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}}'''Wilt Geilen''' was a professional magician performing vaudeville and full evening shows in Holland starting in 1900. | }}'''Wilt Geilen''' was a professional magician performing vaudeville and full evening shows in Holland starting in 1900. | ||
He specialized in sleight-of-hand and spiritualistic effects.<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], April, | He specialized in sleight-of-hand and spiritualistic effects.<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], April, 1934</ref> | ||
Geilin toured Europe and England until 1960s as "Professor Melachini", "Melo Smith", and "Dr Caligari". <ref>[[Who's Who in Magic]] by Bart Whaley</ref> | Geilin toured Europe and England until 1960s as "Professor Melachini", "Melo Smith", and "Dr Caligari". <ref>[[Who's Who in Magic]] by Bart Whaley</ref> | ||
Revision as of 21:31, 22 September 2010
| Wilt Geilen | |
| Born | March 14, 1880 Cologne, Germany |
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| Died | July 9, 1974 (age 94) |
Wilt Geilen was a professional magician performing vaudeville and full evening shows in Holland starting in 1900.
He specialized in sleight-of-hand and spiritualistic effects.[1]
Geilin toured Europe and England until 1960s as "Professor Melachini", "Melo Smith", and "Dr Caligari". [2]
References
- ↑ Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, April, 1934
- ↑ Who's Who in Magic by Bart Whaley