />
<br />
Deaths<br />
*[[Edwin Sachs]], a sports writer and amateur magician, dies<br />
*[[Zirka]], a female magician, dies<br />
*[[Henry Roltair]], who was a vaudeville illusionist in the United States, dies<br />
<br />
Books<br />
*''[[Hofzinser's Card Conjuring|Kartenkünste]]'', by [[Ottokar Fischer]], is published<br />
*''[[Joseffy]], by Carl Sandburg (promotional booklet)'' is published<br />
*''New Card Tricks'', 3rd and 4th series, are published as part of Stanyon's Serial Lessons in Conjuring, by [[Ellis Stanyon]]<br />
*''[[Home Fun]]'' by [[Cecil H. Bullivant]], a book that contains a chapter on [[Shadowgraphy|Hand Shadows]], is published<br />
*[[Remember and Forget]], a card routine, is first published<br />
*''[[Ten Self-working Master Card Effects with Ordinary Playing Cards]]'', by [[Sydney Lawrence]], is published<br />
*The third [[Magician Annual]], is published<br />
*[[Magical Titbits]], by [[Professor Hoffmann]], is published<br />
*''[[Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done]]'', co-authored by [[Adrian Plate]] and [[Henry Hatton]], is published<br />
*''[[The Art of Modern Conjuring and Drawing Room Entertainment]]'', is published in America<br />
*''[[Tricks for Everyone]]'', by David Devant, is published<br />
*''The Dramatic Art of Magic'', by [[Louis Haley]], is published<br />
*''[[Tricks of the Magic Trade]]'', by [[Billy Russell]], is published<br />
<br />
Other<br />
*[[Servais LeRoy]] takes over the City Magical Company in London <br />
*[[Theodore Annemann]] is shown in the Barton Township, at the age of 3, by census<br />
*[[Theodore DeLand]] markets the [[Two Card Monte]] and ''Million Dollar Mystery''<br />
*[[Clement De Lion]] tours the United States in vaudeville <br />
*[[Ionia|Clementine De Vere]] starts performing as "Ionia, the Goddess of Mystery" and "The Enchanctress"<br />
*[[David Lustig]] starts his vaudeville career at the age of 17<br />
*[[Nicola]] makes his first trip around the world<br />
*[[Maurice F. Raymond]], after playing in the vaudeville circuits, makes a tour of Australia<br />
*The [[Menetekel Deck]], is first credited to [[Burling Hull]]<br />
*[[Carl Rosini]] tours South America<br />
*"The Golden Age of [[Automata]]" ends<br />
*[[Rameses]] does a United States tour<br />
*The [[London Palladium]], a theater in England, opens<br />
*[[The Great Maurice]] appears in the United States<br />
*The [[Wrestling Cheese]] illusion is built by [[Henry Bates]] for [[P. T. Selbit]]<br />
*The Marriotts change their name to The [[Zomahs]] circa. 1910<br />
<br />
==Positions==<br />
<br />
===Organizations===<br />
*[[Society of American Magicians|SAM]]:<br />
**President - [[Elmer P. Ransom]]<br />
*[[Magic Circle]]<br />
**President - [[Nevil Maskelyne]]<br />
<br />
===Periodicals===<br />
*[[Wizard (Selbit)]]:<br />
**Editor - [[P. T. Selbit]]<br />
*[[Magic Wand]]<br />
**Editor - [[Harry Leat]]<br />
*[[Magic Circular]]<br />
**Editor - [[Sydney W. Clarke]]<br />
*[[Conjurer (BSAM)]]<br />
**Editor - [[J. Albert Briggs]]</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=1960&diff=3347619602010-07-30T14:46:27Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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<br />
==Events==<br />
<br />
=== January ===<br />
*[[Jay Marshall]] appears on the cover of Genii, Jan<br />
*The [[Mutus Nomen Dedit Cocis]] card plot is published in [[Hugard's Magic Monthly]], Jan<br />
*[[Gus Fowler]], an English magician known as "The Watch King" and "The Chronometrical Illusionist", dies, Jan 4<br />
*[[Dr. Stanley Jaks]] dies, Jan 5<br />
*[[Tom Frame]], a psychotherapist and magic enthusiast, is born, Jan 19<br />
<br />
=== Febuary ===<br />
*[[Bruno Warnecke]] is given a tribute by [[IBM]] Ring 19, Feb 18<br />
<br />
=== March ===<br />
*[[Lance Burton]], an American Stage Magician, is born, Mar 10<br />
*[[Mahka Tendo]], an [[FISM]] winning card manipulator, is born, Mar 18<br />
*[[Richiardi Jr]] appears on the [[Ed Sullivan Show]], Mar 27<br />
<br />
=== May ===<br />
*[[Milton Aces]] is published by Geoffrey Scalbert in [[Abracadabra]], May 7<br />
* [[Don Alan]] performs his [[Chop Cup]] routine on the "Ed Sullivan Show", May 22<br />
*[[Charles Waller]], an amateur magician, dies, May 30<br />
<br />
=== June ===<br />
*[[Harlan Tarbell]] dies on June 16<br />
*[[Walter Baker]], a vaudeville performer in the 1920s, dies, June 30<br />
<br />
=== August ===<br />
*[[Percy Abbott]], co-founder of the [[Blackstone Magic Company]], dies on August 26<br />
<br />
=== November ===<br />
* [[The Great LaFollette]], a performer of both a successful Chinese and traditional magic act, dies on November 8<br />
<br />
=== December ===<br />
*[[Henry Clive]], a magician, painter and magazine illustrator, dies, Dec 12<br />
<br />
=== Undated ===<br />
Births<br />
*[[Vito Lupo]], an [[FISM]] winner, is born<br />
*[[Jim Barber]], both a [[ventriloquist]] and magician, is born<br />
*[[Bob Miller]], a magic inventor, is born<br />
<br />
Deaths<br />
*[[Herbert Milton]], magician and creator, dies<br />
<br />
Books<br />
*''[[Comedy A La Card]]'', written by [[Karrell Fox]], is published by [[L.L. Ireland Magic Co.]]<br />
*''[[Seconds, Centers and Bottoms]]'', by [[Ed Marlo]], is published as the 8th in the [[Revolutionary Card Technique|RCT]] series of booklets<br />
*''[[The Magic of Slydini]]'', by [[Lewis Ganson]], is published by the [[Supreme Magic Co.]]<br />
*The ''[[13 Steps to Mentalism]]'', booklets 12-13, written by [[Tony Corinda]], are published<br />
*''[[A Lifetime in Magic]]'', written as an autobiography by [[Percy Abbott]], is published<br />
*''[[Dai Vernon's More Inner Secrets of Card Magic]]'', by [[Lewis Ganson]], is republished as part of the [[Inner Card Trilogy]]<br />
*''Paper Folding Fun'', by [[Robert Harbin]] is published by Oldbourne<br />
*''[[Steranko on Cards]]'', by [[Jim Steranko]], is published by [[L.L. Ireland Magic Co.]]<br />
*''The Sponge Book'', by [[Frances Ireland Marshall]], is published<br />
*''Mental Exploits'', by Robert Nelson, is published<br />
*[[The Trick That Cannot Be Explained]], created by [[Dai Vernon]], is published<br />
*''[[Tricks You Can Count On]]'', written by [[Larry West]], is published<br />
*''[[E.S.P. Handbook and Workshop Kit]]'' is compiled and published by [[Ireland Magic Co.]]<br />
*''Spotlight on Comedy'', by [[Robert Orben]], is published<br />
*[[Cub Scout Magic]], is written and illustrated by [[Frank Rigney]]<br />
<br />
Other<br />
*[[Tony Andruzzi]] designs Gloria Jacobson's "Vampira" act<br />
*[[The Magic Land of Allakazam]] begins airing on national television with host [[Mark Wilson]]<br />
*[[MacDonald's Aces]] routine is first published<br />
*[[Channing Pollock]] appears as an actor in ''Moschettieri del mare''<br />
*[[Dick Cavett]] briefly revives his magic act<br />
*[[Neil Foster]] revives the The [[Tops]] magazine as the editor of The [[New Tops]]<br />
*The Shari Lewis Show begins on network television with host [[Shari Lewis]]<br />
*[[Peter Pit]] moves to the United States<br />
*[[Don Tanner]] begins serving as editor of the [[New Phoenix]] for No. 351-396<br />
*[[Howard Brooks]] appears in the Jerry Lewis movie "The Bellboy"<br />
*[[Egyptian Hall]] is described in Genii<br />
*Ingvar Larsson serves for one year as editor of the Swedish periodical,[[Trollkarlen]]<br />
*[[Glorpy]], the effect of a dancing handkerchief, is created circa 1960<br />
*The [[Push-off Count]] is first explained<br />
*The Province of Ontario issues a Charter incorporating the [[Windsor Magic Circle]] as a Corporation<br />
*The [[Magical Bookie]], a periodical that ran for 14 years, begins publication<br />
*The 38th and last edition of the [[The Midget Magician]], an undersized periodical, is published<br />
*[[Matrix]], a card an coin trick, is developed by [[Al Schneider]]<br />
*[[D. Robbins]] retires from [[D. Robbins & Co., Inc.]] and Paul Fried purchases<br />
*[[Midnight Magic Monthly]], a magic periodical, ends publication<br />
*[[Russ Barnhart]] moves to America and makes NY his home, circa 1960<br />
*[[Jack Kodell]], a professional magician since the age of thirteen, retires<br />
*Larry Spencer is awarded the [[British Ring Shield]]<br />
*[[Arthur Setterington]] is awarder the [[Zina Bennett Cup]] for Close-up performers<br />
*[[Magic Net]], formerly the ''Magic Net English Monthly'', is started<br />
<br />
<br />
==Positions==<br />
<br />
===Organizations===<br />
*[[Society of American Magicians|SAM]]: <br />
**President - William J. McCarthy <br />
*[[International Brotherhood of Magicians|IBM]]:<br />
**President - Harris Solomon <br />
*[[Magic Circle]]:<br />
**President - [[Francis White]]<br />
**Treasurer - [[Wilfrid Jonson]]<br />
<br />
===Periodicals===<br />
*[[Trollkarlen]]:<br />
**Editor - Ingvar Larsson<br />
*[[Genii]]:<br />
**Editors - [[Bill Larsen Jr.]] / [[Milt Larsen]]<br />
<br />
==Genii==<br />
*[[Genii]] Volume 24, No. 5 January - No. 12 August.<br />
*[[Genii]] Volume 25, No. 1 September - No. 4 December.<br />
<br />
*[[Jay Marshall]] Cover - [[Genii 1960 January|Volume 24, No. 5. Jan.]]<br />
*[[Glenn Gravatt]] Cover - [[Genii 1960 February]]<br />
*[[Blackstone]] Cover - [[Genii 1960 March]]<br />
*[[Levante]] Cover - [[Genii 1960 April]]<br />
*[[Fred Kaps]] Cover - [[Genii 1960 May]]<br />
*[[Charles Conrad]] Cover - [[Genii 1960 June]]<br />
*[[Harlan Tarbell]] Cover - [[Genii 1960 July|Volume 24, No. 11. July]]<br />
*[[Ron Urban]] Cover - [[Genii 1960 August]]<br />
*Silver Anniversary Issue Cover - [[Genii 1960 September]]<br />
*[[Mark Wilson]] Cover - [[Genii 1960 October]]<br />
*[[George Weisensel]] Cover - [[Genii 1960 November]]<br />
* 25th Year Cover - [[Genii 1960 December]]</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=1850&diff=3347518502010-07-30T14:39:27Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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== Events ==<br />
<br />
=== May ===<br />
*[[G. W. Hunter]], noted for his close-up magic and inventions, is born, May 16<br />
<br />
=== Undated ===<br />
Births<br />
*[[Max Rossner]], a German performer, is born<br />
Publications<br />
*''Wyman's Hand-Book of Magic'', a book by [[John Wyman]], is published<br />
*[[Magical Recreations]], a very rare book on magic, is published, circa. 1850, Bristol<br />
*[[Fireside Amusements]], later subtitled ''A Book of Indoor Games'', is published, circa. 1850<br />
Other<br />
*[[John Henry Anderson]] tours America, Canada, Australia, and Hawaii<br />
*[[Anton Kratky-Baschik]] is performing magic in Germany working with [[Samuel Bellachini]]<br />
*The [[Spirit Cabinet]] is introduced into the [[Spiritualist]] movement, circa. 1850<br />
*A reported viewing of the [[Indian Rope Trick]] during the British Raj</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=1910&diff=3347419102010-07-30T14:39:13Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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<div>{{Year}}<br />
<br />
==Events==<br />
<br />
=== January ===<br />
*[[Magic : The Magazine of Wonder]], a short lived periodical, begins publication, Jan<br />
=== February ===<br />
*[[Soto Sunetaro]], who performed a silent Japanese act, dies, Feb 10<br />
*[[J. B. Bobo]], author of 4 magic books, is born, Feb 11<br />
=== March ===<br />
*The [[Boy Magician]], a periodical, ends publication after 1 year, Mar<br />
*[[Imro Fox]], a highly-skilled sleight of hand artist, dies, Mar 4<br />
*[[J.G. Thompson, Jr.]], a prominent banker and magician who specialized in close-up magic, card magic and mentalism, is born, Mar 13<br />
*[[Frances Ireland Marshall]] is born, Mar 25<br />
*[[Henry Hay]], author of many classic books on magic for beginners, is born ''June Barrows Mussey'', Mar 30<br />
=== April ===<br />
*The [[American Magician]] periodical begins publication, Apr 10<br />
*[[Tommy Martin]], the first magician to play Radio City Music Hall in New York City, is born, Apr 20<br />
*[[Signor Barnello]], also known as "The Human Volcano", dies Apr 30<br />
=== May ===<br />
*[[Beatrice Foster]] marries [[Howard Thurston]], May 10<br />
=== June ===<br />
*[[Edwards' Monthly]], a magic periodical, ends publication, June<br />
=== August ===<br />
*''Maskelyne and Devant's Mysteries'' is presented in [[St. George's Hall]], Aug<br />
*The [[Wizard (Selbit)]], a magic periodical, ends publication, Aug<br />
*[[Winston Freer]] is born, Aug 21<br />
=== September ===<br />
*The [[Magic Wand]], a periodical which ran for 47 years, begins publication, Sept<br />
*[[Carl Orton Williams]] appears on the cover of the [[Magic Mirror]], Sept<br />
*According to [[Genii 1941 March]], an ''Albini Program'' is presented, Sept 19 <br />
=== November ===<br />
*The [[Magical World]], a magic periodical published by [[Max Sterling]] in the UK, begins publication<br />
*The [[Phantom Card Trick]] is published in [[Magical World]] Vol 1, No. 3, Nov 18 <br />
=== December ===<br />
*[[David Livingston Price, Jr.]], an author and collector of magic history, is born, Dec 15<br />
*[[Rameses]] appears on the cover of [[Sphinx]] Vol 9, Dec 15<br />
=== Undated ===<br />
Births<br />
*[[E. Brian MacCarthy]], an English amateur magician and member of the [[Magic Circle]], is born<br />
*[[Fred Robinson]], founder and editor of Pabular, is born<br />
*[[Recil Bordner]] is born<br />
*[[Trevor Hall]], a magic book collector, is born<br />
*[[George McAthy]], also known as Mandroop the magician, is born<br />
*[[Ralph Adams]], who developed a black art act, is born<br />
*[[Glen Pope]], known for a period as the "Thimble King", is born<br />
<br />
Deaths<br />
*[[Edwin Sachs]], a sports writer and amateur magician, dies<br />
*[[Zirka]], a female magician, dies<br />
*[[Henry Roltair]], who was a vaudeville illusionist in the United States, dies<br />
<br />
Publications<br />
*''[[Hofzinser's Card Conjuring|Kartenkünste]]'', by [[Ottokar Fischer]], is published<br />
*''[[Joseffy]], by Carl Sandburg (promotional booklet)'' is published<br />
*''New Card Tricks'', 3rd and 4th series, are published as part of Stanyon's Serial Lessons in Conjuring, by [[Ellis Stanyon]]<br />
*''[[Home Fun]]'' by [[Cecil H. Bullivant]], a book that contains a chapter on [[Shadowgraphy|Hand Shadows]], is published<br />
*[[Remember and Forget]], a card routine, is first published<br />
*''[[Ten Self-working Master Card Effects with Ordinary Playing Cards]]'', by [[Sydney Lawrence]], is published<br />
*The third [[Magician Annual]], is published<br />
*[[Magical Titbits]], by [[Professor Hoffmann]], is published<br />
*''[[Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done]]'', co-authored by [[Adrian Plate]] and [[Henry Hatton]], is published<br />
*''[[The Art of Modern Conjuring and Drawing Room Entertainment]]'', is published in America<br />
*''[[Tricks for Everyone]]'', by David Devant, is published<br />
*''The Dramatic Art of Magic'', by [[Louis Haley]], is published<br />
*''[[Tricks of the Magic Trade]]'', by [[Billy Russell]], is published<br />
<br />
Other<br />
*[[Servais LeRoy]] takes over the City Magical Company in London <br />
*[[Theodore Annemann]] is shown in the Barton Township, at the age of 3, by census<br />
*[[Theodore DeLand]] markets the [[Two Card Monte]] and ''Million Dollar Mystery''<br />
*[[Clement De Lion]] tours the United States in vaudeville <br />
*[[Ionia|Clementine De Vere]] starts performing as "Ionia, the Goddess of Mystery" and "The Enchanctress"<br />
*[[David Lustig]] starts his vaudeville career at the age of 17<br />
*[[Nicola]] makes his first trip around the world<br />
*[[Maurice F. Raymond]], after playing in the vaudeville circuits, makes a tour of Australia<br />
*The [[Menetekel Deck]], is first credited to [[Burling Hull]]<br />
*[[Carl Rosini]] tours South America<br />
*"The Golden Age of [[Automata]]" ends<br />
*[[Rameses]] does a United States tour<br />
*The [[London Palladium]], a theater in England, opens<br />
*[[The Great Maurice]] appears in the United States<br />
*The [[Wrestling Cheese]] illusion is built by [[Henry Bates]] for [[P. T. Selbit]]<br />
*The Marriotts change their name to The [[Zomahs]] circa. 1910<br />
<br />
==Positions==<br />
<br />
===Organizations===<br />
*[[Society of American Magicians|SAM]]:<br />
**President - [[Elmer P. Ransom]]<br />
*[[Magic Circle]]<br />
**President - [[Nevil Maskelyne]]<br />
<br />
===Periodicals===<br />
*[[Wizard (Selbit)]]:<br />
**Editor - [[P. T. Selbit]]<br />
*[[Magic Wand]]<br />
**Editor - [[Harry Leat]]<br />
*[[Magic Circular]]<br />
**Editor - [[Sydney W. Clarke]]<br />
*[[Conjurer (BSAM)]]<br />
**Editor - [[J. Albert Briggs]]</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Max_Rossner&diff=33472Max Rossner2010-07-30T14:30:54Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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[[Max Rossner]] (1850 - 1906) was a German performer, also known as "Alexander Max" and has been references as "D'Alvini" (which was also the stage name of a famous juggler/magician. See [[D'Alvini]]).<br />
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In 1893, Rossner founded a dime store magic theater, "Kastans Panoptikum" in Berlin.<br />
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<br />
==Selected Magic Events By Year==<br />
(click on date to see all magic events in that year)<br />
<br />
* [[1800]] - [[Library of Congress]], is established and goes on to contain all magic books formally copyrighted in the US<br />
<br />
* [[1801]] - [[Ludwig Leopold Doebler]], who toured England, Austria, Germany, Russia and France with his magic, is born, <br />
<br />
* [[1802]] - ''[[Rational Recreations]]'' Vol 4, by Dr. W. Hooper, is published<br />
<br />
* [[1805]] - [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]], often credited as the 'father of modern magic', is born<br />
<br />
* [[1806]] - [[Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser]], who specialized in card magic and manipulations, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1808]] - ''The [[New Art of Hocus Pocus Revived]]'' is published<br />
<br />
* [[1809]] - The magician ''Torrini'', some sources believe, performs the first version of [[Sawing a woman in half]] in front of Pope Pius VII. This, however, is greatly debated.<br />
<br />
* [[1810]] - [[P. T. Barnum]], an American showman famous for founding the circuses that would later become the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, in born<br />
<br />
* [[1811]] - [[Richard Potter]] performs an An Evening's Brush to Sweep Away Care, or a Medley to Please, at the Columbian Museum in Boston<br />
<br />
* [[1812]] - [[Bartolomeo Bosco]], is taken prisoner and finds his extraordinary talent for performing<br />
<br />
* [[1813]] - Alfred Sylvester, the [[Fakir of Oolu]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1814]] - The first recorded performence of pulling a white rabbit from a top hat is performed by [[Louis Apollinaire Christian Emmanuel Comte|Louis Comte]]<br />
<br />
* [[1815]] - [[St. John Bosco]], who taught spiritual values through magic, making him an early, if not the first, performer of modern [[Gospel Magic]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1816]] - [[Compars Herrmann]], who pursued a career as a magician and served as a role model and inspiration for [[Alexander Herrmann]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1817]] - [[Wiljalba Frikell]], a German magician who developed an act without the usual equipment on stage, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1818]] - [[Kia Khan Khruse]] is shot by a spectator during a performance of the [[Bullet Catch]]<br />
<br />
* [[1820]] - Dennis Hendrick, performs a blindfold walk, a predecessor to the [[Blindfold Drive]]<br />
<br />
* [[1821]] - [[John Henry Pepper]], a chemical engineer who developed the [[Pepper's Ghost illusion]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1822]] - ''Diagrammes chimiques'' (chemical diagrams), a book by [[Henri Decremps]], is published<br />
<br />
* [[1823]] - [[Eugene Bosco]], credited with the invention of the [[Sand Frame]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1824]] - ''Chemische Belustigungen Nürnberg'' (ie Nuremberg Chemical Amusements), a reprint of [[Chemical Amusement]], is published<br />
<br />
* [[1825]] - George Alfred Cooke, partner of [[J.N. Maskelyne]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1826]] - "[[Torrini]]" De Grisy, is killed when he is accidentally shot by his son, Giovanni, during a performance of the [[bullet catch]]<br />
<br />
* [[1827]] - Manuel de chimie amusante - A French translation of [[Chemical Amusement]], by J. Riffault, is published<br />
<br />
* [[1828]] - [[Samuel Bellachini]], one of the most popular conjurerers in Germany in his time, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1829]] - [[George Heubeck]], who played 8 straight years at his theater in Vienna, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1830]] - [[John Henry Anderson]] starts his career appearing on the stage with a traveling dramatic company<br />
<br />
* [[1831]] - The "Double-sighted Phenomenon", an eight-year-old Scottish boy, performs [[Second Sight]]<br />
<br />
* [[1832]] - [[Thomas W. Yost]], a magic dealer and one of the early pioneers in the manufacturing magical apparatus, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1833]] - Founding of [[Chicago]], a hub of magic<br />
<br />
* [[1834]] - [[Ching Lau Lauro]], who started out as a juggler, adds magic and ventriloquism to his act<br />
<br />
* [[1835]] - The [[National Theatre (Washington, D.C.)|National Theatre]], a venue for a variety of live stage productions in [[Washington, D.C.]], opens<br />
<br />
* [[1836]] - [[Joseph Michael Hartz]], a pioneer Vaudeville performer, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1837]] - [[Henry Hatton]], who wrote the "Lessons in Magic" series, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1838]] - The Royal Polytechnic, a permanent science-related fair, opens<br />
<br />
* [[1839]] - [[Louis Haselmayer]], the "Prince of Prestidigitators, Magician, Necromancer, Musician, and Educator of Birds, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1840]] - [[John Henry Anderson]] settles in London and opens the New Strand Theatre<br />
<br />
* [[1841]] - The words 'hypnosis' and 'hypnotism' are coined by James Braid, circa. 1841<br />
<br />
* [[1842]] - The term psychometry was coined by Joseph Rodes Buchanan<br />
<br />
* [[1843]] - [[Charles De Vere]], who ran a magic shop in London, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1844]] - [[Alexander Herrmann]], better known as "The Great Herrmann" and "Herrman the Great", is born<br />
<br />
* [[1845]] - [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]] makes his debut as a magician<br />
<br />
* [[1846]] - [[Richard Van Dien]], who went on to become a President of the [[Society of American Magicians]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1847]] - [[Oscar Teale]], an architect, researcher and illustrator, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1848]] - [[Ludwig Leopold Doebler]] retires from stage<br />
<br />
* [[1849]] - The [[Aerial Suspension]] is first performed, as a feature of [[Robert-Houdin]]<br />
<br />
* [[1850]] - [[G. W. Hunter]], noted for his close-up magic and inventions, is born</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=1850&diff=3347018502010-07-30T14:28:25Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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== Events ==<br />
<br />
==== May ====<br />
*[[G. W. Hunter]], noted for his close-up magic and inventions, is born, May 16<br />
<br />
==== Undated ====<br />
Births<br />
*[[Max Rossner]], a German performer, is born<br />
Publications<br />
*''Wyman's Hand-Book of Magic'', a book by [[John Wyman]], is published<br />
*[[Magical Recreations]], a very rare book on magic, is published, circa. 1850, Bristol<br />
*[[Fireside Amusements]], later subtitled ''A Book of Indoor Games'', is published, circa. 1850<br />
Other<br />
*[[John Henry Anderson]] tours America, Canada, Australia, and Hawaii<br />
*[[Anton Kratky-Baschik]] is performing magic in Germany working with [[Samuel Bellachini]]<br />
*The [[Spirit Cabinet]] is introduced into the [[Spiritualist]] movement, circa. 1850<br />
*A reported viewing of the [[Indian Rope Trick]] during the British Raj</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Spirit_Cabinet&diff=33469Spirit Cabinet2010-07-30T14:18:54Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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<div>A [[Spirit Cabinet]] is a box used to section off the magician from the audience. The magician is generally bound hand and foot in the cabinet while seemingly impossible phenomena manifested around them.<br />
<br />
It appeared during the heyday of Spiritualism and were used by mediums as part of the [[Séance]]. Although spirit cabinets later became the standard for mediums, it was first introduced into the [[Spiritualist]] movement by the [[Davenport Brothers]] in the middle 1850's. None of the earlier mediums in the movement, including the Spiritualism's founders, the [[Fox Sisters]], ever used such a device. <br />
<br />
The Davenport Brothers, Ira and William, first got the idea as suggestion from an audience member. This person asked if they could produce their phenomena in a sealed container to prevent any sort of collusion by accomplices. <br />
<br />
The Davenport's cabinet was seven feet high, six feet wide and two feet deep. It sat upon sawhorses that kept it a foot off the floor. A hole was cut into the middle door for air (and for spirit hands to protrude). Behind the doors, the Davenport's were bound hand and foot by audience members and musical instruments were placed on the floor. Once the audience was satisfied that the Davenport's could not move about, the doors were closed. Within moments, hands appeared through the hole, the musical instruments began to play. When the doors were opened though, the brothers were found to still be found tied up. <br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
*http://www.prairieghosts.com/cabinets.html<br />
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[[Category:Mentalism]]<br />
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<div>{{Infobox person<br />
| image = <br />
| birth_name =<br />
| birth_day = May 4 <br />
| birth_year = 1849 <br />
| birth_place = <br />
| death_day = February 16 <br />
| death_year = 1934 <br />
| death_place = <br />
| nationality = German<br />
| known_for = <br />
}}<br />
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[[Carl Willmann]] (also spelled Karl) (1849 - 1934) was a very well known German manufacturer of magical apparatus and writer in Hamburg.<br />
<br />
He established his mechanical workshop for making magical apparatus, automatons, and illusions in 1872.<br />
<br />
In 1895 he established the first German-language monthly magic periodical [[Die Zauberwelt]]. His son [[John Willmann]] soon joined him in the business.<br />
<br />
[[Theo Bamberg]] was his agent in the United States for selling his goods. With Theo, he invented the [[Fall-apart Box]] (around 1908).<br />
<br />
He retired from the business in 1914, turning it over to his son John. It was eventually taken over by Janos Bartl (with John as a partner).<br />
<br />
The families long connection with magic continued with Walter Willman (in Chicago).<br />
<br />
== Books ==<br />
* Moderne Wunder (1886)<br />
* Moderne Salon-Magie (1891)<br />
* Der Gedachtniskunstler als Hellseher (1891)<br />
* Illustrierte magische Bihliothek (6 vols) (1900)<br />
* Telepatische Unternchtsbriefe (cl920)<br />
* Das Programmeines modemen Zauherkilnstlers (c1920)<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
* [[Mahatma]] Vol 6, No 9 (March 1903)<br />
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[[Category:Biographies]]<br />
[[Category:German magicians]]<br />
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== Events ==<br />
*[[John Henry Anderson]] returns to London to perform for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert<br />
*[[Joseph Vanek]] flees to Turkey after his part in a failed coup in Hungary and decides to try performing<br />
*The [[Aerial Suspension]] is first performed, as a feature of [[Robert-Houdin]] <br />
*[[Isaac Twamley]], a semi-professional magician, is born, Feb 14<br />
*[[Carl Willmann]], a well known German manufacturer of magical apparatus, is born, May 4<br />
*[[Harry Kellar]], often referred to as the Dean of American Magicians, is born, July 11<br />
*[[Henry Hardin]], credited with inventing the [[Princess Card Trick]], is born, Nov 2</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Harry_Kellar&diff=33466Harry Kellar2010-07-30T13:13:48Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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| image = Kellar.jpg<br />
| image_size = 220<br />
| birth_name = Heinrich Keller<br />
| birth_day = July 11 <br />
| birth_year = 1849 <br />
| birth_place = Erie, Pennsylvania<br />
| death_day = March 10 <br />
| death_year = 1922 <br />
| death_place = <br />
| nationality = American<br />
| known_for = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
[[Harry Kellar]] (1849–1922), born Heinrich Keller to German immigrants in Erie, Pennsylvania, was an American magician who presented large stage shows during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Kellar was arguably the predecessor of [[Harry Houdini]] and the successor of [[Robert Heller]]. He was often referred to as the Dean of American Magicians and performed extensively on five continents. <br />
<br />
== Biography ==<br />
Kellar was born Heinrich Keller to German immigrants in Erie, Pennsylvania and constantly experimented in adolescence with games of chicken and with the production of various chemical concoctions. On one occasion, young Heinrich reportedly blew a hole in the floor of his employer's drugstore and rather than confront parental wrath, he stowed away on a train and continued life as a vagabond. It was on the road that he encountered the [[Fakir of Ava]], who inspired his direction into conjuring.<br />
<br />
Kellar was probably one of the most meticulous performers of his day, focusing on both his presentation and on his array of magic tricks. Aside from The Kellar Rope Tie, some other memorable illusions were:<br />
* The Vanishing Birdcage, an effect which he originally purchased from its inventor, [[Buatier De Kolta]] during the late 1870s, for the incredible reported sum of $750.<br />
* The Vanishing Lamp in Kellar's hands was another memorable effect. Still lit, the lamp would be covered, standing upon a glass-topped table. As the light glowed through the thin cloth, Kellar spoke of the lamp, telling the audience it was a gift from a Brahmin High Priest from India. Each evening, the lamp would be returned to its original owner at a specific time, which was approaching. A bell chimed the current hours of the day as Kellar loaded a pistol and aimed it towards the lamp. At the last chime the pistol was fired. The lamp simply melted away to nothing and vanished, the cloth falling to the stage.<br />
* Kellar's automaton "Psycho", which was a version of the [[John Algernon Clark]] idea used in [[Maskelyne]]'s original card-playing robot, was a popular sensation wherever it played. <br />
* Perhaps one of Kellar's least known advancements in magic would be his modification to the levitation illusion "Princess Karnack''. It was later purchased by [[Harry Blackstone, Sr.]] from the Kellar estate. Blackstone successfully used the illusion for many years.<br />
{{Youtube Thumb|XhRtdhuBccs|350}}<br />
Kellar was a longtime customer of the famous [[Martinka Magic Company]]. They built many illusions for him, including the "Blue Room".<br />
<br />
Kellar retired on May 16, 1908 with his last show at Fords Theater in Baltimore. He handed over the mantle of America's Greatest Magician to [[Howard Thurston]]. <br />
<br />
On November 11, 1917, Harry Houdini arranged for Kellar to perform once more for a show benefitting families of the men who died when the troop transport vessel Antilles was sunk by a German U-boat. Never one for understatement, Houdini arranged for Kellar to be carried off stage in triumph as six thousand spectators sang Auld Lang Syne. This would end up being Harry Kellar's final public performance.<br />
<br />
==References ==<br />
{{Wikipedia}}<br />
<br />
* [[A Magician's Tour. Up and Down and Round About the Earth]] (1886)<br />
<br />
[[Category:Biographies]]<br />
[[Category:American magicians]]<br />
[[Category:Professional magicians]]<br />
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<div>{{Infobox person<br />
| image = Kellar.jpg<br />
| image_size = 220<br />
| birth_name = Heinrich Keller<br />
| birth_day = July 11 <br />
| birth_year = 1849 <br />
| birth_place = Erie, Pennsylvania<br />
| death_day = March 10 <br />
| death_year = 1922 <br />
| death_place = <br />
| nationality = American<br />
| known_for = <br />
}}<br />
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[[Harry Kellar]] (July 11, 1849 – March 10, 1922), born Heinrich Keller to German immigrants in Erie, Pennsylvania, was an American magician who presented large stage shows during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Kellar was arguably the predecessor of [[Harry Houdini]] and the successor of [[Robert Heller]]. He was often referred to as the Dean of American Magicians and performed extensively on five continents. <br />
<br />
== Biography ==<br />
Kellar was born Heinrich Keller to German immigrants in Erie, Pennsylvania and constantly experimented in adolescence with games of chicken and with the production of various chemical concoctions. On one occasion, young Heinrich reportedly blew a hole in the floor of his employer's drugstore and rather than confront parental wrath, he stowed away on a train and continued life as a vagabond. It was on the road that he encountered the [[Fakir of Ava]], who inspired his direction into conjuring.<br />
<br />
Kellar was probably one of the most meticulous performers of his day, focusing on both his presentation and on his array of magic tricks. Aside from The Kellar Rope Tie, some other memorable illusions were:<br />
* The Vanishing Birdcage, an effect which he originally purchased from its inventor, [[Buatier De Kolta]] during the late 1870s, for the incredible reported sum of $750.<br />
* The Vanishing Lamp in Kellar's hands was another memorable effect. Still lit, the lamp would be covered, standing upon a glass-topped table. As the light glowed through the thin cloth, Kellar spoke of the lamp, telling the audience it was a gift from a Brahmin High Priest from India. Each evening, the lamp would be returned to its original owner at a specific time, which was approaching. A bell chimed the current hours of the day as Kellar loaded a pistol and aimed it towards the lamp. At the last chime the pistol was fired. The lamp simply melted away to nothing and vanished, the cloth falling to the stage.<br />
* Kellar's automaton "Psycho", which was a version of the [[John Algernon Clark]] idea used in [[Maskelyne]]'s original card-playing robot, was a popular sensation wherever it played. <br />
* Perhaps one of Kellar's least known advancements in magic would be his modification to the levitation illusion "Princess Karnack''. It was later purchased by [[Harry Blackstone, Sr.]] from the Kellar estate. Blackstone successfully used the illusion for many years.<br />
{{Youtube Thumb|XhRtdhuBccs|350}}<br />
Kellar was a longtime customer of the famous [[Martinka Magic Company]]. They built many illusions for him, including the "Blue Room".<br />
<br />
Kellar retired on May 16, 1908 with his last show at Fords Theater in Baltimore. He handed over the mantle of America's Greatest Magician to [[Howard Thurston]]. <br />
<br />
On November 11, 1917, Harry Houdini arranged for Kellar to perform once more for a show benefitting families of the men who died when the troop transport vessel Antilles was sunk by a German U-boat. Never one for understatement, Houdini arranged for Kellar to be carried off stage in triumph as six thousand spectators sang Auld Lang Syne. This would end up being Harry Kellar's final public performance.<br />
<br />
==References ==<br />
{{Wikipedia}}<br />
<br />
* [[A Magician's Tour. Up and Down and Round About the Earth]] (1886)<br />
<br />
[[Category:Biographies]]<br />
[[Category:American magicians]]<br />
[[Category:Professional magicians]]<br />
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==Selected Magic Events By Year==<br />
(click on date to see all magic events in that year)<br />
<br />
* [[1800]] - [[Library of Congress]], is established and goes on to contain all magic books formally copyrighted in the US<br />
<br />
* [[1801]] - [[Ludwig Leopold Doebler]], who toured England, Austria, Germany, Russia and France with his magic, is born, <br />
<br />
* [[1802]] - ''[[Rational Recreations]]'' Vol 4, by Dr. W. Hooper, is published<br />
<br />
* [[1805]] - [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]], often credited as the 'father of modern magic', is born<br />
<br />
* [[1806]] - [[Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser]], who specialized in card magic and manipulations, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1808]] - ''The [[New Art of Hocus Pocus Revived]]'' is published<br />
<br />
* [[1809]] - The magician ''Torrini'', some sources believe, performs the first version of [[Sawing a woman in half]] in front of Pope Pius VII. This, however, is greatly debated.<br />
<br />
* [[1810]] - [[P. T. Barnum]], an American showman famous for founding the circuses that would later become the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, in born<br />
<br />
* [[1811]] - [[Richard Potter]] performs an An Evening's Brush to Sweep Away Care, or a Medley to Please, at the Columbian Museum in Boston<br />
<br />
* [[1812]] - [[Bartolomeo Bosco]], is taken prisoner and finds his extraordinary talent for performing<br />
<br />
* [[1813]] - Alfred Sylvester, the [[Fakir of Oolu]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1814]] - The first recorded performence of pulling a white rabbit from a top hat is performed by [[Louis Apollinaire Christian Emmanuel Comte|Louis Comte]]<br />
<br />
* [[1815]] - [[St. John Bosco]], who taught spiritual values through magic, making him an early, if not the first, performer of modern [[Gospel Magic]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1816]] - [[Compars Herrmann]], who pursued a career as a magician and served as a role model and inspiration for [[Alexander Herrmann]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1817]] - [[Wiljalba Frikell]], a German magician who developed an act without the usual equipment on stage, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1818]] - [[Kia Khan Khruse]] is shot by a spectator during a performance of the [[Bullet Catch]]<br />
<br />
* [[1820]] - Dennis Hendrick, performs a blindfold walk, a predecessor to the [[Blindfold Drive]]<br />
<br />
* [[1821]] - [[John Henry Pepper]], a chemical engineer who developed the [[Pepper's Ghost illusion]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1822]] - ''Diagrammes chimiques'' (chemical diagrams), a book by [[Henri Decremps]], is published<br />
<br />
* [[1823]] - [[Eugene Bosco]], credited with the invention of the [[Sand Frame]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1824]] - ''Chemische Belustigungen Nürnberg'' (ie Nuremberg Chemical Amusements), a reprint of [[Chemical Amusement]], is published<br />
<br />
* [[1825]] - George Alfred Cooke, partner of [[J.N. Maskelyne]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1826]] - "[[Torrini]]" De Grisy, is killed when he is accidentally shot by his son, Giovanni, during a performance of the [[bullet catch]]<br />
<br />
* [[1827]] - Manuel de chimie amusante - A French translation of [[Chemical Amusement]], by J. Riffault, is published<br />
<br />
* [[1828]] - [[Samuel Bellachini]], one of the most popular conjurerers in Germany in his time, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1829]] - [[George Heubeck]], who played 8 straight years at his theater in Vienna, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1830]] - [[John Henry Anderson]] starts his career appearing on the stage with a traveling dramatic company<br />
<br />
* [[1831]] - The "Double-sighted Phenomenon", an eight-year-old Scottish boy, performs [[Second Sight]]<br />
<br />
* [[1832]] - [[Thomas W. Yost]], a magic dealer and one of the early pioneers in the manufacturing magical apparatus, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1833]] - Founding of [[Chicago]], a hub of magic<br />
<br />
* [[1834]] - [[Ching Lau Lauro]], who started out as a juggler, adds magic and ventriloquism to his act<br />
<br />
* [[1835]] - The [[National Theatre (Washington, D.C.)|National Theatre]], a venue for a variety of live stage productions in [[Washington, D.C.]], opens<br />
<br />
* [[1836]] - [[Joseph Michael Hartz]], a pioneer Vaudeville performer, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1837]] - [[Henry Hatton]], who wrote the "Lessons in Magic" series, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1838]] - The Royal Polytechnic, a permanent science-related fair, opens<br />
<br />
* [[1839]] - [[Louis Haselmayer]], the "Prince of Prestidigitators, Magician, Necromancer, Musician, and Educator of Birds, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1840]] - [[John Henry Anderson]] settles in London and opens the New Strand Theatre<br />
<br />
* [[1841]] - The words 'hypnosis' and 'hypnotism' are coined by James Braid, circa. 1841<br />
<br />
* [[1842]] - The term psychometry was coined by Joseph Rodes Buchanan<br />
<br />
* [[1843]] - [[Charles De Vere]], who ran a magic shop in London, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1844]] - [[Alexander Herrmann]], better known as "The Great Herrmann" and "Herrman the Great", is born<br />
<br />
* [[1845]] - [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]] makes his debut as a magician<br />
<br />
* [[1846]] - [[Richard Van Dien]], who went on to become a President of the [[Society of American Magicians]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1847]] - [[Oscar Teale]], an architect, researcher and illustrator, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1848]] - [[Ludwig Leopold Doebler]] retires from stage</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Zamloch&diff=33436Zamloch2010-07-29T15:02:37Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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| image = <br />
| birth_name = Antone Francis Zamloch<br />
| birth_day = circa <br />
| birth_year = 1848 <br />
| birth_place = <br />
| death_day = October 29<br />
| death_year = 1932<br />
| death_place = <br />
| nationality = Austrian<br />
| known_for = <br />
}}<br />
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[[Zamloch]] (1848? - 1932) was born Antone Francis Zamloch in Austria, toured for more than fifty years throughout the United States, into Mexico and to the Hawaiian Islands.<br />
<br />
== Biography ==<br />
<br />
Zamloch started his magic career in the old world as assistant to various magicians, then by himself in the United States by 1869. He toured with his own two-hour show. <br />
<br />
During the last years before his retirement, he confined himself to [[Vaudeville]]. In 1891, [[H. J. Burlingame]] called Zamloch "The Leading Conjuror of the Pacific Coast in his book "Leaves from a Conjurer's Scrapbook." Two of Zamloch's feature tricks were the table which raps in response to questions, and the drum which beat also to answer queries. They worked on the stage and were also placed in the aisles amongst the audience where the replies came just as instantly.<br />
<br />
In August 1932, The Oakland Magic Circle of Oakland, California, held a "Zamloch Night." Zamloch was stricken with a heart attack a few months later despite appearing to be in excellent health for a man at his age. <br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
* [[Sphinx]] December 1932<br />
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<div>{{Infobox person<br />
| image = <br />
| birth_name =<br />
| birth_day = circa <br />
| birth_year = 1848 <br />
| birth_place = <br />
| death_day = July 25<br />
| death_year = 1930<br />
| death_place = <br />
| nationality = Italian<br />
| known_for = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
[[Ermando Veneri]] (1848? - July 25, 1930) was a well known Italian magician, who lived in Glasgow, Scotland the last 50 years of his life. <br />
<br />
For many years, Veneri was in great demand as a society entertainer and performed all over Scotland at castles and mansions. He was also a talented musician, performing with The Scottish Orchestra.<br />
<br />
Veneri was a member of the [[The Mystic Twelve]] until he "resigned" and then<br />
lived practically in seclusion until his death.<br />
<br />
== Bibliography ==<br />
* "The Veneri Turn " in [[Farelli's Card Magic]] (1933).<br />
* "The Veneri Discovery" in Farelli's Card Magic.<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
* [[Sphinx]] Vol. 29, 1930, page 286<br />
<br />
[[Category:Biographies]]<br />
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<div>{{Infobox person<br />
| image = Samri Baldwin.jpg<br />
| birth_name = Samuel Spencer Baldwin<br />
| birth_day = January 21 <br />
| birth_year = 1848<br />
| birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio<br />
| death_day = <br />
| death_year = 1924 <br />
| death_place = <br />
| nationality = American<br />
| known_for = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Samri Baldwin "The White Mahatma"''' (1848 - 1924) was born Samuel Spencer Baldwin in Cincinnati, Ohio. <br />
<br />
He enlisted in the U.S Army at the age of thirteen and fought in the Civil War.<br />
<br />
As a young man, Baldwin became fascinated with magic while watching the [[Davenport Brothers]] perform their cabinet routine. <br />
<br />
He began his career as a magician but achieved fame as a mentalist. He may have been the first magician to do a stage escape from handcuffs.<br />
<br />
He performed Spirit Cabinet tricks and was the first to take the "question and answer" mentalism act to the stage. He created the phrase "somnomency" or trance-talking, to describe his act, which he called "Rosicrucian Somnomency". <br />
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He developed a two-person mentalism act featuring his first wife Clara, also later with his second wife, [[Kitty Baldwin]].<br />
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Although Samri was careful to declare himself a magician and not a medium, he was nonetheless regarded by many in his audiences as a psychic.<br />
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In the 1920s, Baldwin was a technical consultant on the [[Howard Thurston|Thurston]] show.<br />
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Baldwin published a newspaper (in actuality a program) in the early 1890s called [[Baldwin's Illustrated Butterfly]]<ref># 35 THE BUTTERFLY COTERIE, Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities by Edwin A. Dawe </ref><br />
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In Magic: A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theatre, David Price noted that Baldwin was associated with a [[Spiritualist]] church near the end of his life. <br />
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== Books ==<br />
* Spirit Mediums Exposed, Baldwin (1879) <br />
* [[The Secrets of Mahatma Land Explained]], by Baldwin, Samri S. (The White Mahatma). (1895)<br />
* S.S Baldwin and the Press by Sawyer, Thomas A. (1993)<br />
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== References ==<br />
* http://www.emmalouiserhodes.com/articles/baldwin.php<br />
* http://www.magictricks.com/bios/b/baldwin_samri.htm<br />
* [[Mahatma]], March, 1899<br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Baldwin]]<br />
[[Category:American magicians|Baldwin]]<br />
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== Events ==<br />
*[[Ermando Veneri]], well known Italian magician, is born, circa 1848<br />
*[[Zamloch]], a magician who toured for more than fifty years throughout the United States, into Mexico and to the Hawaiian Islands, is born circa 1848<br />
*[[John Henry Pepper]] joins the Royal Polytechnic Institute in London as a lecturer <br />
*[[Ludwig Leopold Doebler]] retires from stage<br />
*[[Samri Baldwin]], who began his career as a magician but achieved fame as a mentalist, is born, Jan 21<br />
*[[Félicien Trewey]], who popularised the art of [[Shadowgraphy]] and [[Chapeaugraphy]], is born, May 23</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=1800s&diff=334291800s2010-07-29T13:50:55Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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==Selected Magic Events By Year==<br />
(click on date to see all magic events in that year)<br />
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* [[1800]] - [[Library of Congress]], is established and goes on to contain all magic books formally copyrighted in the US<br />
<br />
* [[1801]] - [[Ludwig Leopold Doebler]], who toured England, Austria, Germany, Russia and France with his magic, is born, <br />
<br />
* [[1802]] - ''[[Rational Recreations]]'' Vol 4, by Dr. W. Hooper, is published<br />
<br />
* [[1805]] - [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]], often credited as the 'father of modern magic', is born<br />
<br />
* [[1806]] - [[Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser]], who specialized in card magic and manipulations, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1808]] - ''The [[New Art of Hocus Pocus Revived]]'' is published<br />
<br />
* [[1809]] - The magician ''Torrini'', some sources believe, performs the first version of [[Sawing a woman in half]] in front of Pope Pius VII. This, however, is greatly debated.<br />
<br />
* [[1810]] - [[P. T. Barnum]], an American showman famous for founding the circuses that would later become the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, in born<br />
<br />
* [[1811]] - [[Richard Potter]] performs an An Evening's Brush to Sweep Away Care, or a Medley to Please, at the Columbian Museum in Boston<br />
<br />
* [[1812]] - [[Bartolomeo Bosco]], is taken prisoner and finds his extraordinary talent for performing<br />
<br />
* [[1813]] - Alfred Sylvester, the [[Fakir of Oolu]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1814]] - The first recorded performence of pulling a white rabbit from a top hat is performed by [[Louis Apollinaire Christian Emmanuel Comte|Louis Comte]]<br />
<br />
* [[1815]] - [[St. John Bosco]], who taught spiritual values through magic, making him an early, if not the first, performer of modern [[Gospel Magic]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1816]] - [[Compars Herrmann]], who pursued a career as a magician and served as a role model and inspiration for [[Alexander Herrmann]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1817]] - [[Wiljalba Frikell]], a German magician who developed an act without the usual equipment on stage, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1818]] - [[Kia Khan Khruse]] is shot by a spectator during a performance of the [[Bullet Catch]]<br />
<br />
* [[1820]] - Dennis Hendrick, performs a blindfold walk, a predecessor to the [[Blindfold Drive]]<br />
<br />
* [[1821]] - [[John Henry Pepper]], a chemical engineer who developed the [[Pepper's Ghost illusion]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1822]] - ''Diagrammes chimiques'' (chemical diagrams), a book by [[Henri Decremps]], is published<br />
<br />
* [[1823]] - [[Eugene Bosco]], credited with the invention of the [[Sand Frame]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1824]] - ''Chemische Belustigungen Nürnberg'' (ie Nuremberg Chemical Amusements), a reprint of [[Chemical Amusement]], is published<br />
<br />
* [[1825]] - George Alfred Cooke, partner of [[J.N. Maskelyne]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1826]] - "[[Torrini]]" De Grisy, is killed when he is accidentally shot by his son, Giovanni, during a performance of the [[bullet catch]]<br />
<br />
* [[1827]] - Manuel de chimie amusante - A French translation of [[Chemical Amusement]], by J. Riffault, is published<br />
<br />
* [[1828]] - [[Samuel Bellachini]], one of the most popular conjurerers in Germany in his time, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1829]] - [[George Heubeck]], who played 8 straight years at his theater in Vienna, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1830]] - [[John Henry Anderson]] starts his career appearing on the stage with a traveling dramatic company<br />
<br />
* [[1831]] - The "Double-sighted Phenomenon", an eight-year-old Scottish boy, performs [[Second Sight]]<br />
<br />
* [[1832]] - [[Thomas W. Yost]], a magic dealer and one of the early pioneers in the manufacturing magical apparatus, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1833]] - Founding of [[Chicago]], a hub of magic<br />
<br />
* [[1834]] - [[Ching Lau Lauro]], who started out as a juggler, adds magic and ventriloquism to his act<br />
<br />
* [[1835]] - The [[National Theatre (Washington, D.C.)|National Theatre]], a venue for a variety of live stage productions in [[Washington, D.C.]], opens<br />
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* [[1836]] - [[Joseph Michael Hartz]], a pioneer Vaudeville performer, is born<br />
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* [[1837]] - [[Henry Hatton]], who wrote the "Lessons in Magic" series, is born<br />
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* [[1838]] - The Royal Polytechnic, a permanent science-related fair, opens<br />
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* [[1839]] - [[Louis Haselmayer]], the "Prince of Prestidigitators, Magician, Necromancer, Musician, and Educator of Birds, is born<br />
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* [[1840]] - [[John Henry Anderson]] settles in London and opens the New Strand Theatre<br />
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* [[1841]] - The words 'hypnosis' and 'hypnotism' are coined by James Braid, circa. 1841<br />
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* [[1842]] - The term psychometry was coined by Joseph Rodes Buchanan<br />
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* [[1843]] - [[Charles De Vere]], who ran a magic shop in London, is born<br />
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* [[1844]] - [[Alexander Herrmann]], better known as "The Great Herrmann" and "Herrman the Great", is born<br />
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* [[1845]] - [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]] makes his debut as a magician<br />
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* [[1846]] - [[Richard Van Dien]], who went on to become a President of the [[Society of American Magicians]], is born<br />
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* [[1847]] - [[Oscar Teale]], an architect, researcher and illustrator, is born</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Andrew_G._Waring&diff=33428Andrew G. Waring2010-07-29T13:50:38Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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| birth_day = January 9 <br />
| birth_year = 1847 <br />
| birth_place = Connecticut <br />
| death_day = October 7 <br />
| death_year = 1915 <br />
| death_place = <br />
| nationality = American<br />
| known_for = <br />
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[[Andrew G. Waring]] (January 9, 1847 - October 7, 1915), born in Connecticut, was a performer of music and magic on the [[Lyceum]] circuit starting in 1880.<ref> [[Mahatma]] Vol 8, No 1 (July 1904)</ref><br />
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When a boy, he served his country as a "drummer" in the army of the Potomac, during the Civil War. <br />
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First taught by [[Oscar S. Teale]] and became an assistant to society entertainer [[Harry Sands]]. His programs as a Lyceum entertainer were novel, with a style of one effect leading up to and merging into the next. A continuous act of magic without interruption for over an hour. His apparatus was largely of work of his own hands, like the bottomless glass he developed in 1878.<ref>Encyclopedia of Egg Magic By Donato Colucci (2002) page 31</ref> <br />
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He was an active member of the [[Society of American Magicians]], which he was member number 120. He served as their archivist.<br />
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He worked for the Western Union Telegraph Co. for over forty years. He passed not too long after being forced to retire in February 1915. <ref>WARING—AS I KNEW HIM. A COMPARISON OF FORTY YEARS OR MORE. By Oscar S. Teale, [[MUM]] Vol 3, no 32 (September 1915)</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Biographies]]<br />
[[Category:American magicians]]<br />
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| image_size = 100<br />
| birth_name = William Peppercorn<br />
| birth_day = October 4 <br />
| birth_year = 1847 <br />
| birth_place = <br />
| death_day = July 3<br />
| death_year = 1891<br />
| death_place = Chicago, Illinois<br />
| nationality = English<br />
| known_for = <br />
}}<br />
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[[D'Alvini]] (1847-1891), born William Peppercorn in England, was a magician and juggler. <ref> Jugglers and Juggling by Dr. Henry R. Evans, Linking Ring, February and March 1938</ref> <br />
<br />
He was one of the first juggler ever seen who combined sleight of hand tricks with feats of balancing and juggling. He toured with other magicians [[Ernesto Patrizio di Castiglione]], [[Alexander Herrmann]] and [[Kellar]].<br />
<br />
A cousin of the celebrated clown Governelli, called himself by an Italian name, he made up like a Japanese, and was known as the "Jap of Japs". In 1847, he traveled and practiced in Japan and eventually began billing himself as Japanese.<br />
<br />
Before going out on his own, he formed the "Tycoon Troupe" of several Japanese that toured in the United States and Europe.<br />
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He performed before Queen Victoria of England, Napoleon III of France, the Mikado of Japan, the Sultan of Turkey, Emperor William of Germany, and Czar Alexander of Russia. <br />
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He married Isabella English, who joined his troupe as "Madame Kara".<br />
<br />
One of his feats was the "Fairy Fountain" in which he built a Japanese pagoda out of blocks of wood, resting the foundation on his chin. When the pagoda was finished a stream of water gushed out of it while still revolving. The climax was reached when in water turned into streams of ribbons. He also performed the "Magic Portfolio". After showing the portfolio empty, he placed it on an ordinary table and produced from it ladies' bonnets, shopping bags, bouquets, four large trunks, ducks, doves, canary birds in cages, rabbits, and, last but not least, a small boy.<br />
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D'Alvini died while on tour in Chicago, Illinois.<br />
<br />
Part of H.J. Burlingame's [[Around the World with a Magician and a Juggler]] tells the story of D'Alvini.<br />
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== References ==<br />
<references /><br />
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[[Category:Biographies]]<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| image = DAlvini.jpg<br />
| image_size = 100<br />
| birth_name = William Peppercorn<br />
| birth_day = October 4 <br />
| birth_year = 1847 <br />
| birth_place = <br />
| death_day = July 3<br />
| death_year = 1891<br />
| death_place = Chicago, Illinois<br />
| nationality = English<br />
| known_for = <br />
}}<br />
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[[D'Alvini]] (October 4, 1847 - July 3, 1891), born William Peppercorn in England, was a magician and juggler. <ref> Jugglers and Juggling by Dr. Henry R. Evans, Linking Ring, February and March 1938</ref> <br />
<br />
He was one of the first juggler ever seen who combined sleight of hand tricks with feats of balancing and juggling. He toured with other magicians [[Ernesto Patrizio di Castiglione]], [[Alexander Herrmann]] and [[Kellar]].<br />
<br />
A cousin of the celebrated clown Governelli, called himself by an Italian name, he made up like a Japanese, and was known as the "Jap of Japs". In 1847, he traveled and practiced in Japan and eventually began billing himself as Japanese.<br />
<br />
Before going out on his own, he formed the "Tycoon Troupe" of several Japanese that toured in the United States and Europe.<br />
<br />
He performed before Queen Victoria of England, Napoleon III of France, the Mikado of Japan, the Sultan of Turkey, Emperor William of Germany, and Czar Alexander of Russia. <br />
<br />
He married Isabella English, who joined his troupe as "Madame Kara".<br />
<br />
One of his feats was the "Fairy Fountain" in which he built a Japanese pagoda out of blocks of wood, resting the foundation on his chin. When the pagoda was finished a stream of water gushed out of it while still revolving. The climax was reached when in water turned into streams of ribbons. He also performed the "Magic Portfolio". After showing the portfolio empty, he placed it on an ordinary table and produced from it ladies' bonnets, shopping bags, bouquets, four large trunks, ducks, doves, canary birds in cages, rabbits, and, last but not least, a small boy.<br />
<br />
D'Alvini died while on tour in Chicago, Illinois.<br />
<br />
Part of H.J. Burlingame's [[Around the World with a Magician and a Juggler]] tells the story of D'Alvini.<br />
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== References ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Biographies]]<br />
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== Events ==<br />
*Possible birth of [[Dr. Nix]], who became a well-known private and public performer in England<br />
*[[Oscar Teale]], an architect, researcher and illustrator, is born<br />
*[[Andrew G. Waring]], a performer of music and magic, is born, Jan 9<br />
*[[D'Alvini]], magician and juggler, is born, Oct 4</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=1846&diff=3342318462010-07-29T13:32:23Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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== Events ==<br />
*[[John Henry Anderson]] is able to launch a new show at London's Covent Garden Theatre <br />
*[[Samuel Bellachini]] takes up magic<br />
*[[Robert-Houdin]] is performing a [[second sight]] act with his son, circa. 1846, Paris<br />
*''Banardo's Hand-Book of Magic'', by [[Barnardo Eagle]], is published, circa. 1846<br />
*[[Richard Van Dien]], who went on to become a President of the [[Society of American Magicians]], is born, Mar 18<br />
*[[Otto Maurer]], a manufacturer of magical apparatus in America, is born, Oct 28<br />
*[[Robert-Houdin]] performs disappearing handkerchiefs for Louis Philippe, Nov</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Richard_Van_Dien&diff=33422Richard Van Dien2010-07-29T13:21:52Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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| birth_name =<br />
| birth_day = March 18 <br />
| birth_year = 1846 <br />
| birth_place = <br />
| death_day = March 14<br />
| death_year = 1937 <br />
| death_place = <br />
| nationality = <br />
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[[Richard Van Dien]] (1846 - 1937) was President of the [[Society of American Magicians]] from 1915 until 1917.<br />
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At the time of his death, just shy of 91 years old, it was reported in [[Goldston's Magical Quarterly]] that he possessed one of the most extensive libraries on magic in the State of New Jersey.<br />
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== References ==<br />
* Obit - Sphinx April, 1937.<br />
[[Category:Biographies]]<br />
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<br />
==Selected Magic Events By Year==<br />
(click on date to see all magic events in that year)<br />
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* [[1800]] - [[Library of Congress]], is established and goes on to contain all magic books formally copyrighted in the US<br />
<br />
* [[1801]] - [[Ludwig Leopold Doebler]], who toured England, Austria, Germany, Russia and France with his magic, is born, <br />
<br />
* [[1802]] - ''[[Rational Recreations]]'' Vol 4, by Dr. W. Hooper, is published<br />
<br />
* [[1805]] - [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]], often credited as the 'father of modern magic', is born<br />
<br />
* [[1806]] - [[Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser]], who specialized in card magic and manipulations, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1808]] - ''The [[New Art of Hocus Pocus Revived]]'' is published<br />
<br />
* [[1809]] - The magician ''Torrini'', some sources believe, performs the first version of [[Sawing a woman in half]] in front of Pope Pius VII. This, however, is greatly debated.<br />
<br />
* [[1810]] - [[P. T. Barnum]], an American showman famous for founding the circuses that would later become the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, in born<br />
<br />
* [[1811]] - [[Richard Potter]] performs an An Evening's Brush to Sweep Away Care, or a Medley to Please, at the Columbian Museum in Boston<br />
<br />
* [[1812]] - [[Bartolomeo Bosco]], is taken prisoner and finds his extraordinary talent for performing<br />
<br />
* [[1813]] - Alfred Sylvester, the [[Fakir of Oolu]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1814]] - The first recorded performence of pulling a white rabbit from a top hat is performed by [[Louis Apollinaire Christian Emmanuel Comte|Louis Comte]]<br />
<br />
* [[1815]] - [[St. John Bosco]], who taught spiritual values through magic, making him an early, if not the first, performer of modern [[Gospel Magic]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1816]] - [[Compars Herrmann]], who pursued a career as a magician and served as a role model and inspiration for [[Alexander Herrmann]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1817]] - [[Wiljalba Frikell]], a German magician who developed an act without the usual equipment on stage, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1818]] - [[Kia Khan Khruse]] is shot by a spectator during a performance of the [[Bullet Catch]]<br />
<br />
* [[1820]] - Dennis Hendrick, performs a blindfold walk, a predecessor to the [[Blindfold Drive]]<br />
<br />
* [[1821]] - [[John Henry Pepper]], a chemical engineer who developed the [[Pepper's Ghost illusion]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1822]] - ''Diagrammes chimiques'' (chemical diagrams), a book by [[Henri Decremps]], is published<br />
<br />
* [[1823]] - [[Eugene Bosco]], credited with the invention of the [[Sand Frame]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1824]] - ''Chemische Belustigungen Nürnberg'' (ie Nuremberg Chemical Amusements), a reprint of [[Chemical Amusement]], is published<br />
<br />
* [[1825]] - George Alfred Cooke, partner of [[J.N. Maskelyne]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1826]] - "[[Torrini]]" De Grisy, is killed when he is accidentally shot by his son, Giovanni, during a performance of the [[bullet catch]]<br />
<br />
* [[1827]] - Manuel de chimie amusante - A French translation of [[Chemical Amusement]], by J. Riffault, is published<br />
<br />
* [[1828]] - [[Samuel Bellachini]], one of the most popular conjurerers in Germany in his time, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1829]] - [[George Heubeck]], who played 8 straight years at his theater in Vienna, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1830]] - [[John Henry Anderson]] starts his career appearing on the stage with a traveling dramatic company<br />
<br />
* [[1831]] - The "Double-sighted Phenomenon", an eight-year-old Scottish boy, performs [[Second Sight]]<br />
<br />
* [[1832]] - [[Thomas W. Yost]], a magic dealer and one of the early pioneers in the manufacturing magical apparatus, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1833]] - Founding of [[Chicago]], a hub of magic<br />
<br />
* [[1834]] - [[Ching Lau Lauro]], who started out as a juggler, adds magic and ventriloquism to his act<br />
<br />
* [[1835]] - The [[National Theatre (Washington, D.C.)|National Theatre]], a venue for a variety of live stage productions in [[Washington, D.C.]], opens<br />
<br />
* [[1836]] - [[Joseph Michael Hartz]], a pioneer Vaudeville performer, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1837]] - [[Henry Hatton]], who wrote the "Lessons in Magic" series, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1838]] - The Royal Polytechnic, a permanent science-related fair, opens<br />
<br />
* [[1839]] - [[Louis Haselmayer]], the "Prince of Prestidigitators, Magician, Necromancer, Musician, and Educator of Birds, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1840]] - [[John Henry Anderson]] settles in London and opens the New Strand Theatre<br />
<br />
* [[1841]] - The words 'hypnosis' and 'hypnotism' are coined by James Braid, circa. 1841<br />
<br />
* [[1842]] - The term psychometry was coined by Joseph Rodes Buchanan<br />
<br />
* [[1843]] - [[Charles De Vere]], who ran a magic shop in London, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1844]] - [[Alexander Herrmann]], better known as "The Great Herrmann" and "Herrman the Great", is born<br />
<br />
* [[1845]] - [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]] makes his debut as a magician</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=1845&diff=3333318452010-07-26T13:19:38Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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== Events ==<br />
*[[John Henry Anderson|John Henry Anderson's]] mistress dies giving birth to [[Philip Prentice Anderson]]<br />
*[[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]] makes his debut as a magician, July 3<br />
*[[Buatier De Kolta]], a contemporary of fellow French magician, is born, Nov 18</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=1845&diff=3333218452010-07-26T13:18:46Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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== Events ==<br />
*[[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]] makes his debut as a magician, July 3<br />
*[[John Henry Anderson|John Henry Anderson's]] mistress dies giving birth to [[Philip Prentice Anderson]]<br />
*[[Buatier De Kolta]], a contemporary of fellow French magician, is born, Nov 18</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ernesto_Patrizio_di_Castiglione&diff=33331Ernesto Patrizio di Castiglione2010-07-26T13:18:01Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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| birth_name =<br />
| birth_day = <br />
| birth_year = 1845 <br />
| birth_place = Savigliana<br />
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| death_year = <br />
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| nationality = Italian<br />
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[[Ernesto Patrizio di Castiglione]] (1845 - ), born at Savigliana, Italy, toured the world as a magician as "Count Ernest Patrizio".<br />
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At the age of eighteen, he became an officer of artillery and fought in the war between Austria and Italy. He was captured and imprisoned in an Austria. Patrizio displayed his skill as a conjurer to avoid unskilled labor before the Governor of the fortress and his staff. He ended up being treated more as a guest than a prisoner of war, and became a great favorite with the Austrian officers. <ref>The History of Conjuring and Magic by Henry Ridgely Evans (1928)</ref> <br />
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He decided to make magic his profession after being release in 1867. He traveled through Mexico and visited the United States twice (in New York in 1890). [[D'Alvini]] joined Patrizio, and they toured South America together. <ref> Around the world with a magician and a juggler By Hardin J. Burlingame (1891)</ref><br />
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Patrizio was the first to specialize in cannon ball catching (shot from a cannon) which attracted public attention. When [[P. T. Barnum]] engaged Patrizio<br />
for his show it was the Cannon Ball Feature that was publicized.<ref>Count Ernest Patrizio and his Magic Wonders by Milbourne Christopher, Sphinx March 1950.</ref> <br />
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It was widely rumored that Patrizio met with financial ruin and died poverty-stricken in South America. Although Dr. Don Pablo de Areny de Plandolit in his book, Las Maravillas de la Magia Moderna (1913), tells of Patrizio dying in a house of the Paseo de Gracia in Barcelona, Spain.<ref>"The Count Patrizio in Mexico in 1877" by Enrique Jimenez Martinez, Journal of Magic History Vol. 02 August, 1980</ref><br />
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[[Buatier De Kolta]](November 18, 1845 – 1903) was a French magician born Joseph Buatier who performed throughout the 1870s and 1880s in England and America. De Kolta was a contemporary of fellow French magician [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]]. Many of De Kolta's illusions, such as [[Multiplying Billiard Balls]], the expanding die and the vanishing bird cage, are performed by magicians today.<br />
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De Kolta is known for his [[De Kolta Chair]] or Vanishing Lady illusion. A woman seated in a chair, covered by a large cloth would appear to vanish before an audience. Present-day magician David Copperfield has adapted this illusion in his own performances. De Kolta is the subject of the book [[Buatier de Kolta: Genius of Illusion]] (1993) by [[Peter Warlock]].<br />
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[[Category:Professional magicians]]</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:Philip_Prentice_Anderson&diff=33329Talk:Philip Prentice Anderson2010-07-26T13:11:13Z<p>Lucas Cray: Created page with 'Was Philip actually born in 1844? According to John Henry Anderson page, his mistress died giving birth in 1845. :~~~~'</p>
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== Events ==<br />
*[[Ludwig Leopold Doebler]] ends his tour of England<br />
*The parents of [[Baron Hartwig Seeman]] die<br />
*[[Philip Prentice Anderson]], who performed all over the world, is born<br />
*[[John Henry Anderson]] ends his performances as "The Wizard of the North" at [[Adelphi Theatre]] <br />
*[[Thomas Tobin]], a chemist, architectural apprentice and scientific lecturer, is born<br />
*[[Alexander Herrmann]], better known as "The Great Herrmann" and "Herrman the Great", is born, Feb 10<br />
*[[Adrian Plate]], a successful society magician, is born, June 10<br />
*[[Eugene Verbeck]], a familiar figure on the stages of Paris, is born, Nov 3</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Eugene_Verbeck&diff=33327Eugene Verbeck2010-07-26T12:56:36Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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[[Eugene Verbeck]] (November 3, 1844-1905), was the stage name of the French magician Eugene-Laurant Verbeke. He became a familiar figure on the stages of Paris, appearing at venues such as the Folies- Bergère and Eldorado. <br />
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In 1883 he toured Finland, and prior to his arrival in Britain, around 1885, had been playing a season at the Théâtre des Nouveautés in Paris.<br />
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In England, Verbeck performed [[Second Sight]] with Mademoiselle Marguerit, who also performed other mentalism type effects. <br />
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He was later employed by [[P. T. Barnum]] and made several tours in the United<br />
States. He retired in New York.<br />
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== References ==<br />
* Complete Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities No. 213 by [[Edwin Dawes]]<br />
* Magic A Pictorial History History of Conjurers in the Theater by [[David Price]] (1985)<br />
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[[Adrian Plate]] (1844 - 1919) moved to New York, in 1877, and became a successful society magician. He held a position for over thirty-five years as an accountant for a railroad company.<br />
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He was known as an expert card manipulator, mentalism and memory feats. Plate was one of the first members of [[SAM]] (No. 25) in 1902.<br />
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In the Sphinx, June 15, 1906, it was reported that Dr. Ellison thought that Plate was without a peer in pure sleight of hand card work and John N. Hilliard thought his card work was superior to any he had seen.<br />
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Plate had a large library of books and magazines on magic which found its way into Houdini's collection.<br />
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He was one of the magicians mentioned by Roterberg in his book [[New Era Card Tricks]].<br />
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== Honors ==<br />
* Cover of [[Mahatma]] Vol 2, No. 7 (January, 1899)<br />
* Cover of [[Sphinx]], June 15, 1906<br />
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== Creations ==<br />
* Excelsior Change in [[New Era Card Tricks]] by [[August Roterberg]].<br />
* Untying knot, which consisted in tying a knot in the center of a twisted handkerchief, and, while the same is held in full view in one hand, the knot unties itself.<br />
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== Books ==<br />
* [[Magicians' Tricks, How They Are Done]] with [[Henry Hatton]] (P. H. Cannon) (1910)<br />
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== References==<br />
* [[Sphinx]], JUNE 15, 1906, page 39<br />
* AN APPRECIATION OF ADRIAN PLATE. By [[Harry Houdini]], [[MUM]] Vol 8, No. 72 (March 1919)<br />
* [[Adventures in Magic]] By [[Henry R. Evans]] (1927) page 86<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Plate}}</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Thomas_Tobin&diff=33325Thomas Tobin2010-07-26T12:51:24Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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[[Thomas William Tobin]] (1844-1883) was a chemist, architectural apprentice and scientific lecturer at London's Polytechnic Institution that created and patented many illusions. <br />
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Illusions:<br />
* [[Cabinet of Proteus]], a forerunner of many box illusions was patented in 1865 with [[John Henry Pepper]]<br />
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* [[Sphinx Illusion]] in 1865 which [[Colonel Stodare]] presented. <br />
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* [[Oracle of Delphi]] in 1865 with Pepper.<br />
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* [[Palingenesia]] in 1872 which a spectator is dissected and then restored.<br />
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[[Category:Biographies|Tobin]]</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Philip_Prentice_Anderson&diff=33324Philip Prentice Anderson2010-07-26T12:49:54Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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Philip Prentice Anderson (1844 - 1920), the illegitimate son of [[John Henry Anderson]], performed all over the world and did a tour of the United States in 1870 as Rubini.<br />
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== References ==<br />
* [http://www.miraclefactory.net/mpt/view.php?id=7&type=articles Win a Few and Lose a Few - Rubini and His Giftshow By Gary Hunt]<br />
* [[David Price]], Magic: A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater, 1985<br />
* Constance Pole Bayer, The Great Wizard of the North John Henry Anderson, 1990<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson,Philip}}</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Alexander_Herrmann&diff=33323Alexander Herrmann2010-07-26T12:46:50Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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[[Alexander Herrmann]] was a French magician, better known as "The Great Herrmann" and "Herrman the Great" and was part of the [[Herrmann]] family name which has been called "first-family of magic". <br />
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Alexander was born in Paris to Samuel and Anna Sarah Herrmann, a physician who occasionally performed throughout Europe as a conjuror. Alexander's brother [[Compars Herrmann]] left medical school at an early age to pursue a career as a magician and served as a role model and inspiration for Alexander.<br />
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Alexander joined his brother's stage show at the age of eight and the brothers toured the world together. Eventually they would go their separate ways, Compars returning to Europe and Alexander to America where he became a naturalized citizen in July 1876 in Boston. Throughout the 1870s and 1880s, Alexander and his wife [[Adelaide Herrmann]] performed together in elaborate stage shows. The pair adapted [[Robert Houdin]]'s [[Aerial Suspension]] routine and performed their own version of the [[bullet catch]].<br />
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After his death, his nephew [[Leon Herrmann]] moved to the U.S. to continue the act with his Aunt Adelaide.<br />
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Herrmann was one of the few magicians that actually produced a rabbit from a hat.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==Selected Magic Events By Year==<br />
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* [[1800]] - [[Library of Congress]], is established and goes on to contain all magic books formally copyrighted in the US<br />
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* [[1801]] - [[Ludwig Leopold Doebler]], who toured England, Austria, Germany, Russia and France with his magic, is born, <br />
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* [[1802]] - ''[[Rational Recreations]]'' Vol 4, by Dr. W. Hooper, is published<br />
<br />
* [[1805]] - [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]], often credited as the 'father of modern magic', is born<br />
<br />
* [[1806]] - [[Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser]], who specialized in card magic and manipulations, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1808]] - ''The [[New Art of Hocus Pocus Revived]]'' is published<br />
<br />
* [[1809]] - The magician ''Torrini'', some sources believe, performs the first version of [[Sawing a woman in half]] in front of Pope Pius VII. This, however, is greatly debated.<br />
<br />
* [[1810]] - [[P. T. Barnum]], an American showman famous for founding the circuses that would later become the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, in born<br />
<br />
* [[1811]] - [[Richard Potter]] performs an An Evening's Brush to Sweep Away Care, or a Medley to Please, at the Columbian Museum in Boston<br />
<br />
* [[1812]] - [[Bartolomeo Bosco]], is taken prisoner and finds his extraordinary talent for performing<br />
<br />
* [[1813]] - Alfred Sylvester, the [[Fakir of Oolu]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1814]] - The first recorded performence of pulling a white rabbit from a top hat is performed by [[Louis Apollinaire Christian Emmanuel Comte|Louis Comte]]<br />
<br />
* [[1815]] - [[St. John Bosco]], who taught spiritual values through magic, making him an early, if not the first, performer of modern [[Gospel Magic]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1816]] - [[Compars Herrmann]], who pursued a career as a magician and served as a role model and inspiration for [[Alexander Herrmann]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1817]] - [[Wiljalba Frikell]], a German magician who developed an act without the usual equipment on stage, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1818]] - [[Kia Khan Khruse]] is shot by a spectator during a performance of the [[Bullet Catch]]<br />
<br />
* [[1820]] - Dennis Hendrick, performs a blindfold walk, a predecessor to the [[Blindfold Drive]]<br />
<br />
* [[1821]] - [[John Henry Pepper]], a chemical engineer who developed the [[Pepper's Ghost illusion]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1822]] - ''Diagrammes chimiques'' (chemical diagrams), a book by [[Henri Decremps]], is published<br />
<br />
* [[1823]] - [[Eugene Bosco]], credited with the invention of the [[Sand Frame]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1824]] - ''Chemische Belustigungen Nürnberg'' (ie Nuremberg Chemical Amusements), a reprint of [[Chemical Amusement]], is published<br />
<br />
* [[1825]] - George Alfred Cooke, partner of [[J.N. Maskelyne]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1826]] - "[[Torrini]]" De Grisy, is killed when he is accidentally shot by his son, Giovanni, during a performance of the [[bullet catch]]<br />
<br />
* [[1827]] - Manuel de chimie amusante - A French translation of [[Chemical Amusement]], by J. Riffault, is published<br />
<br />
* [[1828]] - [[Samuel Bellachini]], one of the most popular conjurerers in Germany in his time, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1829]] - [[George Heubeck]], who played 8 straight years at his theater in Vienna, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1830]] - [[John Henry Anderson]] starts his career appearing on the stage with a traveling dramatic company<br />
<br />
* [[1831]] - The "Double-sighted Phenomenon", an eight-year-old Scottish boy, performs [[Second Sight]]<br />
<br />
* [[1832]] - [[Thomas W. Yost]], a magic dealer and one of the early pioneers in the manufacturing magical apparatus, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1833]] - Founding of [[Chicago]], a hub of magic<br />
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* [[1834]] - [[Ching Lau Lauro]], who started out as a juggler, adds magic and ventriloquism to his act<br />
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* [[1835]] - The [[National Theatre (Washington, D.C.)|National Theatre]], a venue for a variety of live stage productions in [[Washington, D.C.]], opens<br />
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* [[1836]] - [[Joseph Michael Hartz]], a pioneer Vaudeville performer, is born<br />
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* [[1837]] - [[Henry Hatton]], who wrote the "Lessons in Magic" series, is born<br />
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* [[1838]] - The Royal Polytechnic, a permanent science-related fair, opens<br />
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* [[1839]] - [[Louis Haselmayer]], the "Prince of Prestidigitators, Magician, Necromancer, Musician, and Educator of Birds, is born<br />
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* [[1840]] - [[John Henry Anderson]] settles in London and opens the New Strand Theatre<br />
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* [[1841]] - The words 'hypnosis' and 'hypnotism' are coined by James Braid, circa. 1841<br />
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* [[1842]] - The term psychometry was coined by Joseph Rodes Buchanan<br />
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* [[1843]] - [[Charles De Vere]], who ran a magic shop in London, is born</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=1843&diff=3331718432010-07-25T22:12:43Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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== Events ==<br />
*''The Fashionable Science of Parlour Magic'', a book by [[John Henry Anderson]], is published<br />
*[[Charles De Vere]], who ran a magic shop in London, is born<br />
*[[Joseph Vanek]] is appointed professor at the Pester Seminar and was decorated by the Hungarian Government<br />
*[[David Tobias Bamberg]], a magician in the [[Bamberg]] family, is born<br />
*The [[Thumb Tie]] is market as “The Tied Thumbs”, London<br />
*W. Englemann, publishes the original ''Bibliotecha Magica et Pneumatica'', a collection of magic [[Bibliographies]]<br />
*The [[Breakaway Fan]] was known to have started being sold<br />
*''Neurypnology'', an early book on [[Hypnotism]], is published</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=David_Tobias_Bamberg&diff=33315David Tobias Bamberg2010-07-25T22:05:10Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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[[David Tobias Bamberg]] (1843 - 1914) was the father of [[Okito]], a magician in the [[Bamberg]] Dynasty.<br />
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David Tobias had six sons. Three of them are magicians. Emile, who specializes in sleight of hand work for social parties; Edward, who presented various magical novelties in America, and Theo who took on the stage name [[Okito]]. <br />
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==Selected Magic Events By Year==<br />
(click on date to see all magic events in that year)<br />
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* [[1800]] - [[Library of Congress]], is established and goes on to contain all magic books formally copyrighted in the US<br />
<br />
* [[1801]] - [[Ludwig Leopold Doebler]], who toured England, Austria, Germany, Russia and France with his magic, is born, <br />
<br />
* [[1802]] - ''[[Rational Recreations]]'' Vol 4, by Dr. W. Hooper, is published<br />
<br />
* [[1805]] - [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]], often credited as the 'father of modern magic', is born<br />
<br />
* [[1806]] - [[Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser]], who specialized in card magic and manipulations, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1808]] - ''The [[New Art of Hocus Pocus Revived]]'' is published<br />
<br />
* [[1809]] - The magician ''Torrini'', some sources believe, performs the first version of [[Sawing a woman in half]] in front of Pope Pius VII. This, however, is greatly debated.<br />
<br />
* [[1810]] - [[P. T. Barnum]], an American showman famous for founding the circuses that would later become the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, in born<br />
<br />
* [[1811]] - [[Richard Potter]] performs an An Evening's Brush to Sweep Away Care, or a Medley to Please, at the Columbian Museum in Boston<br />
<br />
* [[1812]] - [[Bartolomeo Bosco]], is taken prisoner and finds his extraordinary talent for performing<br />
<br />
* [[1813]] - Alfred Sylvester, the [[Fakir of Oolu]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1814]] - The first recorded performence of pulling a white rabbit from a top hat is performed by [[Louis Apollinaire Christian Emmanuel Comte|Louis Comte]]<br />
<br />
* [[1815]] - [[St. John Bosco]], who taught spiritual values through magic, making him an early, if not the first, performer of modern [[Gospel Magic]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1816]] - [[Compars Herrmann]], who pursued a career as a magician and served as a role model and inspiration for [[Alexander Herrmann]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1817]] - [[Wiljalba Frikell]], a German magician who developed an act without the usual equipment on stage, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1818]] - [[Kia Khan Khruse]] is shot by a spectator during a performance of the [[Bullet Catch]]<br />
<br />
* [[1820]] - Dennis Hendrick, performs a blindfold walk, a predecessor to the [[Blindfold Drive]]<br />
<br />
* [[1821]] - [[John Henry Pepper]], a chemical engineer who developed the [[Pepper's Ghost illusion]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1822]] - ''Diagrammes chimiques'' (chemical diagrams), a book by [[Henri Decremps]], is published<br />
<br />
* [[1823]] - [[Eugene Bosco]], credited with the invention of the [[Sand Frame]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1824]] - ''Chemische Belustigungen Nürnberg'' (ie Nuremberg Chemical Amusements), a reprint of [[Chemical Amusement]], is published<br />
<br />
* [[1825]] - George Alfred Cooke, partner of [[J.N. Maskelyne]], is born<br />
<br />
* [[1826]] - "[[Torrini]]" De Grisy, is killed when he is accidentally shot by his son, Giovanni, during a performance of the [[bullet catch]]<br />
<br />
* [[1827]] - Manuel de chimie amusante - A French translation of [[Chemical Amusement]], by J. Riffault, is published<br />
<br />
* [[1828]] - [[Samuel Bellachini]], one of the most popular conjurerers in Germany in his time, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1829]] - [[George Heubeck]], who played 8 straight years at his theater in Vienna, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1830]] - [[John Henry Anderson]] starts his career appearing on the stage with a traveling dramatic company<br />
<br />
* [[1831]] - The "Double-sighted Phenomenon", an eight-year-old Scottish boy, performs [[Second Sight]]<br />
<br />
* [[1832]] - [[Thomas W. Yost]], a magic dealer and one of the early pioneers in the manufacturing magical apparatus, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1833]] - Founding of [[Chicago]], a hub of magic<br />
<br />
* [[1834]] - [[Ching Lau Lauro]], who started out as a juggler, adds magic and ventriloquism to his act<br />
<br />
* [[1835]] - The [[National Theatre (Washington, D.C.)|National Theatre]], a venue for a variety of live stage productions in [[Washington, D.C.]], opens<br />
<br />
* [[1836]] - [[Joseph Michael Hartz]], a pioneer Vaudeville performer, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1837]] - [[Henry Hatton]], who wrote the "Lessons in Magic" series, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1838]] - The Royal Polytechnic, a permanent science-related fair, opens<br />
<br />
* [[1839]] - [[Louis Haselmayer]], the "Prince of Prestidigitators, Magician, Necromancer, Musician, and Educator of Birds, is born<br />
<br />
* [[1840]] - [[John Henry Anderson]] settles in London and opens the New Strand Theatre<br />
<br />
* [[1841]] - The words 'hypnosis' and 'hypnotism' are coined by James Braid, circa. 1841<br />
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* [[1842]] - The term psychometry was coined by Joseph Rodes Buchanan</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=1842&diff=3330318422010-07-25T15:42:20Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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*[[John Henry Anderson]] marries Hannah Longherst, an assistant with his show<br />
*[[Ludwig Leopold Doebler]] begins touring England<br />
*The term psychometry was coined by Joseph Rodes Buchanan<br />
*[[Endless Amusements]], is published in the United States, Boston<br />
*[[Francis J. Martinka]], who established himself in the Magic Supply business, is born, Mar 7<br />
*[[Robert Nickle]], who was one of the most successful magicians of his day, is born, May 2<br />
*[[Edouard-Joseph Raynaly]], a performer and author, is born, Aug 7</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Robert_Nickle&diff=33302Robert Nickle2010-07-25T15:36:24Z<p>Lucas Cray: </p>
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| birth_year = 1842 <br />
| birth_place = Troy, New York <br />
| death_day = November 5<br />
| death_year = 1889 <br />
| death_place = [[Washington, D.C.]]<br />
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Robert Nickle (May 2, 1842 - November 5, 1889), born John Newbanks in Troy, New York, began his career as a magician after purchasing [[Jim De Barr]]'s show and went on to become one of the most successful magicians of his day. De Barr also provided him the name "Nickle" because he had said he "wasn't worth a dime". <br />
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He often told people that his real name was "Charles Robert Nicholls" and attributed his start in magic to [[Alexander Herrmann]]. <br />
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Nickle was known for performing and popularizing the [[Breakaway Fan]].<br />
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[[Walter Edwin Floyd]], was first associated with magic when he began working as an assistant to Nickle at the age of 18.<br />
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He died at a relatively young age, collapsing after a show at the Globe Theater in [[Washington, D.C.]], from a combination of heart failure, tuberculosis and alcoholism. He was picked up unconscious in the streets of Washington and carried to a hospital where he died. Nickle was later buried in a potter's field somewhere near Washington.<br />
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== References ==<br />
* Looking Backward by Henry Hatton in Sphinx Vol. 05 page 66 (1906)<br />
* Robert Nickle Centennial by John Mulholland, Sphinx Vol 41 (1942), page 123. <br />
* Magic A Pictorial History History of Conjurers in the Theater By David Price, (1985)<br />
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| death_year = 1918 <br />
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[[Edouard-Joseph Raynaly]] (August 7, 1842 - December 19, 1918), born in Paris, France was a performer and contributor to the French magic magazine L'[[Illusionniste]].<br />
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In the 1870s, he performed hypnotic stunts touring as part of the Bonheur Brothers. Later he was featured at the Théâtre Robert-Houdin under the management of [[Georges Méliès]].<br />
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He wrote an autobiography called ''Les Propos d'un Escamoteur'' about his professional magic career including his encounters with [[Herrmann]], [[De Kolta]], celebrities, European and Indian street performers. In the 1940s, [[Jean Hugard]] translated the autobiography from French to English ''The Discourses of a Conjurer''. Hugard's manuscript has remained stashed in files for decades and not published until 2008. Raynaly's works include writings on card effects, hypnotism, and mnemonics. <br />
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In 1893, the French scientist Alfred Binet conducted in collaboration with the photographer Georges Demeny experiments with taking several still photographs in rapid succession of Raynaly to performing various tricks in order to analyze them. The were brought to digital life in 2006 by Richard Wiseman.<br />
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== Books ==<br />
* Les Propos d'un Escamoteur (1894)<br />
* Hugard's Secret Manuscript (2008) (English translation)<br />
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== References ==<br />
* [[Genii 2006 April]], "The first Film of a Magician" by Richard Wiseman includes a Raynaly Flip Book<br />
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* http://www.miraclefactory.net/raynaly.htm <br />
* http://richardwiseman.com/research/psychmagicFilm.html<br />
* http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=64uleeaEKds<br />
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*The words 'hypnosis' and 'hypnotism' are coined by James Braid, circa. 1841<br />
*[[John Henry Anderson]], begins performing at the [[Adelphi Theatre]]<br />
*William Henry Harrison Davenport, the younger of the famous [[Davenport Brothers]], is born, Feb 1<br />
*Heinrich Basch, a member of the [[Basch]] family of magicians and manufacturers, is born, Oct 10</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Category:1840&diff=33254Category:18402010-07-21T22:46:02Z<p>Lucas Cray: Created page with 'Category:1800s'</p>
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* [[1800]] - [[Library of Congress]], is established and goes on to contain all magic books formally copyrighted in the US<br />
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* [[1801]] - [[Ludwig Leopold Doebler]], who toured England, Austria, Germany, Russia and France with his magic, is born, <br />
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* [[1802]] - ''[[Rational Recreations]]'' Vol 4, by Dr. W. Hooper, is published<br />
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* [[1805]] - [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]], often credited as the 'father of modern magic', is born<br />
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* [[1806]] - [[Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser]], who specialized in card magic and manipulations, is born<br />
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* [[1808]] - ''The [[New Art of Hocus Pocus Revived]]'' is published<br />
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* [[1809]] - The magician ''Torrini'', some sources believe, performs the first version of [[Sawing a woman in half]] in front of Pope Pius VII. This, however, is greatly debated.<br />
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* [[1810]] - [[P. T. Barnum]], an American showman famous for founding the circuses that would later become the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, in born<br />
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* [[1811]] - [[Richard Potter]] performs an An Evening's Brush to Sweep Away Care, or a Medley to Please, at the Columbian Museum in Boston<br />
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* [[1812]] - [[Bartolomeo Bosco]], is taken prisoner and finds his extraordinary talent for performing<br />
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* [[1813]] - Alfred Sylvester, the [[Fakir of Oolu]], is born<br />
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* [[1814]] - The first recorded performence of pulling a white rabbit from a top hat is performed by [[Louis Apollinaire Christian Emmanuel Comte|Louis Comte]]<br />
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* [[1815]] - [[St. John Bosco]], who taught spiritual values through magic, making him an early, if not the first, performer of modern [[Gospel Magic]], is born<br />
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* [[1816]] - [[Compars Herrmann]], who pursued a career as a magician and served as a role model and inspiration for [[Alexander Herrmann]], is born<br />
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* [[1817]] - [[Wiljalba Frikell]], a German magician who developed an act without the usual equipment on stage, is born<br />
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* [[1818]] - [[Kia Khan Khruse]] is shot by a spectator during a performance of the [[Bullet Catch]]<br />
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* [[1820]] - Dennis Hendrick, performs a blindfold walk, a predecessor to the [[Blindfold Drive]]<br />
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* [[1821]] - [[John Henry Pepper]], a chemical engineer who developed the [[Pepper's Ghost illusion]], is born<br />
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* [[1822]] - ''Diagrammes chimiques'' (chemical diagrams), a book by [[Henri Decremps]], is published<br />
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* [[1823]] - [[Eugene Bosco]], credited with the invention of the [[Sand Frame]], is born<br />
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* [[1824]] - ''Chemische Belustigungen Nürnberg'' (ie Nuremberg Chemical Amusements), a reprint of [[Chemical Amusement]], is published<br />
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* [[1825]] - George Alfred Cooke, partner of [[J.N. Maskelyne]], is born<br />
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* [[1826]] - "[[Torrini]]" De Grisy, is killed when he is accidentally shot by his son, Giovanni, during a performance of the [[bullet catch]]<br />
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* [[1827]] - Manuel de chimie amusante - A French translation of [[Chemical Amusement]], by J. Riffault, is published<br />
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* [[1828]] - [[Samuel Bellachini]], one of the most popular conjurerers in Germany in his time, is born<br />
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* [[1829]] - [[George Heubeck]], who played 8 straight years at his theater in Vienna, is born<br />
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* [[1830]] - [[John Henry Anderson]] starts his career appearing on the stage with a traveling dramatic company<br />
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* [[1831]] - The "Double-sighted Phenomenon", an eight-year-old Scottish boy, performs [[Second Sight]]<br />
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* [[1832]] - [[Thomas W. Yost]], a magic dealer and one of the early pioneers in the manufacturing magical apparatus, is born<br />
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* [[1833]] - Founding of [[Chicago]], a hub of magic<br />
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* [[1834]] - [[Ching Lau Lauro]], who started out as a juggler, adds magic and ventriloquism to his act<br />
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* [[1835]] - The [[National Theatre (Washington, D.C.)|National Theatre]], a venue for a variety of live stage productions in [[Washington, D.C.]], opens<br />
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* [[1836]] - [[Joseph Michael Hartz]], a pioneer Vaudeville performer, is born<br />
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* [[1837]] - [[Henry Hatton]], who wrote the "Lessons in Magic" series, is born<br />
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* [[1838]] - The Royal Polytechnic, a permanent science-related fair, opens<br />
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* [[1839]] - [[Louis Haselmayer]], the "Prince of Prestidigitators, Magician, Necromancer, Musician, and Educator of Birds, is born<br />
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* [[1840]] - [[John Henry Anderson]] settles in London and opens the New Strand Theatre</div>Lucas Crayhttps://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Bernard_Marius_Cazeneuve&diff=33248Bernard Marius Cazeneuve2010-07-21T15:52:07Z<p>Lucas Cray: 2</p>
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[[Bernard Marius Cazeneuve]] (October 12, 1839 - April 14, 1913) was a French magician that performed as "Commander Cazeneuve".<br />
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He distinguished himself in mathematics and physics, but after witnessing a performance of the [[Bartolomeo Bosco]], he adopted magic as a profession. He became an expert in mind-reading experiments and card tricks. In the early 1880s, he and his wife performed their [[Second Sight]] trick at the Court of Russia.<br />
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He served as a captain when the Franco-Prussian war broke out, but afterward resumed performing and toured Europe, United States, South America and Algeria.<br />
Cazeneuve performed for the royalty in Belgium, Greece, France, Italy, Russia, Spain and Persia.<br />
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In his later years he became distinguished as an astronomer and died in Toulouse.<ref>History of Conjuring and Magic by Henry Ridgely Evans (1928)</ref><br />
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== Books ==<br />
* A la Cour de Madegascar <br />
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