Magic – A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater by David Price

Details: Magic – A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater. This book is David Price’s wonderful history of magicians in the theater from the time they came in from the streets and carnivals and began competing with actors of the legitimate stage to the beginning of World War II. All the greats are included:

• Alexander,
• Carl (Compars) Herrmann,
• Robert Heller,
• Harry Kellar,
• Howard Thurston,
• Houdini,
• Dante,
• Blackstone,
• Cardini,
• Jose Frakson,
• Keith Clark,
• Harry Willard,
• Sorcar
• and many others.

This book contains much new information that has never been published – the result of a lifetime of research and experience in the field – and in many cases corrects myths that have sprung up around the careers of famous magicians.

This is a wonderful book and getting harder to find these days.

Contents:
Introduction H
Prologue 13
1 The Early Magicians 29
2 Some Early American Magicians 52
3 The Golden Years of Anderson, Compars Herrmann, and Robert-Houdin 59
4 The Herrmann Era 31
5 Egyptian Hall, London, and the Maskelyne Dynasty 110
6 The Kellar Years 141
7 Houdini 136
8 When Thurston Was King 206
9 Dante and Others Who Came after Thurston 277
10 Latter-Day Vaudeville Magicians 323
11 Outdoor Magicians 374
12 Magicians of Lyceum and Chautauqua 391
13 The Pretenders 439
14 Oriental Magicians 494
Bibliography 539
Index 542

• Publisher: Cornwall Books
• Pages: 551
• Location: Cranbury, NJ, USA
• Dimensions: 9″x11″
• Date: 1985
• Binding: hardbound

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