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'''Dr. Carlosbach''', perhaps a German, was a street magician who toured France. | '''Dr. Carlosbach''' (fl. 1820s), perhaps a German, was a street magician who toured France. | ||
== Biography == | |||
He performed the Cups and Balls and sold little books of trick. | He performed the Cups and Balls and sold little books of trick. | ||
[[Robert-Houdin]], as a young boy, saw him perform in Blois in 1824 and described him in his [[Memoirs of Robert-Houdin]] (1859) as a "Conjurer and Professor of Mystification."<ref>Annals of Conjuring by Sidney W. Clarke (2001)</ref> | [[Robert-Houdin]], as a young boy, saw him perform in Blois in 1824 and described him in his [[Memoirs of Robert-Houdin]] (1859) as a "Conjurer and Professor of Mystification."<ref>Annals of Conjuring by Sidney W. Clarke (2001)</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:10, 8 October 2013
| Dr. Carlosbach | |
| Born | ? |
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| Flourished | 1820s |
Dr. Carlosbach (fl. 1820s), perhaps a German, was a street magician who toured France.
Biography
He performed the Cups and Balls and sold little books of trick.
Robert-Houdin, as a young boy, saw him perform in Blois in 1824 and described him in his Memoirs of Robert-Houdin (1859) as a "Conjurer and Professor of Mystification."[1]
References
- ↑ Annals of Conjuring by Sidney W. Clarke (2001)