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Richard Potter (b.1783-d.1835) is credited as the first successful stage magician born in the United States and as the first black magician.

Biography

Reportedly, Potter was the son of an English baronet, Charles Henry Frankland, and an African American woman (some say "slave"). Frankland, however, died years before Potter was born. Church records from Hopkinton, MA, list his father as George Simpson. His mother's name was Dinah, who was a slave on the Frankland estate. Potter went to England around 1798. There is no record of his actual education. He returned to the United States around 1801, probably with John Rannie, a professional magician whom he started out working for as an assistant in 1802.

One of the earliest records of Potter advertising a show was in Boston, November 2nd, 1811 at the Columbian Museum. He advertised his show as, "An Evening's Brush to Sweep Away Care, or a Medley to Please."

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-== St. Louis==
-[[St. Louis]], the gateway to the west, is the largest city in the state of Missouri and 58th-largest city in the United States.
-== Magicians==
+[[File: RichardPotter.png|right|thumb|200px|[[ Richard Potter]]]]
-Several notable St. Louis magicians that are either from or have lived in the area include: [[Brother John Hamman]], [[Forrest Hendricks]], [[Louis Vizard]], Don Lawton, [[Robert Parrish]], [[Paul Le Paul]], [[David Livingston Price, Jr.]], [[James Barton]], [[Jim Buffaloe]], [[Bud Dietrich]], [[Frank Everhart]], [[Devo]], [[John Randall Brown]], [[Jack Lippincott]], [[Andrew Buel]], [[Charlton F. Chute]], Bev Taylor, Harry Monti, [[John Mendoza]], Jonathan Levitt, [[Chris Kenner]], Justin Willman, Chris Rayman, Ernie Heldman, Joe Scott, Roger Linden, Harold D. Russell, and [[Don Rataj]].
-== Dealers ==
+'''Richard Potter''' (b.1783-d.1835) is credited as the first successful stage magician born in the United States and as the first black magician.
-Magic shops in st. Louis area include:  The Devoe's Magic Den run by Gene Devoe which was located downtown and then was later relocated to Maplewood area and operated by John Mendoza. [[Don Lawton]] had a little magic shop in the back of his St. Louis home at one time but also worked at 4 different magic shops (including Will Lindhorst Magic Den). Bev Taylor operated the Towne House Magic.
-[[Will Lindhorst]] operated Lindhorst Magic Den in downtown. Mike O'Dowd was the a manufacturer of magic and John Fabjance Magic was located across the river from St. Louis. Magic n Things was a shop operated by Rev. Fred Kruse, who acquired part of the Thurston collection from Heaney.
+== Biography ==
+Reportedly, Potter was the son of an English baronet, Charles Henry Frankland, and an African American woman (some say "slave"). Frankland, however, died years before Potter was born.  Church records from Hopkinton, MA, list his father as George Simpson.  His mother's name was Dinah, who was a slave on the Frankland estate.  Potter went to England around 1798.  There is no record of his actual education.  He returned to the United States around 1801, probably with [[John Rannie]], a professional magician whom he started out working for as an assistant in 1802.
-Other magic shops include St. Louis Magic Studio (Roger Linden) Rings & Things, BC Magic, Ickle Pickle (Steve Bender), and Village Square magic shop operated by Conrad Dunn.
+One of the earliest records of Potter advertising a show was in Boston, November 2nd, 1811 at the Columbian Museum.  He advertised his show as, "An Evening's Brush to Sweep Away Care, or a Medley to Please."
-== Organizations ==
+[[Richard Potter|Read more about Richard Potter…]]
-The first [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] local chapter, [[IBM Ring 1]] was started in St. Louis after the members wanted a change in the club. [[Society of American Magicians]]' assembly 8 is also located in St. Louis and is shared by many of the St. Louis magicians.
-The[[Midwest Magic Jubilee]], convention is held annually in St. Louis, and was one of [[Dai Vernon]]'s favorite magic conventions.
-== Events ==
-* The [[Sphinx]] magazine, started in Chicago by [[William Hilliar]], moved to St. Louis in 1904 when Kansas City physician, [[Dr. A. M. Wilson]], took over as editor (Vol. 3 No. 8).
-* [[Harry Houdini]] introduced his [[Milk Can Escape]] trick in 1908 in St. Louis and is believed to have invented the trunk change trick while in St. Louis while breaking up a box for fire wood.
-* [[Paul Rosini]] performed at the Park Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. (See [[Genii 1937 November]], Chicago Notes by George Troseth)
-* [[Harry Blackstone]] publicly named [[Bill Chaudet]] as his successor while in St. Louis in 1946.
-[[Saint Louis|Read more about magic and Saint Louis...]]

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