This is a SHORT episode, running approx 14 minutes. The topic is Frederick Bancroft an unusual magician from the late 19th Century. He had amazing posters that were breathtaking, but was his show up to the image he was projecting? Listen to the podcast to find out more! The Magic Det. Contest from last week has been extended. The Question is:
Name an illusionist, a contemporary of Houdini, who left a successful stage career to become a gold miner. And though that sounds like a typical magician’s tall tale, he wound up testifying before Congress about the gold mining industry. Who Was This Illusionist? Send your answers to info@carnegiemagic.com and put Contest3 in the subject heading.
Music for this episode by https://purple-planet.com Please check out my blog, TheMagicDetective.com for more info on this episode.
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Ep 98 Magician and Magic Dealer Frank Ducrot
Ep 97 The Houdini Broadcasts
Ep 96 The First Houdini Seance -Did Houdini Return?
Ep 95 The Life of Eddie Joseph, Magic Writer and Magician
Ep 94 The Amazing Maurice Fogel
Ep 93 William Marion Fay - The Other Davenport Brother
Ep 92 The Other Houdini - Tony Curtis
Ep 91 The Wonderful Life of Tommy Wonder
Ep 90 Hen Fetsch - The Epic Inventor of Magic
Ep 89 Magic History News & Updates
Ep 88 Tales From The Dark Side of Magic
Ep 87 Year In Review and More Radio
Ep 86 Charles Dickens The Unparalleled Necromancer
Ep 85 Milbourne Christopher Master Magician& Master Historian
Ep 84 A Magician Among the Spiritualists
Ep 83 The Strange Friendship of Houdini & Ira Davenport
Ep 82 Houdini and His Ghost House
Ep 81 Ching Ling Foo The Original Chinese Conjurer
Ep 80 A Magic History RADIO Interview
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