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| − | [[Allen Shaw]] (1875 - 1953) was one of the great vaudeville coin manipulators, known as the Prince of Coins. | + | [[Allen Shaw]] (1875 - 1953) was one of the great [[vaudeville]] coin manipulators, known as the Prince of Coins. |
Shaw performed for over 35 years in major theaters of Europe, North America and Australia. He spent the last part of his life in Australia were he died in Sydney. | Shaw performed for over 35 years in major theaters of Europe, North America and Australia. He spent the last part of his life in Australia were he died in Sydney. | ||
Revision as of 13:19, 20 March 2012
| Allan Shaw | |
| Born | January 20, 1875 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died | June 25, 1953 (age 78) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Shaw performed for over 35 years in major theaters of Europe, North America and Australia. He spent the last part of his life in Australia were he died in Sydney.
He started performing magic professionally in 1897 and opened engagements in Australia with the World's Entertainers about 1901. Thurston often used other magicians for skilled sleight-of-hand exhibitions and when in Australia he used Shaw.
On a 1918 bill of the Theatre Royal Hippodrome, Shaw was listed as The Money Making Wizard.
Arthur Buckley, a pupil of Allan Shaw, described his act in Principles and Deceptions (1948) and Holden's description of his act can be seen in Programmes of Famous Magicians. Shaw's Card Production can be found in Dai Vernon's More Inner Secrets of Card Magic (1960).
References
- Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, December, 1932
- Obit -Linking Ring August 1953
- Obit - MUM September 1953
- Creative World of Conjuring By John Booth (1990)
- The Complete Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities by Edwin A. Dawes (2005)
