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[[Cecil Lyle]] (1892 - March 9, 1955) was born in England. Just before the beginning of World War I, Lyle was hailed as a conjuring prodigy appearing in Maskelyne and Devant's programme at St. George's Hall.
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'''Cecil Lyle''' (1889 - 1955) was hailed as a conjuring prodigy appearing in [[Maskelyne]] and [[Devant]]'s program at [[St. George's Hall]].
  
He performed as [[The Great Lyle]] and his Magical Milliner Act included [[Paper Hat Tear]], women from hatboxes and his "Flying Gramophone" which vanished while playing (which was later done by [[Robert Harbin]] as the Vanishing Radio).   
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== Biography ==
Lucille La Farge was his wife and assistant.
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He performed as ''The Great Lyle'' and his Magical Milliner Act included [[Paper Hat Tear]], women from hatboxes and his ''Flying Gramophone'' which vanished while playing (which was later done by [[Robert Harbin]] as the Vanishing Radio).   
  
Cecil was at the show when his friend [[Chung Ling Soo]] bullet catch trick went tragically wrong.
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He wife and assistant was '''Lucille LaFarge''' (Marguerite "Margaret" Ingram Lyle (c.1903-1982)), who continued to used her professional modelling name in the act.
  
 
Cecil was an early member of [[The Magic Circle]] and was a holder of the Gold Medal.
 
Cecil was an early member of [[The Magic Circle]] and was a holder of the Gold Medal.
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The following is a list and brief description of some of Lyle's inventions :
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* Chocolate Box, Card, and Cigarettes (1911)
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* Flying Golf Club (1912)
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*  Giant Slates (1913)
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* Large Chocolate Box Illusion (1913)
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* Golden Horseshoe (1915)
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* Tennis Ball Production (1915)
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* Golden Locket (1919)
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* Rose Basket (1919)
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* Vanity Bag (1920)
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* Paper Hat Trick (1920)
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Lyle is also the inventor of the China Tea Illusion, used by the [[Chung Ling Soo]].<ref>Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)</ref> Cecil was at the show when his friend [[Chung Ling Soo]] bullet catch trick went tragically wrong.
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
* [[The Great Lyle]] by [[Edwin Dawes]] (2005)
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* [[The Great Lyle (book) | The Great Lyle]] by [[Edwin Dawes]] (2005)<<ref>[[Genii 2005 October|Genii Magazine, Vol. 68, No. 10, October 2005]], Light from the Lamp, Books Reviewed by M. Close – The Great Lyle, by Edwin A. Dawes, page 100</ref>
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{{References}}
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* The Magic Circular, Vol. 49, No. 548, April 1955, Obituary, The Great Lyle, page 133
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* The Magic Circular, Vol. 96, No. 1037, December 2002, A Rich Cabinet, by Edwin A. Dawes - 290, The Great Lyle: Gold Medallist of The Magic Circle, page 398
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* Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, Cohen, Cecil = Cecil de Lyle, engl. Zauberkünstler (*1892 London; †09.03.1955), page 82
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* http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/24/the-great-lyle/
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* http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/24/cecil-lyle/
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* http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/24/lyle-lucille-lafarge/
  
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Revision as of 09:34, 17 May 2016

Cecil Lyle
BornCecil Lyle Cohen
September 26, 1889
London
DiedMarch 9, 1955 (age 65)
London
NationalityBritish

Cecil Lyle (1889 - 1955) was hailed as a conjuring prodigy appearing in Maskelyne and Devant's program at St. George's Hall.

Biography

He performed as The Great Lyle and his Magical Milliner Act included Paper Hat Tear, women from hatboxes and his Flying Gramophone which vanished while playing (which was later done by Robert Harbin as the Vanishing Radio).

He wife and assistant was Lucille LaFarge (Marguerite "Margaret" Ingram Lyle (c.1903-1982)), who continued to used her professional modelling name in the act.

Cecil was an early member of The Magic Circle and was a holder of the Gold Medal.

The following is a list and brief description of some of Lyle's inventions :

  • Chocolate Box, Card, and Cigarettes (1911)
  • Flying Golf Club (1912)
  • Giant Slates (1913)
  • Large Chocolate Box Illusion (1913)
  • Golden Horseshoe (1915)
  • Tennis Ball Production (1915)
  • Golden Locket (1919)
  • Rose Basket (1919)
  • Vanity Bag (1920)
  • Paper Hat Trick (1920)

Lyle is also the inventor of the China Tea Illusion, used by the Chung Ling Soo.[1] Cecil was at the show when his friend Chung Ling Soo bullet catch trick went tragically wrong.

Books

References

  1. Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)
  2. Genii Magazine, Vol. 68, No. 10, October 2005, Light from the Lamp, Books Reviewed by M. Close – The Great Lyle, by Edwin A. Dawes, page 100