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'''Stanlyn''' was amateur magician with an all-round magic atc, with no
'''Stanlyn''' was amateur magician with an all-round magic atc, with no
set patter. <ref>Great Magician's Tricks by Will Goldston (1931 ca.)</ref>
set patter. <ref>[[Great Magicians' Tricks]] by Will Goldston (1931)</ref>


Supposedly when attacked by hostile natives in the jungles of Africa, he saved his life using magic.<ref>Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)</ref>
Supposedly when attacked by hostile natives in the jungles of Africa, he saved his life using magic.<ref>[[Tricks That Mystifies]] by Will Goldston (1934)</ref>


He was a contributor to magazines and was a member of the [[Magicians' Club]], which he joined in 1920<ref>[[Magazine of Magic]], May 1920</ref>
He was a contributor to magazines and was a member of the [[Magicians' Club]], which he joined in 1920<ref>[[Magazine of Magic]], May 1920</ref>

Revision as of 03:14, 27 October 2010

Stanlyn
BornAlfred S. Davis
July 2, 1893
London, England.

Stanlyn was amateur magician with an all-round magic atc, with no set patter. [1]

Supposedly when attacked by hostile natives in the jungles of Africa, he saved his life using magic.[2]

He was a contributor to magazines and was a member of the Magicians' Club, which he joined in 1920[3]

His "Lady from Nowhere" illusion was published in Goldston's Magical Quarterly Vol 6 No 1 Dec 1939.

References

  1. Great Magicians' Tricks by Will Goldston (1931)
  2. Tricks That Mystifies by Will Goldston (1934)
  3. Magazine of Magic, May 1920