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The Ushers
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The Ushers were a Second Sight act consisting of Harry Usher and his wife Francis.
Harry (November 17, 1887 - October 29, 1950) was born in New York City. Also known as "Hal", he worked for a time as a sideshow act in places like Coney Island, but by 1927 they had became vaudeville headliners doing magic and second sight act called "Fifty Years from Now". In the early part of his career, he worked in Chinese costume as "Ah Foon" a title given to him by the original "Ah Foon", George Little. He retired in 1935 to go into the horoscope business in Venice, California.
References
- Magic A Pictorial History History of Conjurers in the Theater by David Price (1985)
