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'''Fred Clayton''' (fl. 1915-1917) performed an act called "The Mystery Gun" starting around 1915.
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'''Fred Clayton''' (fl. 1915-1917) performed an act called "[[The Mystery Gun]]" starting around 1915.
  
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== Biography ==
 
The act was based around an illusion in which a girl was fired from a large cannon through a sheet of iron.<ref>World's Fair, SEPTEMBER 19th, 1936</ref>
 
The act was based around an illusion in which a girl was fired from a large cannon through a sheet of iron.<ref>World's Fair, SEPTEMBER 19th, 1936</ref>
  

Latest revision as of 17:05, 28 March 2014

Fred Clayden

Flourished1915-1917

Fred Clayton (fl. 1915-1917) performed an act called "The Mystery Gun" starting around 1915.

Biography

The act was based around an illusion in which a girl was fired from a large cannon through a sheet of iron.[1]

Claydon played the part of a young officer and the illusion was considered baffling to a degree with a vein of broad comedy running through the sketch.[2]

References

  1. World's Fair, SEPTEMBER 19th, 1936
  2. Magic Circular,MARCH, 1917.