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Colonel Stodare (June 28, 1831 - 1866) was born Joseph Stoddart in Liverpool, England.  He used the title "Colonel" to suggest an adventurer or explorer of foreign mysteries. Some references also list him as being born Jack Inglis in Scotland.
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'''Colonel Stodare''' (1831-1866), born Joseph Stoddart in Liverpool, England, was a ventriloquist and magician who entertained the Royal family at Windsor.  
  
He was a ventriloquist and magician who entertained the Royal family at Windsor.
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== Biography ==
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He used the title "Colonel" to suggest an adventurer or explorer of foreign mysteries. Some references also list him as being born Jack Inglis in Scotland and Alfred English.
  
He went to London in 1865, working in opposition to [[John Henry Anderson]].  
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Stoddart went to London in 1865, working in opposition to [[John Henry Anderson]].  He first appeared at the [[Egyptian Hall]], under the name Colonel Stodare, on Easter Monday, April 17, 1865.
  
On October 16, 1865, on Stodare's, 200th appearance at the [[Egyptian Hall]], he presented for the first time his [[Sphinx Illusion]], invented by [[Thomas Tobin]].  
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On October 16, 1865, on Stodare's 200th appearance at the Egyptian Hall, he presented for the first time his [[Sphinx Illusion]], invented by [[Thomas Tobin]].
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He died at the height of his success of tuberculosis after suffering a fatal hemorrhage of the lungs.  His brother, Alfred, continued on with his show, as well as his widow as "Madame Stodare", with the assistance of Firbank Burman (one of Stodare's pupils), and G. W. Jester (a ventriloquist).
  
He died at the height of his success after suffering a fatal hemorrhage of the lungs. His brother, Alfred, continued his show.
 
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
 
"The conjurer demonstrates that things are not always what they seem. Therein lies his philosophy." -- Colonel Stodare
 
"The conjurer demonstrates that things are not always what they seem. Therein lies his philosophy." -- Colonel Stodare
  
 
== Inventions and featured illusions ==
 
== Inventions and featured illusions ==
* Stodare Egg - a hollow egg used in vanish or production of a silk.
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* Stodare Egg - a hollow egg used in vanish or production of a silk. Alexander Herrmann called the "Kling Klang" trick.
 
* The Indian Basket, using the Tip-Over Trunk principle
 
* The Indian Basket, using the Tip-Over Trunk principle
* [[Sphinx Illusion]]
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*[[Sphinx Illusion]]
  
 
== Publications ==
 
== Publications ==
*Hindu Basket (1866)
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*[[Handbook of Magic]] (1862)
*Handbook of Magic (1862)
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*The New Handy Book of Magic (1865)
 
*The New Handy Book of Magic (1865)
*Stodare's Fly Notes
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*The Art of Magic (1865)
*Routledge's Every Boy's Annual By Edmund Routledge included Stodare's Fly Notes as a chapter (1867)
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*Stodare's Fly Notes was serialized in Routledge's Magazine for Boys from January to July 1866 (no article in April). See the blog The Armchair Bibliographer.
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*Hindu Basket (1866)
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*Stodare's Fly Notes: or, conjuring made easy (1867)
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*Routledge's Every Boy's Annual By Edmund Routledge included Stodare's Fly Notes as a chapter (1867)
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{{References}}
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* [[Stanyon's Magic]], September 1901, Vol 1, No. 12. (cover)
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* [[Linking Ring]], August, 1930 (cover)
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* [[Stodare: The Enigma Variations]] by [[Edwin Dawes]] (1988)
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* [[Hiding the Elephant]] by [[Jim Steinmeyer]] (2003)
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* http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10591
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== References ==
 
* Hiding the Elephant, Steinmeyer
 
*http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10591
 
* STODARE, THE ENIGMA VARIATIONS by Edwin Dawes
 
  
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Revision as of 12:32, 25 August 2013

Colonel Stodare
BornJoseph Stoddart
June 28, 1831
Liverpool, England
DiedOctober 22, 1866 (age 35)
Resting placeHighgate Cemetary, London
NationalityBritish

Colonel Stodare (1831-1866), born Joseph Stoddart in Liverpool, England, was a ventriloquist and magician who entertained the Royal family at Windsor.

Biography

He used the title "Colonel" to suggest an adventurer or explorer of foreign mysteries. Some references also list him as being born Jack Inglis in Scotland and Alfred English.

Stoddart went to London in 1865, working in opposition to John Henry Anderson. He first appeared at the Egyptian Hall, under the name Colonel Stodare, on Easter Monday, April 17, 1865.

On October 16, 1865, on Stodare's 200th appearance at the Egyptian Hall, he presented for the first time his Sphinx Illusion, invented by Thomas Tobin.

He died at the height of his success of tuberculosis after suffering a fatal hemorrhage of the lungs. His brother, Alfred, continued on with his show, as well as his widow as "Madame Stodare", with the assistance of Firbank Burman (one of Stodare's pupils), and G. W. Jester (a ventriloquist).

Quotes

"The conjurer demonstrates that things are not always what they seem. Therein lies his philosophy." -- Colonel Stodare

Inventions and featured illusions

  • Stodare Egg - a hollow egg used in vanish or production of a silk. Alexander Herrmann called the "Kling Klang" trick.
  • The Indian Basket, using the Tip-Over Trunk principle
  • Sphinx Illusion

Publications

  • Handbook of Magic (1862)
  • The New Handy Book of Magic (1865)
  • The Art of Magic (1865)
  • Stodare's Fly Notes was serialized in Routledge's Magazine for Boys from January to July 1866 (no article in April). See the blog The Armchair Bibliographer.
  • Hindu Basket (1866)
  • Stodare's Fly Notes: or, conjuring made easy (1867)
  • Routledge's Every Boy's Annual By Edmund Routledge included Stodare's Fly Notes as a chapter (1867)

References