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Mme. Reno
| Mme. Reno | |
 Cover of Sphinx (Feb. 1912) | |
| Born | Emma Austin August 31, 1867 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Died | July 26, 1927 (age 59) Kankakee, Illinois |
| Resting place | Riverview Cemetery, Baldwinsville, New York |
Mme. Reno (c.1867-1927) was the wife and assistant of magician Ed Reno (1861-1949) who also performed as "The Empress of Magic".[1]
Biography
They were married in 1886 and Ed taught her to perform magic. A 1910 program listed her repertoire as "Hindoo Mysteries, The Turtle Dove's Dream, The Fairy Flower Garden, The Magic Rifle, A Comedy of Errors, A Temperance Lesson, The Unlucky Watch, Our National Emblem, A Worried Rabbit, and Electricity Annihilated: A Lesson From Mars."
The Sphinx for February 1912 honored her with a cover picture and praised her as a "woman of distinguished presence and graceful bearing," whose magic was "executed with all the skill and grace that her many years upon the stage has developed."[2]
She was an early member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and performed at least until 1924.[3]
References
- Mahatma, Vol. 3, No. 7, January 1900, Professor M. Reno and Mdme. E. Reno
- The Sphinx, Vol. 26, No. 6, August 1927, Editorial - Mrs. Reno died, page 202