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| + | By 1927, The Ushers had become a [[vaudeville]] headliners doing magic and second sight act called "Fifty Years from Now". They worked on the B.F. Keith-Orpheum circuit. | ||
| − | + | Beginning in 1932, they issued yearly illustrated astrological forecasts, one for each sign of the zodiac. They retired from the stage in 1935 to go into the horoscope business full-time in Venice, California, where they published twelve zodiacal forecasts each year, until 1950 (with a date of 1951), the year of Harry Usher's death. They also produced two different series of magic tokens with horoscope signs on them which are listed in Kuethe magic token booklet.<ref>[[Programmes of Famous Magicians]] (1937)</ref><ref>Cover [[Genii 1940 December]]</ref><ref>Obit [[Genii 1950 November]]</ref><ref>[[Magic: A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater]] by [[David Price]] (1985)</ref> | |
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Latest revision as of 02:05, 18 December 2023
The Ushers were a Second Sight act consisting of Harry Usher (1887-1950) and his wife Frances.
By 1927, The Ushers had become a vaudeville headliners doing magic and second sight act called "Fifty Years from Now". They worked on the B.F. Keith-Orpheum circuit.
Beginning in 1932, they issued yearly illustrated astrological forecasts, one for each sign of the zodiac. They retired from the stage in 1935 to go into the horoscope business full-time in Venice, California, where they published twelve zodiacal forecasts each year, until 1950 (with a date of 1951), the year of Harry Usher's death. They also produced two different series of magic tokens with horoscope signs on them which are listed in Kuethe magic token booklet.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Programmes of Famous Magicians (1937)
- ↑ Cover Genii 1940 December
- ↑ Obit Genii 1950 November
- ↑ Magic: A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater by David Price (1985)
