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* Some Card Effects and Magical Talks | * Some Card Effects and Magical Talks (1919) | ||
* A Vaudeville Magic Act | * A Vaudeville Magic Act (1919) | ||
* Modern Card Effects and How to Perform Them (1920, with J.C. Thompson) | * Modern Card Effects and How to Perform Them (1920, with J.C. Thompson) | ||
* Miscellaneous Tricks with Handkerchiefs (1921) | |||
* Impromptu Magic with Patter (1922) | * Impromptu Magic with Patter (1922) | ||
* Pithy Patter For the Parlor and Professional Prestidigitator | * Pithy Patter For the Parlor and Professional Prestidigitator | ||
Revision as of 19:08, 11 July 2010
| George DeLawrence | |
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| Born | George Silver, Jr. April 7, 1886 Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Died | February 21, 1928 (age 41) |
George DeLawrence was a Lyceum magician and cardman.
During the day DeLawrence was a chief clerk in one of the Government department in Chicago and later a salesmen, during the evenings he performed in clubs, writing articles for magic magazines, and doing a mail-order business.
He was Secretary and Treasurer of the Chicago Conjurers' Club. [1]
His favorite trick was the Twentieth Century Silks.[2]
DeLawrence died at a relatively young age from a hemorrhage, after suffering with tuberculosis.[3]
Books
- Some Card Effects and Magical Talks (1919)
- A Vaudeville Magic Act (1919)
- Modern Card Effects and How to Perform Them (1920, with J.C. Thompson)
- Miscellaneous Tricks with Handkerchiefs (1921)
- Impromptu Magic with Patter (1922)
- Pithy Patter For the Parlor and Professional Prestidigitator
References