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[[Prof. Ambrose]] (February 10, 1870 - ), born  Mahonoy City, Pennsylvania, was a child prodigy in the art of magic, taught by his farther, an old-time magician and hypnotist.
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'''Prof. Ambrose''' (February 10, 1870 - ), born  Mahonoy City, Pennsylvania, was a child prodigy in the art of magic, taught by his farther, an old-time magician and hypnotist.
 
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His father was an old-time magician and hypnotist. While still in school, Ambrose worked out a [[Second Sight]] act. He was also an accomplished ventriloquist and painter.
  
While still in school, he worked out a [[Second Sight]] act. He was also an accomplished ventriloquist and painter.
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By the 1900s, he as conducting a school of magic in Pennsylvania. In 1902, he had moved to Chicago and by 1907, ads appeared in the Conjurers Monthly Magazine for a Prof. Ambrose in India.<ref>[Mahatma]] Vol 5, No. 6 (December 1901) (cover)</ref><ref>Henry Ridgely Evans. Magic And Its Professors. (1902): 77</ref>
 
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By the 1900s, he as conducting a school of magic in Pennsylvania. In 1902, he had moved to Chicago and by 1907, ads appeared in the Conjurers Monthly Magazine for a Prof. Ambrose in India.
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== References ==
 
== References ==
* [[Mahatma]] Vol 5, No. 6 (December 1901) (cover)
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Revision as of 13:24, 2 March 2012

Prof. Ambrose (February 10, 1870 - ), born Mahonoy City, Pennsylvania, was a child prodigy in the art of magic, taught by his farther, an old-time magician and hypnotist.

Prof. Ambrose
BornFebruary 10, 1870
Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania
Died?

His father was an old-time magician and hypnotist. While still in school, Ambrose worked out a Second Sight act. He was also an accomplished ventriloquist and painter.

By the 1900s, he as conducting a school of magic in Pennsylvania. In 1902, he had moved to Chicago and by 1907, ads appeared in the Conjurers Monthly Magazine for a Prof. Ambrose in India.[1][2]

References

  1. [Mahatma]] Vol 5, No. 6 (December 1901) (cover)
  2. Henry Ridgely Evans. Magic And Its Professors. (1902): 77