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Showing posts with label Davenport Brothers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Davenport Brothers. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 9, 2022

The Unusual Friendship Between Houdini and Ira Davenport

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From the McCord Museum     The Davenport Brothers were two brothers from Buffalo NY that along with the Fox Sisters, helped to usher in the ...
Monday, November 19, 2018

Episode 8 Magic Detective Podcast Additional Notes

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Episode 8 of The Magic Detective Podcast is about the Life of Harry Kellar. As I was recording the episode today I quickly realized that ...
Friday, December 21, 2012

Harry Kellar's Spirit Cabinet Pt1

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Harry Kellar, the Dean of Magicians was well known for his Spirit Cabinet trick. In fact, Kellar worked for a time for the Davenport Broth...
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Saturday, October 13, 2012

The Odd Dr. Slade

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A friend of mine sent me information on the grave of Dr. Henry Slade , but I couldn't quite recall who he was. I thought he had somet...
Saturday, August 13, 2011

Civil War Era Magicians Part 7

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Ira and William Davenport certainly have that 'Civil War Era' look. They were two brothers from upstate New York. Probably influenc...
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Sunday, March 13, 2011

The Spirit Cabinet - A History

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This article is about the Spirit Cabinet illusion. However, there would be no spirit cabinet without The Fox Sisters. Margaret and Kate ...
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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Who was William Fay?

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Houdini and William Fay in Australia His name was William Marion Fay, born in 1840. He was a resident of Buffalo, NY who had an early in...