Hal Merton: Difference between revisions

Hal Merton
	Hal Merton
	; Cover of Sphinx (May, 1910)
Born	Walter George Peterkin; January 24, 1876; Brooklyn, New York
Died	1948 ; Amityville, New York

Revision as of 15:30, 7 August 2013

Hal Merton (1876-1948) was the stage name of Walter George Peterkin who performed on the lyceum circuit as a magician and ventriloquist.

He was owner and publisher of Mahatma from February 1900 - 1901.^[1]^[2]^[3]

He left money to Amityville, New York to build and maintain a park called 'Peterkin Park' in memory of his parents.^[4]

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+'''Hal Merton''' (1876-1948) was the stage name of '''Walter George Peterkin''' who performed on the [[lyceum]] circuit as a magician and ventriloquist.
+== Biography ==
 He was owner and publisher of [[Mahatma]] from February 1900 - 1901.<ref>Who's Who in the lyceum By Alfred Augustus Wright (1906)</ref><ref>Cover of [[Mahatma]] (March, 1900)</ref><ref>http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2797512&id=I553445760</ref>
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