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Showing posts with label Robert Heller. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Robert Heller. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Notes on Episode 11 The Great Maro

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Here is the cartoon that appeared in the Sphinx Magazine on Maro. I believe the reason he left the 'devilish imps' off his poster...
Sunday, January 10, 2016

Continued Clean-up of Robert Heller's Grave

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I just received a note from Tony Selletti about a young man, Ken Biddle, from Philadelaphia who, along with his wife, have begun some add...
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

The Magic Detective SHOW New Episode

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Well, after a VERY long absence, the Magic Detective Show is back. If you're new to this, the show is a 5+ minute video blog on magic hi...
Saturday, June 21, 2014

Robert Heller's Magnifecent Peacock

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Robert Heller and his Peacock Automaton As fascinated as I am by Heller, I must now admit, I also have an odd fascination for the so-ca...
Sunday, June 15, 2014

Heller, Houdini and more

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Photo taken during Houdini's visit to the grave in 1910 My fascination with Robert Heller began with Houdini. Specifically, the ima...
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Robert Heller RETURNS

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I just heard from the folks at the Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia and they sent me the above photo! The grave of Robert Heller/Willia...
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Robert Heller Memorabila

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If you spend some time looking over my blog, it becomes apparent fairly quickly who my favorite performers are. You'll see the most arti...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Robert Heller's Flying Cage

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Readers to this blog will be aware of my interest in Robert Heller. I would go so far to say that I am the biggest Robert Heller fan of t...
Friday, February 8, 2013

The Hat of Robert Heller

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A short time ago I had been contacted by an auction house who had acquired a top hat said to belong to a once famous magician. They co...
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

The Incredible Walnut Street Theatre

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I love old theatres, and in America there is none older than The Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. It has been around for 204 years ...
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Saturday, October 13, 2012

Robert Heller's Nephew, Maybe

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Imagine my surprise to discover a performer who claimed to be the nephew of Robert Heller. I found  him quite by accident. I was looking f...
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Thursday, October 11, 2012

Episode 2 Magic Detective Show

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Here is Episode 2 now online. Once you watch the episode, head over to the blog article which gives more information about Episode 2. Enjoy!
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Episode 2 Additional Information

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For the record, I love searching out the graves of dead magicians. Mainly because it's so darn hard to find the graves of living ones....
Saturday, June 2, 2012

Imitation Is The Sincerest Form of Flattery-Magic Style

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In today's magic world we have enormous amounts of imitation, which is often more akin to theft and copying than imitation. One recent e...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The Magic of HELLER Pt 3, Second Sight

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One of the features of Robert Heller's act was his presentation of Second Sight. He claimed to have invented the illusion, though tha...
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Monday, May 28, 2012

The Magic of Robert Heller Pt 2 - The Table of the Black Arts

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When Robert Heller began his career in magic he basically ripped off the act of Robert-Houdin. He was not the only performer to do so. He ch...
Sunday, May 27, 2012

The MAGIC of HELLER Pt1

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In Jan of 2009, I put up a blog about Robert Heller at my old blog( which is now deceased). I added a little biographical information as w...
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Monday, November 21, 2011

The Last Days of Robert Heller

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Approximately 133 years ago this week, Robert Heller, the Victorian era magician, just finished up his final two week run at the Old Natio...
Thursday, September 29, 2011

Houdini's Grave & More

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If you've been following my blog, you know about the October 8th Heller Project to clean up the grave of Robert Heller. Thankfully, ther...
Monday, September 12, 2011

October 8 Heller Project Update

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I just received some photos from the grave area where Robert Heller's tombstone sits. These pictures clearly show the neglect and lack o...