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Proquest Dissertations
Early Cinema and the Supernatural by Murray Leeder B.A. (Honours) English, University of Calgary, M.A. Film Studies, Carleton University A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Cultural Mediations © Murray Leeder September 2011 Library and Archives Bibliotheque et 1*1 Canada Archives Canada Published Heritage Direction du Branch Patrimoine de I'edition 395 Wellington Street 395, rue Wellington OttawaONK1A0N4 OttawaONK1A0N4 Canada Canada Your file Votre reference ISBN: 978-0-494-83208-0 Our file Notre reference ISBN: 978-0-494-83208-0 NOTICE: AVIS: The author has granted a non L'auteur a accorde une licence non exclusive exclusive license allowing Library and permettant a la Bibliotheque et Archives Archives Canada to reproduce, Canada de reproduire, publier, archiver, publish, archive, preserve, conserve, sauvegarder, conserver, transmettre au public communicate to the public by par telecommunication ou par I'lnternet, preter, telecommunication or on the Internet, distribuer et vendre des theses partout dans le loan, distribute and sell theses monde, a des fins commerciales ou autres, sur worldwide, for commercial or non support microforme, papier, electronique et/ou commercial purposes, in microform, autres formats. paper, electronic and/or any other formats. The author retains copyright L'auteur conserve la propriete du droit d'auteur ownership and moral rights in this et des droits moraux qui protege cette these. Ni thesis. Neither the thesis nor la these ni des extraits substantiels de celle-ci substantial extracts from it may be ne doivent etre imprimes ou autrement printed or otherwise reproduced reproduits sans son autorisation. -
Fall Magic Auction
Public Auction #027 Fall Magic Auction Featuring Personal Artifacts and Memorabilia From The Career of Channing Pollock and The Library of James B. Alfredson Complemented by a Selection of Collectible Magicana Auction Saturday, November 1, 2014 v 10:00 Am Exhibition October 29 - 31 v 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Inquiries [email protected] Phone: 773-472-1442 Potter & Potter Auctions, Inc. 3759 N. Ravenswood Ave. -Suite 121- Chicago, IL 60613 Channing Pollock Channing West Pollock (1926 – 2006) was one of the most Snow-white birds materialized from the hands of the tall, dark, sophisticated, professional, accomplished—and imitated— and handsome magician. Then they vanished, along with the magicians of his generation. cage that held them. He began studying magic at the age of 21. Upon Pollock’s popularity was not only derived from his sleight of graduation from the Chavez College of Manual Dexterity hand technique, however. Often billed as “the most handsome and Prestidigitation in 1952, he was regarded as its most man in the world,” his appeal to general audiences led him into accomplished pupil and soon held a teaching position at starring roles in European films such as Judex and Rocambole, the school, but quickly moved on to a storied career in show and to regular appearances in American television on a number business. In 1954, he appeared on Ed Sullivan’s famous of popular programs. television variety show. Soon thereafter, Pollock went on to Although Pollock retired from show business completely conquer American stages, and then set his sights abroad to in 1969, he never lost his love for magic. -
Programmes of Magicians
LATEST MAGICAL BOOKS. AL BAKER'S PROUDLOCK'S TWO BOOKS. EGG BAG & FOUR You all know Al ACE Presentation. Baker's kind of ECC BAG Maqic. Real smart Thit book is well pro- ic that appeals FOUR all. Tricks YOU will work. • Well Illustrated. V Vol. One 5/6. Vol. Two 4/-. Postage 3d. ODERN MASTER MYSTERIES. »w tricks for tha irlour, Club or ^age. 108 pages, "'.'th many illuitra- jf'pns. Very few eft. Buy now I ' ice 5/6. Post 3d. /ENTRILOQUISM. By M. Hurling, small practical WILL ALMA Spok. If you want M.I.M.C. (LONDON) , > become a ven- : jloquist you cannot ake a better sta[t 1 uu I i man with this book. detail. New Gags, New Dialogues. Price 5/6. Post 3d. Price 2/6. Post 3d. SEALED MESSAGE READING THE ODIN KINGS METHODS. The last word on the A full and exhaus- Chinese Rings. An tive treatise on all entirely new method of presentation invented the different by Claudius Odin. mehtods used by Translated and Edited the leading Acts of by Victor Farelli 6/6 to-day. Price Price 8/-. Post 3d. Printed and Published by L. D. & Co., London. Copyright PROGRAMMES OF MAGICIANS (REVISED, WHERE POSSIBLE, BY THE PERFORMERS THEMSELVES) Showing at a glance the tricks performed by all the leading conjurors, extending over a period of forty-two years, from 1864 to 1906 An Invaluable Guide for the Amateur and Professional Just the Book that every Magician wants COMPILED, WITH NOTES, BY J. F. BURROWS {Author of The Lightning Artist, Some New Magic, etc., etc. -
Avisit to Main Street Magic Page 36
OCTOBER 2015 Volume 105 Number 4 AVisit to Main Street Magic Page 36 MAGIC - UNITY - MIGHT Editor Michael Close Editor Emeritus David Goodsell Associate Editor W.S. Duncan 40.00 Proofreader & Copy Editor $3 Lindsay Smith Art Director Lisa Close Online Edition Coordinator Bruce Kalver Publisher Society of American Magicians, 4927 S. Oak Ct., Littleton, CO 80127 SPECIAL OFFER! Copyright © 2015 $340 or 6 monthly payments of $57 Subscription is through membership Shipped upon first payment! in the Society and annual dues of $65, of which $40 is for 12 issues of M-U-M. All inquiries concerning membership, change of address, and missing or replacement issues EVERYTHING YOU NEED should be addressed to: TO SOUND LIKE A PRO You could open the box at your show! Manon Rodriguez, National Administrator 4927 S. Oak Ct. Littleton, CO 80127 [email protected] For audiences of up to 400 people. Skype: manonadmin Phone: 303-362-0575 All-inclusive! Handheld, Headsets, lapel Fax: 303-362-0424 mics, speaker, receiver (built in), highest quality battery, inputs, outputs.. www.mum-magazine.com SPEAKER STAND, HARD CASE, CORDS. To file an assembly report go to: For advertising information, All for just $340 reservations, and placement contact: Most trusted system on the market. Cinde Sanders, M-U-M Advertising Manager Email: [email protected] Telephone: 214-902-9200 Editorial contributions and correspondence Package Deal includes: concerning all content and advertising Amazing Amp speaker, removable re- should be addressed to the editor: chargeable 12V battery, power cord, (2) Michael Close - Email: [email protected] headset mics, (2) lapel mics, carrying Phone: 317-456-7234 Submissions for the magazine will only be bag, (3) 9V batteries, (2) belt pack accepted by email or fax. -
Exhibition Guide & Event Highlights Staging Magic
EXHIBITION GUIDE & EVENT HIGHLIGHTS STAGING MAGIC A warm welcome to Senate House Library and to Staging Magic: The Story Behind the Illusion, an adventure through the history of conjuring and magic as entertainment, a centuries-long fascination that still excites and inspires today. The exhibition displays items on the history of magic from Senate House Library’s collection. The library houses and cares for more than 2 million books, 50 named special collections and over 1,800 archives. It’s one of the UK’s largest academic libraries focused on the arts, humanities and social sciences and holds a wealth of primary source material from the medieval period to the modern age. I hope that you are inspired by the exhibition and accompanying events, as we explore magic’s spell on society from illustrious performances in the top theatres, and street and parlour tricks that have sparked the imagination of society. Dr Nick Barratt Director, Senate House Library INTRODUCTION The exhibition features over 60 stories which focus on magic in the form of sleight-of-hand (legerdemain) and stage illusions, from 16th century court jugglers to the great masters of the golden age of magic in the 19th and early 20th centuries. These stories are told through the books, manuscripts and ephemera of the Harry Price Library of Magical Literature. Through five interconnected themes, the exhibition explores how magic has remained a mainstay of popular culture in the western world, how its secrets have been kept and revealed, and how magicians have innovated to continue to surprise and enchant their audiences. -
'Limelights and Shadows': Popular and Visual Culture in South West
‘Limelights and shadows’: popular and visual culture in South West England, 1880-1914 Submitted by Rosalind Claire Leveridge to the University of Exeter as a thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in English in May 2011. This thesis is available for Library use on the understanding that it is copyright material and that no quotation from the thesis may be published without proper acknowledgement. I certify that all the material in this thesis which is not my own work has been identified and that no material has been previously submitted and approved for the award of a degree by this or any other University. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 1 Abstract The late nineteenth century and early twentieth century were an important period for popular shows involving the moving and projected image, yet there have been few sustained studies that have mapped optical entertainments systematically outside London or that have analysed the influence of such shows on early film exhibition. This thesis has profiled the popular and visual culture of five contrasting South West locations during this period, tracing the development and distribution of magic lantern shows and dioramas as well as identifying the local and touring companies who hosted film on its arrival in the region. Using the local press, the trade press, contemporary publications and ephemera, this thesis has reconstructed an account of local shows and culture which not only deepens our understanding of popular visual entertainments in regional contexts, but which also serves to stand as a comparison to other established urban and metropolitan paradigms and thus to contribute to a wider and more complex national picture. -
Art of Magic in Great Britain Between 1860S and 1910S. Artistic Expression of the Impossible
Art of magic in Great Britain between 1860s and 1910s. Artistic expression of the impossible. Inauguraldissertation zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Philosophie im Fachbereich Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaften der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität zu Frankfurt am Main vorgelegt von Alexey Pivovarov aus Moskau, Russland 2019 Table of contents Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 2 Historical framework .................................................................................................. 10 Modern studies of magic ............................................................................................ 14 Historical sources ....................................................................................................... 19 Research objectives and methodology ....................................................................... 20 Chapter 1. Theatre magic in the late 19th-early 20th centuries ........................................ 22 Part 1. Magic as a part of the performance scene ....................................................... 22 Location .................................................................................................................. 22 Music ...................................................................................................................... 25 Team ...................................................................................................................... -
Suburbia, Seaside and Sensation: Showing Films in London and the South-East, 1896 – 1897
Suburbia, seaside and sensation: showing films in London and the south-east, 1896 – 1897 Amy Louise Bethel PhD University of York Theatre, Film and Television September 2015 Abstract The study of film exhibition has become increasingly important in researching and interpreting the silent film period. In this context, it is crucial to understand how the British film-going experience emerged, laying the foundations for one of the key leisure pursuits of the twentieth century and beyond. This thesis examines a fascinating and distinct moment in the history of silent film. The resilience of films as an occasional form of entertainment during the first two years of commercial exhibition was due, in part, to the sensational aspects of the new medium, and to the activities of a range of travelling showmen and lanternists. The role of such individuals in suburban areas has been largely overlooked, while the role of the music hall and the frequency of film shows in this period have been overstated. I seek to redress this by showing that films arrived outside of large urban areas in a variety of settings, with lanternists occupying a crucial role. By employing an empirical and systematic methodological framework, I offer a new perspective by means of detailed case studies chronicling the exhibition of films in the suburban towns of Croydon, Ealing and Woolwich between 1896 and 1897. Focussing so precisely on the first two years of commercial exhibition enables a comprehensive study of the initial impact of the cinematograph and how film exhibition was working in that period. By means of a fourth case study, I re-appraise and re-position the role of lanternists and show the importance of these entrepreneurs in terms of film exhibition and their impact on the suburban London landscape. -
Denny Haney: Defender of the Old School Page 36
AUGUST 2012 DENNY HANEY: DEFENDER OF THE OLD SCHOOL PAGE 36 MAGIC - UNITY - MIGHT Editor Michael Close Editor Emeritus David Goodsell Associate Editor W.S. Duncan Proofreader & Copy Editor Lindsay Smith Art Director Lisa Close Publisher Society of American Magicians, 6838 N. Alpine Dr. Parker, CO 80134 Copyright © 2012 Subscription is through membership in the Society and annual dues of $65, of which $40 is for 12 issues of M-U-M. All inquiries concerning membership, change of address, and missing or replacement issues should be addressed to: Manon Rodriguez, National Administrator P.O. Box 505, Parker, CO 80134 [email protected] Skype: manonadmin Phone: 303-362-0575 Fax: 303-362-0424 Send assembly reports to: [email protected] For advertising information, reservations, and placement contact: Mona S. Morrison, M-U-M Advertising Manager 645 Darien Court, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 Email: [email protected] Telephone/fax: (847) 519-9201 Editorial contributions and correspondence concerning all content and advertising should be addressed to the editor: Michael Close - Email: [email protected] Phone: 317-456-7234 Fax: 866-591-7392 Submissions for the magazine will only be accepted by email or fax. VISIT THE S.A.M. WEB SITE www.magicsam.com To access “Members Only” pages: Enter your Name and Membership number exactly as it appears on your membership card. 4 M-U-M Magazine - AUGUST 2012 M-U-M AUGUST 2012 MAGAZINE Volume 102 • Number 3 ON THE COVER S.A.M. NEWS PAGE 36 6 From the Editor’s Desk 8 From the President’s Desk 10 New Members & Reinstatements 11 M-U-M Assembly News 25 S.A.M. -
Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward
STAGE NOTES prepared by Bridget Grace Sheaff Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward Glossary for Blithe Spirit ................................................................................................................. 2 Spiritualism: Origins and Effects ................................................................................................... 10 History of the Bicycle .................................................................................................................... 11 To A Skylark .................................................................................................................................. 13 About the Play .............................................................................................................................. 16 About the Playwright .................................................................................................................... 18 Page | 1 Glossary for Blithe Spirit PLACE Budleigh Salterton: A small town on the coast in east Devon, England, 15 miles south east of Exeter. Canterbury: An historic English cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a local government district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour. Exmouth: A port town, civil parish and seaside resort in East Devon, England, sited on the east bank of the mouth of the River Exeter. Folkestone: A port town located on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. Hythe: A small coastal market town on the edge of -
Cornering the Market on Fraud Stage Magicians Versus Spirit Mediums
Cornering the Market on Fraud Stage Magicians versus Spirit Mediums JOHN BENEDICT BUESCHER George Mason University It is well known that the first public demonstrations of physical manifesta- tions of spiritualist phenomena were rapidly followed by demonstrations pur- porting to debunk them: The Fox sisters produced spirit raps at Corinthian Hall in Rochester in November 1849.1 The following year, the one-time Universalist minister Chauncey Burr put on debunking shows, in which he made cracking sounds with his toe joints.2 What is less often observed is the competitive nature of the magicians and mediums: in the latter half of the nineteenth century and beyond, the two were in fact in an ongoing competi- tion for the same corner of the entertainment market; they sought not only to engage the same clientele, but also to pointedly maneuver around the legal and social impediments to the practice of their art. The English magician John Nevil Maskelyne wrote in 1876 that, ‘‘Medium and conjuror means the same thing,’’ but ‘‘a bad conjuror will make a good medium any day. The spirit juggler,’’ he said, ‘‘shall keep you singing hymns for two hours in a darkened room (his own room, too!) and then pronounce the circumstances unfavourable. [But the magician] must produce the effects whether the audience be ‘sympathetic’ ...ornot.’’3 1. Emma Hardinge (later more commonly known by her married name, Emma Hardinge Britten), Modern American Spiritualism: A Twenty Years’ Record of the Commu- nion between Earth and the World of Spirits (New York: The Author, 1870), 42–47. 2. Burr was assisted in these performances by his brother Heman. -
Magic Royal Mail S Next Special Stamp Issue
BRITISH PHILATELIC BULLETIN Magic Royal Mail s next special stamp issue Technical details Five stamps celebrating the centenary of the Magic Circle go on sale at Post Office branches and philatelic outlets and Royal Mail Tallents House Printer Walsall on 15 March. The Circle was founded by John Nevil Maskelyne (1839- Process Gravure 1917), regarded as the father of modern British conjuring. The stamps fea Stamp size 41 x 30mm ture: 1st Spinning coin - heads or tails; 4-Op a rabbit out of hat trick; 47P Sheet size 25 and 50 knotted scarf trick; 68p card trick; and £1.12 pyramid under fez trick. The Perforation 14.5 x 14 stamps were designed by Tatham Design using illustrations by George Phosphor Two bands Hardie. In keeping with the subject, the stamps feature magic tricks which Gum PVA can be enjoyed by the collector or user of the stamps. On the 1st class you Gutter pairs Vertical can rub with a coin the blank coin shown on the stamp to reveal a head or a tail of a coin. The two versions of the stamp appear identical before rub Colours bing; they are printed in alternate rows of the sheet, indicated by the small letters h and t in the left sheet margin. Follow the instructions on the other 1st dark blue • cool grey • orange • light blue stamps for an illusion or trick. Thermographic ink, as used on the 27P 40p dark blue • cool grey • Weather and 2nd class Nobel Prizes stamps in 2001, has been used in the orange • green • purple printing of the 47P and £1.12 Magic stamps.