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'''John C. Green''' was a professional magician that performed for most of his 73 years of active performing in small rural communities across Canada.<ref>Chapter 12-Vanishing Borders? in Creative World of Conjuring by John Booth | '''John C. Green''' (1866-1951) was a professional magician that performed for most of his 73 years of active performing in small rural communities across Canada.<ref>Chapter 12-Vanishing Borders? in Creative World of Conjuring by John Booth | ||
(1990)</ref> | (1990)</ref> | ||
== Biography == | |||
His first Magic show was as a boy of 12 after he had ran away from Boston and got himself a job on a train running between Toledo and Columbus. He was inspired to seek his fortune in show business after seeing a circus. He answered a New York Clipper ad and joined H. L. Mountford's European Museum which showed freaks in stores. He became a talker and on occasions would fill in for their magician, [[Jim Harrington]]. | His first Magic show was as a boy of 12 after he had ran away from Boston and got himself a job on a train running between Toledo and Columbus. He was inspired to seek his fortune in show business after seeing a circus. He answered a New York Clipper ad and joined H. L. Mountford's European Museum which showed freaks in stores. He became a talker and on occasions would fill in for their magician, [[Jim Harrington]]. | ||
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His early experience as a barker for a side-show and his knowledge of the Vitascope (a moving picture projector), made it possible for him to succeed. | His early experience as a barker for a side-show and his knowledge of the Vitascope (a moving picture projector), made it possible for him to succeed. | ||
Green was an inspiration to [[Micky Hades]] who compiled a book in his memory.<ref>[http://www.mickyhades.com THE REAL LIFE STORY OF JOHN C. GREEN, CINEMATOGRAPHER - ENTREPRENEUR - MAGICIAN by Micky Hades]</ref> | Green was an inspiration to [[Micky Hades]] who compiled a book in his memory.<ref>[http://www.mickyhades.com/John%20C.%20Green%20ad.htm THE REAL LIFE STORY OF JOHN C. GREEN, CINEMATOGRAPHER - ENTREPRENEUR - MAGICIAN by Micky Hades]</ref> | ||
Green was probably the oldest active full evening show magician in North America at the time of his death, which happened after his show at Vegreville, Alberta, Canada.<ref>MUM, October 1951</ref> | Green was probably the oldest active full evening show magician in North America at the time of his death, which happened after his show at Vegreville, Alberta, Canada.<ref>MUM, October 1951</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:54, 3 March 2016
| John C. Green | |
| Born | March 26, 1866 Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Died | August 26, 1951 (age 85) Mundare, Alberta, Canada |
John C. Green (1866-1951) was a professional magician that performed for most of his 73 years of active performing in small rural communities across Canada.[1]
Biography
His first Magic show was as a boy of 12 after he had ran away from Boston and got himself a job on a train running between Toledo and Columbus. He was inspired to seek his fortune in show business after seeing a circus. He answered a New York Clipper ad and joined H. L. Mountford's European Museum which showed freaks in stores. He became a talker and on occasions would fill in for their magician, Jim Harrington.
He went out on his own and toured many years, in vaudeville and in Chautauqua, and later with a partner, Dick Jackson, as the Jackson and Green Indoor Circus.[2]
For most of his life he gave a two shows show comprised of smaller effects with a large quantity of apparatus with which he combined sleight-of-hand.[3] His extensive repertoire allowed him to change his programs nightly during his engagements.[4]
His early experience as a barker for a side-show and his knowledge of the Vitascope (a moving picture projector), made it possible for him to succeed.
Green was an inspiration to Micky Hades who compiled a book in his memory.[5]
Green was probably the oldest active full evening show magician in North America at the time of his death, which happened after his show at Vegreville, Alberta, Canada.[6]
References
- Broken Wand, Linking Ring, Sep 1951</ref>