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Russell Balsiger
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| Russell Balsiger | |
| Born | Russell S. Balsiger |
|---|---|
| Flourished | 1940s-1950s |
Rev. Russell Balsiger (fl. 1940s-1950s) of Portsmouth, Ohio was a Methodist minister and magic book publisher as The Evangel Press.
Biography
Rev. Balsiger used magic in his sermons[1] and was one of the first compilers of a "Magi-Ministers Parade" in the Linking Ring[2]
Books
- Entertaining Children with Magic by Eddie Clever (with a supplement on "Sermonizing Magic" by Balsiger) (1939)
References
- ↑ Genii 1940 November (Cover) - Magi-Minister Issue
- ↑ Linking Ring, March, 1963