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| birth_name = Louis C. Haley | |||
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| death_year = 1922 | |||
| death_place = Madison, Wisconsin | |||
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'''Louis Haley''' (c.1857-1922), born in Wisconsin, was a piano teacher, [[Lyceum]] and [[Chautauqua]] magician, and later a magic dealer. | |||
== Biography == | |||
He first became interested in magic when [[Alexander Herrmann]] visited his home town and later met [[Frederick Eugene Powell]]. | He first became interested in magic when [[Alexander Herrmann]] visited his home town and later met [[Frederick Eugene Powell]]. | ||
His "Haley Reversed Card" was published in [[Genii 1936 October]] and his book "The Dramatic Art of Magic" was subtitled: A Series of Artistic Conjuring Experiments Fully Explained in Detail and Supplemented by a Preachment upon the Art in the Form of Original Essays upon the Subject, The Actor Magician. | His "Haley Reversed Card" was published in [[Genii 1936 October]] and his book "The Dramatic Art of Magic" was subtitled: A Series of Artistic Conjuring Experiments Fully Explained in Detail and Supplemented by a Preachment upon the Art in the Form of Original Essays upon the Subject, The Actor Magician. | ||
The September 1922 issue of The [[Sphinx]] (page 259) reported the death of Haley as asphyxiation by gas in Madison, Wisconsin, stating he was 65 years old. | The September 1922 issue of The [[Sphinx]] (page 259) reported the death of Haley as asphyxiation by gas in Madison, Wisconsin, stating he was 65 years old. | ||
Tricks that he sold from his magic shop (Haley Magic Co., Madison, Wisconsin) have become collectibles.<ref>[[American Magician]] Vol 4, No. 7 (September 1912) - cover</ref> | |||
== Books == | == Books == | ||
* [[The Dramatic Art of Magic]] (1910) | * [[The Dramatic Art of Magic]] (1910) | ||
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[[Category:Biographies]] | [[Category:Biographies]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:37, 22 March 2015
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| Born | Louis C. Haley circa 1857 Wisconsin |
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| Died | August 26, 1922 (age 64) Madison, Wisconsin |
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Louis Haley (c.1857-1922), born in Wisconsin, was a piano teacher, Lyceum and Chautauqua magician, and later a magic dealer.
Biography
He first became interested in magic when Alexander Herrmann visited his home town and later met Frederick Eugene Powell.
His "Haley Reversed Card" was published in Genii 1936 October and his book "The Dramatic Art of Magic" was subtitled: A Series of Artistic Conjuring Experiments Fully Explained in Detail and Supplemented by a Preachment upon the Art in the Form of Original Essays upon the Subject, The Actor Magician.
The September 1922 issue of The Sphinx (page 259) reported the death of Haley as asphyxiation by gas in Madison, Wisconsin, stating he was 65 years old.
Tricks that he sold from his magic shop (Haley Magic Co., Madison, Wisconsin) have become collectibles.[1]
Books
- The Dramatic Art of Magic (1910)
References
- ↑ American Magician Vol 4, No. 7 (September 1912) - cover