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L'Homme Masque

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L'Homme Masque (1835-1913) was born Jose Antenar de Gago in Peru. He performed mostly in France, always wearing a mask (thus the stage name which means "Man of the Mask"). He also has performed under the name Marquise d'O or Marquise Orighuela.

He married Agnes Martini from Silesia, Germany, who assisted him. She appeared under the name of "Zirka, the Queen of Cigarettes".

Some of his effects were published in Magic without Apparatus by Camille Gaultier. It is generally accepted that he crated the Downs Palm and taught it to [T. Nelson Downs]].

He had an imitator "Willy le Masque" who styled himself "The King of Gifts" because we would distribute souvenirs among his audience.

About 1905, he bought a wine farm in Bordeaux.

Genii did a special in it's July 2000 issue.