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Louis F. Christianer (? - 1929) was co-owner with [[Floyd Thayer]] of the Thayer & Christianer Magic Shop (later to become [[Thayer Magic Company ]]. | |||
He was taken in as a partner by Thayer and the arrangement prospered until "Chris" went went off to war in 1917.<ref>Floyd and Jennie Thayer, [[Genii 1942 September]]</ref> While with Thayer he was editor of the [[Magical Bulletin]]. | |||
Christianer gave the first description of a [[Sandwich]] trick in The [[Magic Wand]], Vol. 7, No. 77, january 1917. | |||
By 1917, Christianer had been engaged in the specialization of magic for the | |||
17 years. He played [[vaudeville], but his favorite line of work was society entertaining. <ref>Magical Bulletin Vol. 05, March 1917 (cover)</ref> | |||
It was reported that he died a young age after a long illness<ref>Linking Ring,November 1929</ref><ref> Magic Wand Vol. 18 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1929, page 155</ref> | |||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
*[[Effective Tricks]] (1915) | *[[Effective Tricks]] (1915) | ||
*Cigarette Tricks (1916) | *Cigarette Tricks (1916) | ||
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Revision as of 08:41, 5 August 2010
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Louis F. Christianer (? - 1929) was co-owner with Floyd Thayer of the Thayer & Christianer Magic Shop (later to become Thayer Magic Company .
He was taken in as a partner by Thayer and the arrangement prospered until "Chris" went went off to war in 1917.[1] While with Thayer he was editor of the Magical Bulletin.
Christianer gave the first description of a Sandwich trick in The Magic Wand, Vol. 7, No. 77, january 1917.
By 1917, Christianer had been engaged in the specialization of magic for the 17 years. He played [[vaudeville], but his favorite line of work was society entertaining. [2] It was reported that he died a young age after a long illness[3][4]
Books
- Effective Tricks (1915)
- Cigarette Tricks (1916)
- Effective Card Tricks (1916)
- More Effective Tricks (1916)
- String Tricks (1916)
- An Effective Coin Act (1917)
- Magical Notions (1917)
- Modern Magical Effects (1917)
- The Art of Ventriloquism (1918)
- More Effective Card Tricks (1919)
- New Magical Conceptions (1919)
- Original Deceptions (1919)
- Selected Tricks (1923)
- The Shell Coin Revised (1923)
- Cigarette Manipulation (1924)
- Thimble Manipulation (1924)
- What You Can Do with a Paper Napkin (1924)
References
- ↑ Floyd and Jennie Thayer, Genii 1942 September
- ↑ Magical Bulletin Vol. 05, March 1917 (cover)
- ↑ Linking Ring,November 1929
- ↑ Magic Wand Vol. 18 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1929, page 155