Pen and Sword, 2018. Softcover. New. A clean crisp well preserved 2018 Pen and Sword softcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. In a time before television, radio and cinema, entertainment was found at the many music halls and theaters up and down Great Britain. Acts were varied and included singers, comedians, acrobats, dance acts, animal acts, magicians and escapologists as well as male and female impersonators. Shows played to packed audiences.

Many people escaped their humdrum lives, working in cotton mills, coal mines or factories up and down the country, by visiting the local theater or music hall. Magicians and illusionists attracted huge crowds all over the country. This book includes the stories of some of the best illusionists as well as specialty acts such as Datas and The Human Fly. Some are still well-known names today, while others will be unheard of by many. Marvel at the feats and lives of the Davenport Brothers, the Great Raymond, David Devant, Carl Hertz and Harry Kellar. Relive the tragedies such as the deaths on stage of Chung Ling Soo and the Great Lafayette.

The performers of the late 1800s and early 1900s made way for the many great illusionists and stage artists that we have today. Acts such as David Copperfield, Siegfried and Roy and David Blaine are all influenced by the likes of Houdini, The Great Lafayette and Robert-Houdini and without the innovations of the early artists, the modern performers might not exist - how different would entertainment be to this day?

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Bookseller: The Anthropologists Closet (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 514
Title: The Great Illusionists
Author: Derek Tait
Format/Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: New
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 1473890764
ISBN 13: 9781473890763
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Date Published: 2018
Keywords: Illusionists, Magic, Magician, the Davenport Brothers, the Great Raymond, David Devant, Carl Hertz, Harry Kellar, Chung Ling Soo, the Great Lafayette, Houdini, entertainment, Performers,

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