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The Great Lafayette (1871-1911) was the highest paid magician of his time.

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Born Sigmund Neuberger (Newburger) in Germany, his family moved to the United States early in his life. Neuberger began his career as an imitator of Ching Ling Foo, but went on to become the highest paid magician of his time. In 1900 he appeared in London changing his name from Sigmund to the Great Lafayette. His act included a quick-change routine as well as dramatic illusions such as his own Lion's Bride (lady to lion). The pampered object of The Great Lafayette's affection was Beauty, a perky terrier given to him as a pup by fellow conjurer Harry Houdini. Beauty had her own suite of brocaded rooms, ate five course meals, and wore a diamond studded collar.

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+[[File: TheGreatLafayettePoster.png|right|thumb|200px|[[ Great Lafayette]]]]
-[[File: DrCarlo1.png|right|thumb|200px|[[ Dr. Carlo]]]]
+'''The  Great Lafayette''' (1871-1911) was the highest paid magician of his time.
-'''Dr. Carlo''' was a magician, magic dealer and inventor in Toledo Ohio, who  went on to start his own religious organization.
 == Biography ==
+Born Sigmund Neuberger (Newburger) in Germany, his family moved to the United States early in his life. Neuberger began his career as an imitator of [[Ching Ling Foo]], but went on to become the highest paid magician of his time. In 1900 he appeared in London changing his name from Sigmund to the Great Lafayette.
+His act included a quick-change routine as well as dramatic illusions such as his own Lion's Bride (lady to lion).
+The pampered object of The Great Lafayette's affection was Beauty, a perky terrier given to him as a pup by fellow conjurer [[Harry Houdini]]. Beauty had her own suite of brocaded rooms, ate five course meals, and wore a diamond studded collar.
-During the Depression, he teamed up with [[Winston Freer]], traveling from city to city, selling their magical inventions to local magicians.
+[[Great Lafayette|Read more about The  Great Lafayette…]]
-In 1926 Carlo began doing shows for schools and clubs. He also worked for six years as an entertainer and sales representative of a razor blade company.
-Carlo opened a magic shop in 1941 in Toldeo. In conjunction with the establishment, he organized the [[Society of Toledo Magicians]]. A few years later, in 1944, he started their official monthly publication called "[[The Bunny]]", which he wrote, edited and printed in the back room of his shop.
-A service provided by Carlo was renting out live animals which he kept in the shop.
-[[Karrell Fox]], who dedicated his first book, [[Kornfidentially Yours]] (1954) to Carlo, was once a demonstrator for him. A 1943 picture of Fox with Carlo can be seen in Karrell's later book [[Clever Like a Fox]] (1976).
-In the mid-1950s, Carlo put together a full-evening illusion show, as well as a midnight [[Spook Show]] (in which he took on the stage name "Dr. Carlo") that toured for nearly six years.
-He was one of the first magicians to tour the country with a telephone promotion setup for his magic, illusion and hypnotic show.
-In the 1960s, Carlo began representing himself as a real doctor, at least by implication. He set up his "Hypnotherapy Institute" in which he would would purportedly help clients break bad habits, such as smoking and drinking.
-[[Dr. Carlo|Read more about Dr. Carlo....]]

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