Book/Printed Material Leaves from conjurers' scrap books, or, Modern magicians and their works
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works be pe a i aA ih aa apenas pc alte en sit ee a posted finite a ree oe or eae fer peererens ery Pore BEET a Wet shiae A Aeon wseor…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works mae a LGA 7 Book _ my ideas- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works LEAVES FROM CONJURERS SCRAP BOOKS MODERN MAGICIANS AND THEIR WORKS é sien coe Be H J BURLINGAME Q CHICAGO DONOHUE HENNEBERRY Co 1891- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works _ COPYRIGHT I 8o1 ee Sa ee H J BuRLINGAME- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works PREFACE Modern Magic skillfully presented has many attractions and this book has been written because such a book was repeatedly asked for Therefore no apology is needed for its publication Cuicaqo January…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works CONTENTS CHAPTER I 3 INTRODUCTION e Of the Mysteries of the Black ArtThe Old School Conjurers Comtes Talent his TricksThe Dexterity of Philippe and Tor riniThe Genius of Anderson for AdvertisingAccount of…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works VI CONTENTS CHAPTER VII MINDREADERS AND THEIR TRICKS J Randall Brown Washington Irving BishopStuart Cumberland How to Become a MindReaderSeymourPaul Alexander JohnstoneRemarkable Test by Sid MacaireLucy de Gentry her Quick SuccessAn Aspiring…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works MODERN MAGICIANS AND THEIR WORKS CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Of the Mysteries of the Black ArtThe Old School Conjur ersComtes TalentThe Dexterity of Philippe and Torrini The Genius of Anderson for AdvertisingAccount of…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works 8 MODERN MAGICIANS AND THEIR WORKS secret by adepts or only revealed in consideration of an extra high price The conjurers of the better class were formerly mostly French or Italian They…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works INTRODUCTION 9 begyour pardon for this indiscreet question it was necessary for though you have only one heart you might have them all Such plays on words are told about Comte by…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works 10 MODERN MAGICIANS AND THEIR WORKS of the spectators Torrini invited them all to come up and look at the remains of the watch in the mor tar On doing so the…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works INTRODUCTION dA prize for the best conundrum that could be made between acts Everybody had the right to offer a conundrum and the audience should give the decision by the strength of…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works 12 MODERN MAGICIANS AND THEIR WORKS technical and especially his electrotechnical inven tions He must be recognized as a man of fine edu cation as a graceful writer and as a technical…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works INTRODUCTION 13 traps and selfacting revolvers kept the burglars away in short it was the realfairy house A conjurer of German descent gave Houdin then a tenyearold boy his first lessons in…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works CHAPTER II AMERICAN CONJURERS Zera SemonEdward RenoProf SamuclsJ M Balabrega M HartzCarl HertzImro FoxWilliam Robinson Zanzic Prof ZamlochCharles F FillebrownPowell BrothersVariety PerformersProf Canaris the Greek The Romance of Prof Henry WillioGoldbergHatton Eddie…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works AMERICAN CONJURERS 15 accomplished wife Together they secure deserved success and applause in their original spiritualistic canopy act which is an improvement on the one first introduced by the celebrated Robert Heller…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works 16 MODERN MAGICIANS AND THEIR WORKS tinued favor he so well merits and he will no doubt be one of the leaders of the profession in a few years A very clever…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works AMERICAN CONJURERS 17 to all At the time the trick of the Vanishing Lady was introduced he made the witty remark that it was a fine chance for performers to start outin…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works 18 MODERN MAGICIANS AND THEIR WORKS home he soon began to give little entertainments at the hall of the Swedish Society in Brooklyn Here he again met his old friend LeTort who…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works AMERICAN CONJURERS 19 most conjurers he was soon on his feet again and has just left the United States for another extended tour of those countries where doubtless they will again duplicate…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works 20 MODERN MAGICIANS AND THEIR WORKS shows and variety theatres through the States finally crossing the Atlantic where his style of per formance caught on per than here Another conjurer at present…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works AMERICAN CONJURERS 21 on sleightofhand as on neat ways of using appa ratus He is very popular Undoubtedly the oldest professor of magic in the States is Charles F Fillebrown of Salem…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works 22 MODERN MAGICIANS AND THEIR WORKS Weird powers of darkness from Mephistos Ohest Oermastering nature set tue captive free Nectar from Memorys cup by Pallas blest Delights the mind while to the…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works AMERICAN CONJURERS es business The special attraction of the Lees is their introduction of Miss Bessie Mrs Lee in their Arabian Nights Dream which is the selfrising aerial suspension This apparatus is…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works 24 MODERN MAGICIANS AND THEIR WORKS much skill as a Lightning Caricaturist thus making his programme doubly attractive A clever conjurer who was prominent in most of the Eastern cities some ten…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works AMERICAN CONJURERS 25 fill his promise as to either of them Audiences will not tolerate anything like that nowadays From Robert Kudarz of New Zealand we have received a published criticism on…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works 26 MODERN MAGICIANS AND THEIR WORKS and the other members were evidently the twin brothers of the gentlemen who used to go intoa trance at the Opera House in the days of…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works AMERICAN CONJURERS DT soon married a woman named Marion Cook and for some years held the boards at the London theatres asa magician In August 1871 the Kiralfy Broth ers found him…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works 28 MODERN MAGICIANS AND THEIR WORKS her death had been hastened by the news from the Isthmus of Panama that Willio the magician had died of yellow fever The wife and child…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works AMERICAN CONJURERS 29 John Parshal at Rochester N Y He wrote to Mrs Parshal but received no answer Disheartened but not discouraged the magician again took up the search and traveled through…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works 30 MODERN MAGICIANS AND THEIR WORKS received an answer to this letter which did not have the effect to make him very happy Little Pearl was still his daughter but she had…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works AMERICAN CONJURERS 31 No 133 ExcHANGE STKEET RocuesTeER N Y March 4 1887Dear Papa Is it possible that my dear father lives This is indeed a resurrection to me It seems like…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works 30 MODERN MAGICIANS AND THEIR WORKS relates her story with fascinating emphasis while she tosses back the profusion of wavy blonde hair that falls about her forehead T dont remember very much…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works AMERICAN CONJURERS 33 In his favorite tricks and manipulations of cards coins and other small objects there is now no person traveling who is the superior of Prof Willio Shortly after finding…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works 34 MODERN MAGICIANS AND THEIR WORKS the wizard nor was he the entertaining talker which we remembered Heller to have been The conse quence was that Goldberg gained little prosperity and remained…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works AMERICAN CONJURERS 85 was practicing the most delicate and deceptive manipulation he was unaware that the results were obtained by trickery and skill This was a most peculiar phase of mania This…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
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Leaves from conjurers' scrap books | Modern magicians and their works 36 MODERN MAGICIANS AND THEIR WORKS eran and performs remarkable tricks in magic with the greatest ease and withthe most captivating sang Jroid One look ing at him can scarcely realize that…- Contributor: Burlingame, Hardin J. - Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1891
About this Item
Title
- Leaves from conjurers' scrap books, or, Modern magicians and their works
Other Title
- Leaves from conjurers' scrap books
- Modern magicians and their works
Names
- Burlingame, Hardin J.
- Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- Chicago : Donohue, Henneberry & Co., 1891.
Headings
- - Magicians--Biography
- - Magic tricks
Notes
- - Also available in digital form.
- - LAC nsk 2019-07-01 no edits (1 card)
Medium
- 274 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- GV1547 .B93
- GV1547 .B93 Copy 2 With the inscription: Harry Houdini, Chicago, Ill. While working at Kohl + Midaletons [sic] museum, 1892-3. With the bookseller's label: Adair Book Store, Chicago, Ill.
Library of Congress Control Number
- 05028751
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