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Signor Falconi
| Signor Falconi | |
| Nationality | Italian |
|---|---|
| Flourished | 1780-1816 |
Signor Falconi performed in America in the last two decades of the eighteenth century, relying heavily on mechanical magic, he billed his effects as "Natural Philosophical Experiments."[1]
Falconi emigrated from Italy to Santo Domingo and his first appearance in North American was in Mexico City in June of 1786. By June of the following year, he was playing at the Corre's Assembly Room in New York City. Over the next nine years, he appeared in more theaters than any other magician in the United States, mostly up and down the east coast.[2]
By 1787, he was using a concealed magnet to stop watches and attract small objects.[3]
He was elected into the Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame and Magic Museum.
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