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{{See also|[[Carlton Lodge Matteson]] (1903-1991), a commercial artist and semi-professional magician that performed at clubs and private parties in Chicago.}} | {{See also|[[Carlton Lodge Matteson]] (b.1903-d.1991), a commercial artist and semi-professional magician that performed at clubs and private parties in Chicago.}} | ||
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| birth_name = Arthur | | birth_name = Arthur Philps | ||
| birth_day = | | birth_day = December 29, | ||
| birth_year = | | birth_year = 1880 | ||
| birth_place = London, England | | birth_place = London, England | ||
| death_day = June 27, | | death_day = June 27, | ||
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'''Carlton''' ( | '''Carlton''' (b.1880-d.1942) was the stage name of Arthur Philps who performed as "the human hairpin". | ||
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Started off working as a 'barker' for a side-show at the Westminster Aquarium then worked for Jennings, a showman who specialised in illusions. | Started off working as a 'barker' for a side-show at the Westminster Aquarium then worked for Jennings, a showman who specialised in illusions. | ||
But, found success as a comedy, card magician playing every important tour in the UK and other countries, receiving salaries that no other card magician had been known to get. | But, found success as a comedy, card magician playing every important tour in the UK and other countries, receiving salaries that no other card magician had been known to get. | ||
He worked for [[ENSA]] during World War Two. | |||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
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The Magic Wand (Vol 31, No 195 p130 1942) | The Magic Wand (Vol 31, No 195 p130 1942) | ||
Gibeciere (Vol 21, No 1) | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:58, 12 January 2026
- See also: Carlton Lodge Matteson (b.1903-d.1991), a commercial artist and semi-professional magician that performed at clubs and private parties in Chicago..
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| Died | June 27, 1942 (age 61) |
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Carlton (b.1880-d.1942) was the stage name of Arthur Philps who performed as "the human hairpin".
Biography
He developed a presentation of the Die Box, which many use today, in 1907. Started off working as a 'barker' for a side-show at the Westminster Aquarium then worked for Jennings, a showman who specialised in illusions. But, found success as a comedy, card magician playing every important tour in the UK and other countries, receiving salaries that no other card magician had been known to get.
He worked for ENSA during World War Two.
Books
- Twenty Years of Spoof and Bluff (autobiography) (1918)
References
The Magic Wand (Vol 31, No 195 p130 1942) Gibeciere (Vol 21, No 1)