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'''Felix Blei (and later Bley)''', who had own magic show for a short time, was a top professional manager/agent for magicians in the early 1900s. | '''Felix Blei (and later Bley)''', who had his own magic show for a short time, was a top professional manager/agent for magicians in the early 1900s. | ||
Blei (which rhymes with eye) began in 1900 managing [[Morton Clivette]]. | Blei (which rhymes with eye) began in 1900 managing [[Morton Clivette]]. | ||
A member of the [[S. A. M.]], [[IBM]], founding president of the Cincinnati | A member of the [[S. A. M.]], [[IBM]], founding president of the Cincinnati | ||
Ring, | Ring, he edited the magic news page in [[The Billboard]](1926-1929).<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], November, 1931</ref> | ||
Blei retired numerous times and managed many famous magicians of the day.<ref>THE MYSTERY OF FELIX BLEY/BLEI by Robert Lund, [[Perennial Mystics]] Vol. 2 (1984)</ref> | |||
Magicians managed: | Magicians managed: | ||
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* [[The Great McEwen]] (1908-1909) | * [[The Great McEwen]] (1908-1909) | ||
* [[Nicola]] (1909-?) | * [[Nicola]] (1909-?) | ||
* [[Dante]] (l911 | * [[Dante]] (in l911 when known as The Great Jansen and later under the Dante name.) | ||
* [[Gustave Fasola]] (1912- 1929) | * [[Gustave Fasola]] (1912- 1929) | ||
* [[Annie Abbott]] (1913) | * [[Annie Abbott]] (1913) | ||
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* [[S. S. Henry]] (1931-34) | * [[S. S. Henry]] (1931-34) | ||
* [[Edwin Brush]] (1934) | * [[Edwin Brush]] (1934) | ||
* [[Will Rock]] (1938) | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blei}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Blei}} | ||
Revision as of 09:53, 31 August 2010
| Felix Blei | |
| Born | Felix Blei June 1, 1874 Tremessen, Germany |
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| Died | March 31, 1942 (age 67) Los Angeles, California |
Felix Blei (and later Bley), who had his own magic show for a short time, was a top professional manager/agent for magicians in the early 1900s.
Blei (which rhymes with eye) began in 1900 managing Morton Clivette.
A member of the S. A. M., IBM, founding president of the Cincinnati Ring, he edited the magic news page in The Billboard(1926-1929).[1]
Blei retired numerous times and managed many famous magicians of the day.[2]
Magicians managed:
- Morton Clivette (1900-?)
- The Great McEwen (1908-1909)
- Nicola (1909-?)
- Dante (in l911 when known as The Great Jansen and later under the Dante name.)
- Gustave Fasola (1912- 1929)
- Annie Abbott (1913)
- LeRoy-Talma-Bosco (1914)
- Herbert Flint (1915)
- Charles Carter (?)
- Grover George (1924-25)
- S. S. Henry (1931-34)
- Edwin Brush (1934)
- Will Rock (1938)
References
- ↑ Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, November, 1931
- ↑ THE MYSTERY OF FELIX BLEY/BLEI by Robert Lund, Perennial Mystics Vol. 2 (1984)