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* Harry Kellar was doing the routine in 1894 as part of "Cassadaga Propaganda" routine as "The Ghost of Cagliostro".
* Harry Kellar was doing the routine in 1894 as part of "Cassadaga Propaganda" routine as "The Ghost of Cagliostro".
* Charles T. Aldrich was one of the first to drop the spiritualistic aspects and presented it as comedy.
* Charles T. Aldrich was one of the first to drop the spiritualistic aspects and presented it as comedy.
* Harry Blackstone
* Harry Blackstone, which became one of his most famous acts.
* Howard Thurston
* Howard Thurston
* Harry Willard
* Harry Willard
Latest revision as of 16:06, 1 October 2008
Dancing Handkerchief (also known as the Dancing Hank; the Spirit Dancing Handkerchief; the Spirit Handkerchief) is an illusion where a silk seems to come to life and moves around the stage at the magician's command.
First performed by a magician in 1888 by Nevil Maskelyne who had the handkerchief emerge from a spirit cabinet. It was copied in the USA by Frederick Eugene Powell by 1891. Anna Eva Fay would present a similar effect as a genuine spirit demonstration.
Notable performers
Harry Kellar was doing the routine in 1894 as part of "Cassadaga Propaganda" routine as "The Ghost of Cagliostro".
Charles T. Aldrich was one of the first to drop the spiritualistic aspects and presented it as comedy.
Harry Blackstone, which became one of his most famous acts.