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| birth_place = | | birth_place = Somerville, Massachusetts | ||
| death_day = | | death_day = January 29, | ||
| death_year = | | death_year = 1948 | ||
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'''Jess | '''Jess Kelley''' (1882-1948), a clever Boston magician, once showed [[Nate Leipzig]] several coin moves that Leipzig later used in his act.<ref>Linking Ring, Mar 1948, page 79</ref> | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
In 1910-11 he assisted professional magician [[Bill Baker]] in a [[vaudeville]] billed as "Bill Baker and Jess".<ref>Linking Ring, March 1943</ref> | In 1910-11 he assisted professional magician [[Bill Baker]] in a [[vaudeville]] act billed as "Bill Baker and Jess".<ref>Linking Ring, March 1943</ref> | ||
A comical card manipulator, he also began doing a magical clown act throughout New England in the 1920s.<ref>Billboard, JUNE 21, 1924</ref> | A comical card manipulator, he also began doing a magical clown act throughout New England in the 1920s.<ref>Billboard, JUNE 21, 1924</ref> | ||
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By 1927 he was working clown comedy with [[Silent Mora]].<ref>Sphinx, July 1927</ref> | By 1927 he was working clown comedy with [[Silent Mora]].<ref>Sphinx, July 1927</ref> | ||
[[Max Holden]] writes in his "TROUPING AROUND IN MAGIC" column for [[The Sphinx]] (January, 1928) that | [[Max Holden]] writes in his "TROUPING AROUND IN MAGIC" column for [[The Sphinx]] (January, 1928) that Kelley was working at the Jordan Marsh store in Boston doing clown magic and was one of the most talked of entertainers in Boston. | ||
In the October, 1928 issue of The Sphinx, [[U.F. Grant]] in the column "NEWS FROM PITTSFIELD, MASS." said that | In the October, 1928 issue of The Sphinx, [[U.F. Grant]] in the column "NEWS FROM PITTSFIELD, MASS." said that Kelley "should be known as the man of 500 tricks and 1,000 stories." | ||
== Honors == | == Honors == | ||
* Most original effect at the Boston Society of Magicians "Originality Night" 1924<ref>Sphinx, March 1924</ref> | * Most original effect at the Boston Society of Magicians "Originality Night" 1924<ref>Sphinx, March 1924</ref> | ||
== Bibliography == | |||
* The Four Aces in [[Card Magic: a Practical Treatise on Modern Card Conjuring]] | |||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
* The Sphinx, Vol. 47, No. 1, March 1948, Jess Kelley Dies, page 19 | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:04, 19 March 2020
| Jess Kelley | |
| Born | Justin Aloysius Kelley May 27, 1882 Somerville, Massachusetts |
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| Died | January 29, 1948 (age 65) Cambridge City Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Jess Kelley (1882-1948), a clever Boston magician, once showed Nate Leipzig several coin moves that Leipzig later used in his act.[1]
Biography
In 1910-11 he assisted professional magician Bill Baker in a vaudeville act billed as "Bill Baker and Jess".[2]
A comical card manipulator, he also began doing a magical clown act throughout New England in the 1920s.[3]
By 1927 he was working clown comedy with Silent Mora.[4]
Max Holden writes in his "TROUPING AROUND IN MAGIC" column for The Sphinx (January, 1928) that Kelley was working at the Jordan Marsh store in Boston doing clown magic and was one of the most talked of entertainers in Boston.
In the October, 1928 issue of The Sphinx, U.F. Grant in the column "NEWS FROM PITTSFIELD, MASS." said that Kelley "should be known as the man of 500 tricks and 1,000 stories."
Honors
- Most original effect at the Boston Society of Magicians "Originality Night" 1924[5]
Bibliography
- The Four Aces in Card Magic: a Practical Treatise on Modern Card Conjuring
References
- The Sphinx, Vol. 47, No. 1, March 1948, Jess Kelley Dies, page 19