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'''Walter George Peterkin''' performed on the [[lyceum]] circuit as a magician and ventriloquist | '''Hal Merton''' (1876-1948) was the stage name of '''Walter George Peterkin''' who performed on the [[lyceum]] circuit as a magician and ventriloquist. | ||
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| birth_year = 1876 | | birth_year = 1876 | ||
| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York | | birth_place = Brooklyn, New York | ||
| death_day = | | death_day = | ||
| death_year = | | death_year = 1948 | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = Amityville, New York | ||
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He was owner and publisher of [[Mahatma]] from February 1900 - 1901.<ref>Who's Who in the lyceum By Alfred Augustus Wright (1906)</ref><ref>Cover of [[Mahatma]] (March, 1900)</ref> | He was owner and publisher of [[Mahatma]] from February 1900 - 1901.<ref>Who's Who in the lyceum By Alfred Augustus Wright (1906)</ref><ref>Cover of [[Mahatma]] (March, 1900)</ref><ref>http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2797512&id=I553445760</ref> | ||
He left money to Amityville, New York to build and maintain a park called 'Peterkin Park' in memory of his parents.<ref>https://maps.google.com/maps/place?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF-8&q=Peterkin+Park+Amityville&fb=1&gl=us&hq=Peterkin+Park&hnear=0x89e9d4e4628ee159:0x6282eade0c020be2,Amityville,+NY&cid=3206691909231920140</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 18:05, 14 November 2012
Hal Merton (1876-1948) was the stage name of Walter George Peterkin who performed on the lyceum circuit as a magician and ventriloquist.
| Hal Merton | |
 Cover of Sphinx (May, 1910) | |
| Born | Walter George Peterkin January 24, 1876 Brooklyn, New York |
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| Died | 1948 Amityville, New York |
He was owner and publisher of Mahatma from February 1900 - 1901.[1][2][3]
He left money to Amityville, New York to build and maintain a park called 'Peterkin Park' in memory of his parents.[4]
References
- ↑ Who's Who in the lyceum By Alfred Augustus Wright (1906)
- ↑ Cover of Mahatma (March, 1900)
- ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2797512&id=I553445760
- ↑ https://maps.google.com/maps/place?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF-8&q=Peterkin+Park+Amityville&fb=1&gl=us&hq=Peterkin+Park&hnear=0x89e9d4e4628ee159:0x6282eade0c020be2,Amityville,+NY&cid=3206691909231920140