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The Bi
llboard
JANUARY 1, 1921
MAGIC ann MAGICIANS
ites at the Clevianet! Ofless of The Biibeurd, Where Lettey eet Now,
be novetymigic ture of Harry Davis and ‘partner, Devear, is said to de going good “the aula-West. ek ee ‘Taylor is busy these days playing the ing towns of Chicago, A persistent
has it that Horace Golden, am A-1
head of the Boy Scost movement. Paine’s ‘offer of ten dollars to any Scout or person. pres‘ent at the entertainment who coald tle the Great Marcus so he could not liberate bimselt was uncollected. tea Se
Bal Usher, who’ is booked ‘about seven nights & week at leading clubs and entertaiiments in Philadelphia, does 2 needle disappearing stunt in which ft seems he swallows tome forty-eight steel splinters. He says they help him digest
‘who could, perhaps, headline many 4
Mle bills in this day, is to forsake magic
“contains much interesting sews'on the vari‘tocleties, clever editorials and many fe
fha stendoye of magicians and mindreeders, it fi, and chee oon nd a ace om
Le er
S¢That Als Axion “has a real act and knows.
to pit it over is evidenced by the fact he has been offering his mindreadiag ‘act Chicago theaters for two months and is still ‘big. 4.8. 4
Giefense, clever young eacspe art is protieg one of the greatest attractions ied at tho Harlem Muscum. 154 5B, 125th
stamped “high-class and refed.”
mystifying feature, the program offers novelty
tures by Jimmy Brooks, Shorty Gilbert and the “Little French Girl. Cartoonist. a ee
Davia Devant, worldfamous iMlasionist, 1s
in a British-made serial picture expos
medinma, "Judging from ‘trade criti
iam the picture is not x0 popular in England,
“the worst
‘ver of the cast who-docs-ot ‘comein. for @ knock. +05,
Wien no ypuotiats or escape artists and only a ver few ebadowgraphists in vanderille, it 4s Delieved that acts of this kind might again ‘be woll favored in variety entertainment. Prof. Radoano, hypnotist, and Howard Clefense, selfMberator, both “of New York City, are sala to be @ team that would prove profitable materi Sor «lire mines. |
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‘If the manner in which her work was favored ‘by Eichmond, Va., audiences,can be accented az a critecioa of all stands along the Delmar
“he girl with a thou sand eyes," io sure to add greater laurels to Ber capacity of payehic. ‘The raplé-fre way ‘Mise Le Mar answored questions: of all kinds Goring her engagement In the Virginia capital 4s sai4 to have * rat caret them wey."
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Stagielans of New York City and vielnity, “who antielpated with great interest the coming of Alexander, are sald to be disappointed corer a reported announcement that the K. & B, interests 614 not incinde either the big town ‘or New Jersey in the route of ““The Man Who Knows." Alexander's work bas been ite Tess than @ sensation thra the West and South this. season.
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‘he ideal way for one-night shows. to overcome present hit-thesty road. expenses is to employ an autotruck, according to the re ported successful experiences in this line of ‘Maxime Raymond, magician. With a six-people
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