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Texas36 New user 92 Posts |
If you are interested in Civil War magicians, particularly those who toured the South during the war, you may want to check out the article I published on that subject in the new Fall 2012 issue of The Civil War Monitor magazine (available on newstands this coming week).The article has the title "Wonder, Delight, Astonishment, and the Art of Deception." The Monitor typically publishes articles on the military history of the war and with the 150th anniversary of the war in progress, I thought it would be interesting to put something on the magic of that period in print. Many people, and most magicians, are surprised to learn that magicians travelled extensively throughout the South during the war, making their way across battlefields, sometimes through enemy lines, and performing for large and enthusiastic crowds. The marketing techniques they used are similar to those we use today, with the exception that they might throw in the occasional show to raise money to equip a gunboat. The tricks they performed are similar to those we use today, although you don't see the "nose amputation" demonstrated today as often as we might like. In any event, I had fun writing the article and I hope some of you enjoy reading it. If you are interested in Civil War magic, another couple of sources I recommend are Dean Carnegie's excellent Magic Detective blog and Gary Hunt's publication: "The Eye Deceived, the Ear Amused and the Mind Astonished: The Scrapbook of Professor Gus Rich, The Wizard of the Blue Ridge." I am continuing to research this subject and hope to turn it into a more substantial publication for the magic community at some point.
Ed Cotham Houston |
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