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'''Professor Adolph Seeman''' (1852-1924) learned magic assisting his father, [[Baron Hartwig Seeman]]. <ref>A pictorial history of the American carnival: Volume 1 by Joe McKennon (1972)</ref> Adolph Seeman carried on the entertainment after the death of his father, and the levitation illusion that he called "Electra". <ref>[[Magic: A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater]] by [[David Price]] (1985)</ref> | '''Professor Adolph Seeman''' (b. 1852 - d. 1924) learned magic assisting his father, [[Baron Hartwig Seeman]]. <ref>A pictorial history of the American carnival: Volume 1 by Joe McKennon (1972)</ref> Adolph Seeman carried on the entertainment after the death of his father, and the levitation illusion that he called "Electra". <ref>[[Magic: A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater]] by [[David Price]] (1985)</ref> | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Latest revision as of 02:10, 13 January 2024
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| Born | 1852 Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Died | 1924 |
Professor Adolph Seeman (b. 1852 - d. 1924) learned magic assisting his father, Baron Hartwig Seeman. [1] Adolph Seeman carried on the entertainment after the death of his father, and the levitation illusion that he called "Electra". [2]
Biography
He performed professionally Pro until switching to managing carnivals around 1920. William Hilliar worked side show in a carnival constructed by Seeman in 1921 [3][4]
References
- ↑ A pictorial history of the American carnival: Volume 1 by Joe McKennon (1972)
- ↑ Magic: A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater by David Price (1985)
- ↑ 192. WILLIAM J. HILLIAR AND CARNIVAL DAYS IN THE NINETTEN-TWENTIES, Magic Circular, Vol. 87, (1993)
- ↑ MY LIFE IN MAGIC BY W. W. DURBIN, Linking Ring, July 1936