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'''Richard Barrs''', son of semi-pro magician [[Percy Barrs]], won a competition held at Maskelyne's Theatre [[St. George’s Hall]] on April 13, 1932, from fifty other juvenile competitors.<ref>Magic Circular, October 1946.</ref> | '''Richard Barrs''', son of semi-pro magician [[Percy Barrs]], won a competition held at Maskelyne's Theatre [[St. George’s Hall]] on April 13, 1932, from fifty other juvenile competitors.<ref>Magic Circular, October 1946.</ref> | ||
This success at the age of 12, led to a professional engagement at that theatre.<ref>Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston ( | This success at the age of 12, led to a professional engagement at that theatre.<ref>Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934) </ref> | ||
In 1946, Barrs played two weeks at the Olympia in Ireland with a card act, one of his features being the color-change of his waistcoat.<ref> Abra July 6, 1946</ref> | In 1946, Barrs played two weeks at the Olympia in Ireland with a card act, one of his features being the color-change of his waistcoat.<ref> Abra July 6, 1946</ref> | ||
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Richard Barrs, son of semi-pro magician Percy Barrs, won a competition held at Maskelyne's Theatre St. George’s Hall on April 13, 1932, from fifty other juvenile competitors.[1]
This success at the age of 12, led to a professional engagement at that theatre.[2]
In 1946, Barrs played two weeks at the Olympia in Ireland with a card act, one of his features being the color-change of his waistcoat.[3]
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