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| birth_place = Ligotta, Posen, former Prussia, now Poland | | birth_place = Ligotta, Posen, former Prussia, now Poland | ||
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'''Bellachini''' (1827-1885), born Samuel Berlach in Prussia, was an officer in the Prussian service and one of the most popular conjurers in Prussia. | '''Bellachini''' (1827<ref>The magazine Zauberwelt refers to the year 1828</ref> -1885), born Samuel Berlach in Prussia, was an officer in the Prussian service and one of the most popular conjurers in Prussia. | ||
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Bellachini suffered a stroke in 1882, which weakened his hands, making him unable to execute his best effect. In 1883, he lost his son, whose death was caused by the premature explosion of a pistol. A few years later, he suffered a final stroke that carried him off quickly.<ref> [[Around the World with a Magician and a Juggler]] by [[ H. J. Burlingame|Hardin J. Burlingame]] (1891)</ref> | Bellachini suffered a stroke in 1882, which weakened his hands, making him unable to execute his best effect. In 1883, he lost his son, whose death was caused by the premature explosion of a pistol. A few years later, he suffered a final stroke that carried him off quickly.<ref> [[Around the World with a Magician and a Juggler]] by [[ H. J. Burlingame|Hardin J. Burlingame]] (1891)</ref> | ||
Bellachini was a very popular person. Until now many Magicians have chosen his name as their artist names. | |||
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| Samuel Bellachini | |
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| Born | Samuel Berlach May 1, 1827 Ligotta, Posen, former Prussia, now Poland |
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| Died | January 24, 1885 (age 57) Parchim, Mecklenburg, now Germany |
| Resting place | Jüdischer Friedhof Berlin-Weißensee (Weißensee Jewish Cemetery of Berlin) |
| Nationality | Prussian |
Bellachini (1827[1] -1885), born Samuel Berlach in Prussia, was an officer in the Prussian service and one of the most popular conjurers in Prussia.
Biography
Bellachini was of Jewish origin. In the past, Jewish people didn't have family names. In the Grand Duchy Posen (part of the Kingdom of Prussia) they had, after the Napoleonic war, to take a family name. Samuel’s grandfather Ben Rabbi Lob Chajim chose his family name using the first letters B.R.L.Ch. of his name by inserting the letters e, to get the name Berlach.
In 1846 he took up magic performing mostly in the part which is now Germany, winning the title of "Court Conjurer". The story goes that during a performance where Kaiser Wilhelm I was in attendance, Bellachini did his "Magic Inkhorn" effect where a pen would only write on his command. He handed the pen and a sheet of paper to the king, with the request that he write something. When asked what to write, he told him "Bellachini is the Court Conjurer".
A feature of his act, producing eggs from his assistant's mouth, is described in Hoffmann's Later Magic.
He also did a side business in magical apparatus, which he sold to amateurs.
Bellachini suffered a stroke in 1882, which weakened his hands, making him unable to execute his best effect. In 1883, he lost his son, whose death was caused by the premature explosion of a pistol. A few years later, he suffered a final stroke that carried him off quickly.[2]
Bellachini was a very popular person. Until now many Magicians have chosen his name as their artist names.
References
- ↑ The magazine Zauberwelt refers to the year 1828
- ↑ Around the World with a Magician and a Juggler by Hardin J. Burlingame (1891)
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- Cover, Die Zauberwelt, Vol. 4, No. 3, März 1898, Bellachini, page 34
- Cover, Die Zauberwelt, Vol. 4, No. 4, April 1898, Bellachini (Schluss), page 49
- The New Tops, Vol. 32, No. 2, February 1992, Man of Magic by Robert Olson, page 11
- Circus-Archäologie, Vol. 13, No. 49, Januar 2005, Gravestone of Samuel Bellachini, page 901, Historical newspaper articles about Bellachini, page 913
- Magie Vol. 78, No. 1, Januar 1998, Bellachini I., Zauber-, PR- und Lebenskünstler, By Helmut Schmied, (On the occasion of Bellachini’s day of birth 170 years ago on May 1, 1827), page 18
- Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, Berlach (Bellach), Ernst = Original-Bellachini, poln. Zauberkünstler (*01.05.1827 Ligotta, Posen; †24.01.1885 Parchim, Mecklenburg), page 43