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- September 19th, 2013, 3:02 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: A major game changer for magic history research!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1240
Re: A major game changer for magic history research!
Diego, That is great news. The only issue is that the only way to get it is though a University library. Not sure how many would subscribe to these pubs. Time will tell. You can get them though the Old Fulton NY Post Card site (http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html). Though it is almost impossibl...
- May 21st, 2013, 9:53 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Magic Footnotes - magic history site updated
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1265
Magic Footnotes - magic history site updated
Magic Footnotes has been updated with articles on an unknown magic craftsman, another handcuff queen and reviews of two on-line newspaper databases. Will be adding a couple of new bits and pieces of magic history each month. Here is the link: http://www.magicfootnotes.com Hope you enjoy and good hun...
- August 14th, 2012, 10:12 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: The two greatest Victorian-era illusions . . .
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1777
Re: The two greatest Victorian-era illusions . . .
Tom, Good question. The problem with selecting just two illusions is that the Victorian Era lasted 64 years and in that time magic underwent a huge evolution. Anyway, for help with the answer I turned to my favorite Victorian Era magic writer, and yours too I suspect, Professor Hoffmann. In Modern M...
- April 27th, 2012, 3:03 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: The Davenport Brothers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1149
Re: The Davenport Brothers
Jeff,
In the Annals of Conjuring Clarke wrote that their first appearance in London was in 1864. They may have been touring the providences before that.
In the Annals of Conjuring Clarke wrote that their first appearance in London was in 1864. They may have been touring the providences before that.
- April 10th, 2012, 6:32 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Early American Magicians
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1845
Re: Early American Magicians
If you want to dig deeper into magicians who played American in the 1700's you need to look outside of the magic literature. My favorite place is in Odell's Annuals of the New York Stage. This massive work (I think 14 or more volumes) discusses every performer, big or small, who played NY city till ...
- March 27th, 2012, 2:18 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Magic history website
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1686
- March 27th, 2012, 1:26 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Magic history website
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1686
Magic history website
Check out the redesigned Magic Footnotes. The site has been simplified and refocused. I plan on regularly posting bits of information I have run across while looking for something else. Much will be taken from historical newspapers and publications. I will also be posting information and tips on con...
- March 6th, 2012, 5:26 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Early female American magicians
- Replies: 2
- Views: 748
Re: Early female American magicians
Bill, The earliest I have been able to find a female magician, two actually, performing in America is 1839. The Albany Evening Journal of September 2, 1839 had an advertisement for Miss A. R. Mills, The Magicienne, performing at the Albany Museum. She had a great writer, here is part of the wording:...
- November 20th, 2011, 5:42 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Los Angeles Magic History Conference
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7448
Re: Los Angeles Magic History Conference
I agree with everyone on the highlights of the conference. Though my favorite had to be visiting Brookledge and watching Marvyn Roy perform some of the effects he demonstrated back in the early 1940's when he worked for Thayers. He was having way to much fun and it was wonderful to watch. Can't wait...
- November 1st, 2011, 10:54 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Genii: The Conjurors' CONVENTION in 2012
- Replies: 113
- Views: 18273
Re: Genii: The Conjurors' CONVENTION in 2012
Have always found that at any conference networking and catching up with old/new friends is what I enjoyed most. So having the conference located within walking distance of restaurants, bars, coffee shops, etc is important. Also, free time and spaces within the hotel is another key element. This is ...
- May 5th, 2011, 5:39 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: CPR for (Magic) Books
- Replies: 1
- Views: 730
Re: CPR for (Magic) Books
What a great event for a magic history/collecting conference. (Hint..Hint) I have number of items I would like to get expert advice on. Sounds like a fun time was had by all.
- April 9th, 2011, 11:19 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Update to the Auction of the Century - The Christopher Collection
- Replies: 85
- Views: 18642
Re: Update to the Auction of the Century - The Christopher Collection
I sure do hope that the on-line catalog is fixed before the auction. A number of pictures are missing. Not sure anyone would bid on lot 50 (Dean) sight unseen. Have a feeling this may not end well. Though it is going to be fun to watch. I seem to have scheduled some out of office "meetings"...
- January 30th, 2011, 3:58 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Jason England & Gabe Fajuri
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3157
Re: Jason England & Gabe Fajuri
That was a fun auction. Got the one item I bid on, so I am happy. Any thoughts on the prices realized? Thought for the most part the book prices were far, with a few bargains to be had. Seems that the prices of the standard magic biographies and histories (Evans and the like) have stayed about the s...
- December 18th, 2010, 3:52 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The use of "Houdini" in mainstream news has...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1359
Re: The use of "Houdini" in mainstream news has...
If you want to see how the use of "Houdini" has changed over the years check out Google's new application: Ngram Viewer. Here is the link: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://ngrams.googlelabs.com/">http://ngrams.googlelabs.com/</a><!-- m --> . Ngram is a database of all of the word...
- November 1st, 2009, 4:56 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: New magic history website
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4261
New magic history website
Just put up a new website focused on magic history and research. Named it Magic Footnotes because I wanted to have a place to put the little bits of information that are usually relegated to brief footnotes, if even there. I also wanted to start a place to put up information on internet resources re...
- October 5th, 2009, 10:07 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: MCA: Who's Next at Bat?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 10227
Re: MCA: Who's Next at Bat?
It is sad to see David & Anita Meyer leaving the management of the MCA, but I totally understand. I have been amazed that they have been able to keep it up so long. They have brought Magicol to a new level and the amount of work to put on Collectors' Weekend is amazing. They will be missed. At a...
- October 5th, 2009, 9:21 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Ron Allesi Auction
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3884
Re: Ron Allesi Auction
This reminds me of the Garry Hayes auction that took place a few years ago. A local auction house that handles estates and the like. Hope they do a better job. Wonder what the story is?
Gary Hunt
Gary Hunt
- November 6th, 2005, 2:08 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: on-line collection of magic images
- Replies: 2
- Views: 502
Re: on-line collection of magic images
Oops!! Here is the link: http://www.pictureaustralia.org/index.html
Enjoy.
Gary Hunt
Editor Emeritus
Magical Past-Times: the On-Line Journal of Magic History www.illusionata.com/mpt/
garyhunt@mindspring.com
Enjoy.
Gary Hunt
Editor Emeritus
Magical Past-Times: the On-Line Journal of Magic History www.illusionata.com/mpt/
garyhunt@mindspring.com
- November 6th, 2005, 12:01 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: on-line collection of magic images
- Replies: 2
- Views: 502
on-line collection of magic images
Here is another interesting on-line source of magic images. Picture Australia is a site that searches the on-line image collections of Australian libraries and museums. This includes the Alma Conjuring Collection at the State Library of Victoria. Searching the term "magic" will bring up al...
Re: Hofzinser
Richard, Several years ago I got an e-mail from Thorn's great-great-grandson. He stated: "My parents are Jewish, and their family as well as their family records were destroyed in the Holocaust years in Poland. I was born in occupied Germany (British sector) after the War, in a displaced person...
- August 2nd, 2005, 7:47 am
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities
- Replies: 5
- Views: 831
Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities
Just go a copy of The Complete Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities by Eddie Dawes. This is a searchable electronic version on DVD (or CD) of the complete series from the Magic Circular, which started in 1972. It has been updated and all of the illustrations rescanned (and many are now in color!). Wi...
- July 8th, 2005, 7:18 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Medieval Magical History....
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1210
Re: Medieval Magical History....
Here are two that I would suggest: 1. Fanch Guillemin, An Illustrated History of White Magic before Robert-Houdini, 2002. Here are links to two articles in Magical Past-Times taken from the book http://www.illusionata.com/mpt/view.php?id=137&type=articles http://www.illusionata.com/mpt/view.php?...
- July 4th, 2005, 7:36 pm
- Forum: Light From the Lamp
- Topic: Laurant: Man of Many Mysteries
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1853
Re: Laurant: Man of Many Mysteries
Lisa, The Bamberg book is a wonderful book and a must read. IMHO it is the best magic autobiography every written. Sorry about that Robert-Houdin. Working on my summer magic reading and thanks to H&R I just started Barry Wileys The Indescribable Phenomenon. I hate to say it but Jamy Ian Swiss re...
- February 14th, 2005, 5:24 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Magic Club History
- Replies: 4
- Views: 670
Re: Magic Club History
Clay,
Here is one that is on my want list. Found it in Brian McCullagh's "Under the Southern Cross".
Deane Le Cornu, Just a Minute, A Brief History of Garden Ring 148 Inc. 1955-2000
Gary Hunt
Here is one that is on my want list. Found it in Brian McCullagh's "Under the Southern Cross".
Deane Le Cornu, Just a Minute, A Brief History of Garden Ring 148 Inc. 1955-2000
Gary Hunt
- February 13th, 2005, 8:42 am
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Magic Club History
- Replies: 4
- Views: 670
Re: Magic Club History
Clay, Now I have more stuff to add to my want list :( Here are two more titles: Rick Pugh, Nelson Schmitt, Maurice Lowe Wizards Of Wichita - A Society Of Magicians 50th Anniversary - Souvenir Record 1946-1996 Ring 47, 1996 George Tutter A History Of The Youngstown Magic Club - An Account of the Orig...
- February 6th, 2005, 8:41 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Broadsides from the Ricky Jay Collection
- Replies: 8
- Views: 974
Re: Broadsides from the Ricky Jay Collection
Have dropped both the museum and publisher an e-mail. Will let you know what I find out.
Gary Hunt
Gary Hunt
- February 6th, 2005, 7:59 am
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Broadsides from the Ricky Jay Collection
- Replies: 8
- Views: 974
Broadsides from the Ricky Jay Collection
Has anyone seen Extraordinary Exhibitions: Broadsides from the Ricky Jay Collection at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco? This sounds like an amazing exhibit. Any information on the catalog that accompanies the exhibit? There is mention of it on their site, but no ordering informa...
- February 5th, 2005, 10:42 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Let me know what other magazines you read in addition to Genii
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1021
Re: Let me know what other magazines you read in addition to Genii
What is interesting is that half of the respondents are not members of IBM and three-quarters are not members of SAM. That is assuming you would read the magazine that comes with the membership. The question is why do so many magicians not belong to the IBM or SAM? Does it say anything about the qua...
- January 20th, 2005, 12:50 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Houdini Autographs
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1795
Re: Houdini Autographs
Kevin, Thanks.I needed a laugh. Someone bid on it. Amazing. A collection of photos of near actual Houdini memorabilia would be a great topic for an article or presentation at a collector conference. Just a thought. Gary Hunt Editor Emeritus Magical Past-Times: the On-Line Journal of Magic History ww...
- January 20th, 2005, 12:33 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Cataloging Your Collection
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2454
Re: Cataloging Your Collection
I set up a separate database for my magazines and designed a simple data entry screen. Worked very well. Of course as I added data I kept thinking up new fields to add. Next will tackle other printed materials (again I may use a separated database/input screen or just integrate it into the book data...
- January 16th, 2005, 5:51 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Books by Victor Farelli?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1883
Re: Books by Victor Farelli?
Dont forget my personnel favorite: Magical Bibliographies: A Guide.
Gary Hunt
Gary Hunt
- January 16th, 2005, 4:33 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Cataloging Your Collection
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2454
Re: Cataloging Your Collection
Kevin, The program has a search function. It also has a report generating function, so you can just print out the data fields you want. I have not really gotten much into this feature yet. Just did some basic title author reports. It takes a little while to get use to, but the data entry screen can ...
- January 16th, 2005, 1:44 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Cataloging Your Collection
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2454
Re: Cataloging Your Collection
Kevin, Just took the plunge and am in the middle of putting my collection into a database. Before I had written records and had tried a database, which was wiped out after a hard drive crash several years ago. I looked at a number of book collecting programs and finally settled on BookCat. It is a v...
- October 13th, 2004, 6:47 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Houdini Auction
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4004
Re: Houdini Auction
Kevin, Did you notice that they put the 460 lots on Ebay Live Auction? So it looks like this will be even more interesting. Check it out at: http://search.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/search/LiveAuctionSearch?ahid=3274&ccn=Collectibles+%26+Memorabilia&isl=0&lc=1&sactlgid=6353&soitems...
- October 1st, 2004, 5:40 pm
- Forum: Collector's Marketplace
- Topic: Radner Houdini Auction
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1475
Re: Radner Houdini Auction
Geno, Any idea when the hard copy catalog will be available and how to order a copy? When will the on-line catalog be finished? It has been at 460 ideas for a couple of weeks now. This should be an interesting event. Gary Hunt Contributing Editor Magical Past-Times: the On-Line Journal of Magic Hist...
- September 18th, 2004, 7:27 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Are you Paying Too Much For That Collectible?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 3691
Re: Are you Paying Too Much For That Collectible?
Clay your point on magic collecting as an investment is right one. One of the problems with magic collecting as an investment is the limited number of buyers. One just has too look at the poster market too see what can happen. It seems that an ever-increasing number of collections are coming onto th...
- July 18th, 2004, 9:09 am
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: The Internet: The High-Acid Paper of the 21st Century?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2324
Re: The Internet: The High-Acid Paper of the 21st Century?
Let me start out by saying that Magical Past-Times: the On-Line Journal of Magic History is alive and well at: www.illusionata.com/mpt/ . I turned over the editing and hosting duties to Todd Karr becase he has the resources to take MPT to the next level. So keep an eye open for some great new materi...
- February 22nd, 2004, 7:51 am
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Books you would like to read
- Replies: 2
- Views: 424
Books you would like to read
A question for the hard core. What would you consider the rarest (ie hardest to find but not unique) magic biographies, autobiographies or histories? They should contain more that just a mention of some performer and be something that you enjoyed reading or would like to read (compared to just ownin...
- May 19th, 2003, 5:47 pm
- Forum: Magic History and Anecdotes
- Topic: Question about private Los Angeles magic museum.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 533
Re: Question about private Los Angeles magic museum.
It is the SAM Magic Hall of Fame and Magic Museum. Contact John Engman, PO Box 80577, San Marino, CA 91118 for information about visiting.
Gary Hunt
Gary Hunt
- April 1st, 2003, 7:29 pm
- Forum: Link Watch
- Topic: Magical Past-Times
- Replies: 1
- Views: 563
Magical Past-Times
A new issue of Magical Past-Times: The On-Line Journal of Magic History is now online. Six new articles: Letter from John Henry Anderson To His Son by Houdini; More Snippets from An Illustrated History of White Magic before Robert-Houdin by Fanch Guillemin; March Hare By Ben Robinson; A Revelation b...