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| Eagle,
George Barnardo (1806-1858) English magician billed as "The Royal Wizard of the South". Also toured as Barnardo and Na Barno. Rival and imitator of John Henry Anderson, he published Barnardo's Handbook of Magic in 1846. A copy of a Barnardo Eagle playbill can be seen on page 63 of Magic: A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater. Father of magicienne Georgiana Eagle. |
| Eagle,
Georgiana Elizabeth (1834-1911) English female magician, daughter of magician George Barnardo Eagle. Most famous for her second-sight act, performed even before the psychic/spiritualism craze began. Billed herself from 1841-46 as "The Mysterious Lady" and from 1872-86 as "Gilliland Card", Gilliland being her married name. |
| Easley,
Bert (1904-1987) American comedy magician, acrobat and magic dealer. His gift for specialty dancing led him to develop "The Lean", a trick in which the feet remain flat on the floor while the body leans forward until the performer is almost in a prone position, seemingly without natural support. Until 1975, he operated Bert Easley's Fun Shop in Phoenix, Arizona. Published Doing Magic for Youngsters in 1948. |
| Eck,
Johnny (1911-1991) American performer (real name John Eckhardt) who was born with a physical condition that made him appear as if his body had been cut off at the waist. He exhibited himself in freak shows as a Living Half-Man for many years, and appeared in the classic Tod Browning horror film Freaks (1932). With his twin brother Robert, who looked identical to Johnny except that his body was normal, he performed a strange but comical magic routine in which a man (Robert) would enter a cabinet and be sawed in two pieces by the magician. When the cabinet was opened, the legs jumped out of the cabinet and were chased around the stage by the top half of the man (Johnny), who would even run up the theater aisle propelled by his arms. The act was featured for six months in Rajah Raboid's "Mysteries of 1937" stage show. Visit Johnny Eck's grave. Johnny is buried alongside his twin brother. |
| Eckam,
Elmer (1891-1963) American magician and magic dealer, operated Art in Magic in Rochester, NY. |
| Edler,
Karl (1877-?) Austrian magician and ventriloquist. |
| Edmanson,
Robert (1890-1949) English magician and ventriloquist. |
| Edwards,
Charlie (1883-1958) English magician, specialist in street magic. |
| Elliott,
Dr. James William (1874-1920) European magician who played the part of Bosco for a time in the LeRoy-Talma-Bosco act. He was, in fact, the only "Bosco" who was actually a magician. |
| Elliott,
Mr. (?-?) American magician, popular during the late 1700s, who was advertised as having the ability to turn members of his audience different colors. |
| Ellwood
(?-?) American magician on the Lyceum and Chautauqua circuits. |
| Elmsley,
Alex (1929-2006)
(birthday March 2) Scottish amateur magician and author. Inventor of the Elmsley Count, also known as the Ghost Count. Gifted mathematics and computer scholar. |
| El
Roy
(?-?) American magician on the Lyceum and Chautauqua circuits. |
| Emmett
(?-?) American magician (last name) who sometimes starred with J.H. Durno on the Lyceum circuit around 1900. |
| Epstein,
Adam (1820-1869) Successful Polish magician who toured extensively throughout Europe in the mid-1800's. One of the first magicians to travel with his own independent show, rather than as a part of a larger circus or theatrical troupe. Died performing the dangerous Bullet Catching Act; his wand, used to ram home the balls in the rifle barrel, broke inside the gun and he was killed by wand shards. |
| Everett,
M.H.
(?-?) African-American stage assistant who played the part of "Boomskie" in the Leon Herrmann show after 1898. Prior to his stint with Herrmann, he had assisted Bancroft until Bancroft's sudden death in 1897. |
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