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| birth_name = Samuel Berlach | | birth_name = Samuel Berlach | ||
| birth_day = May | | birth_day = May 1, | ||
| birth_year = 1828 | | birth_year = 1828 | ||
| birth_place = Poland | | birth_place = Ligotta, Posen, former Prussia, now Poland | ||
| death_day = January 25, | | death_day = January 25, | ||
| death_year = 1885 | | death_year = 1885 | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = Parchim, Mecklenburg, now Germany | ||
| resting_place = Jüdischer Friedhof Berlin-Weißensee (Weißensee Jewish Cemetery of Berlin) | | resting_place = Jüdischer Friedhof Berlin-Weißensee (Weißensee Jewish Cemetery of Berlin) | ||
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| nationality = | | nationality = Prussian | ||
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* 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 | |||
* 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 | |||
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Revision as of 03:43, 10 February 2015
| Samuel Bellachini | |
| Born | Samuel Berlach May 1, 1828 Ligotta, Posen, former Prussia, now Poland |
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| Died | January 25, 1885 (age 56) Parchim, Mecklenburg, now Germany |
| Resting place | Jüdischer Friedhof Berlin-Weißensee (Weißensee Jewish Cemetery of Berlin) |
| Nationality | Prussian |
Bellachini (1828-1885), born Samuel Berlach in Poland, was an officer in the Prussian service and one of the most popular conjurers in Germany.
Biography
In 1846 he took up magic performing mostly in 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.[1]
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- 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
- 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