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Showing posts with label Howard Thurston. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Howard Thurston. Show all posts
Thursday, December 27, 2018

Magic Detective Podcast Ep10 Notes on Harry Kellar in Retirement

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Most people kind of fade out of the limelight when they retire. But this was not the case for Harry Kellar. Sure, he didn't spend all...
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Friday, July 20, 2018

Happy Birthday Howard Thurston!

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On July 20th, 1869, just a few years after the end of the US Civil War, Howard Thurston was born. He was born in Columbus Ohio, and is ...
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Blackstone Auction by Potter and Potter

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photo used with permission On Oct 28, 2017, Potter and Potter will have another auction, this time The Blackstone Auction. The bulk of ...
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Saturday, August 12, 2017

Otto Maurer And His Magic Shop

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Who was Otto Maurer? I think I first heard the name in connection to the sleight known as the Back Palm. Later, I came upon the name Otto...
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Monday, December 15, 2014

A True Forgotten Illusion

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Back in 1998, I purchased an unusual little booklet called Chung Ling Soo's Mechanists -They Stayed Behind , by Brian McCullagh and D...
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Friday, May 16, 2014

Remembering The Passing of the Mantle of Magic

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Today marks the 106th Anniversary of the Passing of the Mantle of Magic from Harry Kellar to Howard Thurston at the Fords Theatre in Bal...
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Friday, February 14, 2014

The Golden Age of Magic - In Bronze

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I have posted many statues, sculptures, carvings, figurines and busts of magicians. But now it's time for the finest renditions of ...
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Robert Houdin Mystery Clock for Sale

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I just saw on eBay a Robert Houdini Mystery Clock. I've actually seen several of them in real life, but I can't recall ever seein...
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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Sunday, July 15, 2012

George-Supreme Master of Magic

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I received an email the other day from a reader who made the suggestion that I cover GEORGE-The Supreme Master of Magic in a future colum...
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Sunday, April 8, 2012

White House Easter Egg Magic-Revisited

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Today is Easter Monday and it's also the day for the Annual White House Easter Egg Roll. This has been an annual tradition here in...
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Sunday, January 8, 2012

The Game Changing Illusion

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The one magician who changed the face of illusion magic more than anyone in the 20th Century was P.T. Selbit. Born Percy Thomas Tibbles on N...
Thursday, December 15, 2011

Houdini, Keaton, Thurston and more

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(click on picture to see larger version) Above is a theatrical page from 1907 edition of the Boston Journal. There are a number of inter...
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Sunday, May 15, 2011

103rd Anniversary of the Mantle of Magic

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Today marks the 103rd Anniversary of the Passing of the Mantle of Magic from Harry Kellar to Howard Thurston at the Fords Theatre in Baltimo...
Monday, April 18, 2011

Thurston Book Review

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I just finished reading "The Last Greatest Magician" by Jim Steinmeyer. This is the recent biography that Jim did on Howard Thurs...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

The Magical Three Stooges

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The Three Stooges, comedy icons from the early days of movies. Their popularity continues today though all of the various Stooges are gone....
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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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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Great Magic History Talk

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Jim Steinmeyer's new book "The Last Greatest Magician in the World" is out. It's a biography on Howard Thurston. I cover...
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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Ford's Theatre & The Mantle of Magic

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John T Ford The name Ford's Theatre instantly conjures up images of April 14, 1865 the night President Lincoln was shot while watch...
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