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Rameses (1876 - July 31, 1930) born Albert Marchinski (or Marchinsky), performed as the Egyptian Wonder Worker. [[Image:Rameses.jpg|thumb|right]]
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}}'''Rameses''' (1876 - 1930) performed as the "Egyptian Wonder Worker".<ref>Cover [[Sphinx]] Vol. 09, December 15, 1910.</ref>
  
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== Biography ==
 
He did a United States tour in 1910 and was the first magician appeared at the [[London Palladium]] music hall in 1911.  He was at one time a highly paid music hall artist. [[Maurice Fogel]], in his teens, was once an assistant.
 
He did a United States tour in 1910 and was the first magician appeared at the [[London Palladium]] music hall in 1911.  He was at one time a highly paid music hall artist. [[Maurice Fogel]], in his teens, was once an assistant.
  
His shows consisted of large illusions on a brilliantly set stage. Some of his famous ones were the [[Ayesha]] levitation where an assistant floated gracefully while dancing and skipping; the the cremation illusion; and the automaton "Vril".
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His shows consisted of large illusions on a brilliantly set stage. Some of his famous ones were "Ayesha, Queen of the Air", a levitation where the assistant floated gracefully while dancing and skipping; the cremation illusion; and the [[automaton]] "Vril".
  
His shows eventually disappeared from the stage and little is known of his subsequent career.
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Rameses died almost penniless of colon cancer at the age of 54.<ref> Rameses: The Forgotten Star by Chris Woodward, [[Genii 2010 April]]</ref>
  
== References ==
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Cover [[Sphinx]] Vol. 09, December 15, 1910.
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Latest revision as of 16:35, 18 July 2014

Rameses
BornAlbert Marchinski
1876
Poland
DiedJuly 31, 1930
Southend-on-Sea, England
NationalityBritish
Rameses (1876 - 1930) performed as the "Egyptian Wonder Worker".[1]

Biography

He did a United States tour in 1910 and was the first magician appeared at the London Palladium music hall in 1911. He was at one time a highly paid music hall artist. Maurice Fogel, in his teens, was once an assistant.

His shows consisted of large illusions on a brilliantly set stage. Some of his famous ones were "Ayesha, Queen of the Air", a levitation where the assistant floated gracefully while dancing and skipping; the cremation illusion; and the automaton "Vril".

Rameses died almost penniless of colon cancer at the age of 54.[2]

References

  1. Cover Sphinx Vol. 09, December 15, 1910.
  2. Rameses: The Forgotten Star by Chris Woodward, Genii 2010 April
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