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'''Sidney Josolyne''' (1892-1965) sold the American rights of his version of [[Walking Through a Brick Wall]] to [[Houdini]].   
'''Sidney Josolyne''' (1892-1965) sold the American rights of his version of [[Walking Through a Brick Wall]] to [[Houdini]].   
Excerpt from The Magician Monthly, May 1914:
Our portrait this month is of Mr SIDNEY JOSOLYNE, one of the most original magicians we have ever had the pleasure of meetlng.
He is n member of the Magicians' Club and is an exceedingly dexterous sleight-of-hand performer, giving an excellent Oriental act of magic and speclalising in the Chinese rings which he handlea with a marvellous ease and grace. Mr. Josolyne has confessed to us an undying devotion to magic and is everlastingly puzzling out new tricks and illusions. His favorinte axiom is that a trick in the head is worth two in a book. He also tells us that he has invented one illusion which he believes puzzle every Iiving magician, and we are exceedingly anxious to see this as we know the capabilities of this performer and predict a brilliant future fur him.


==Books==
==Books==

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Sidney Josolyne
BornSidney Edgar Josolyne
February 18, 1892
Walthamstow, England
DiedJanuary 24, 1965 (age 72)
CategoriesBooks by Sidney Josolyne

Sidney Josolyne (1892-1965) sold the American rights of his version of Walking Through a Brick Wall to Houdini.

Excerpt from The Magician Monthly, May 1914:

Our portrait this month is of Mr SIDNEY JOSOLYNE, one of the most original magicians we have ever had the pleasure of meetlng. He is n member of the Magicians' Club and is an exceedingly dexterous sleight-of-hand performer, giving an excellent Oriental act of magic and speclalising in the Chinese rings which he handlea with a marvellous ease and grace. Mr. Josolyne has confessed to us an undying devotion to magic and is everlastingly puzzling out new tricks and illusions. His favorinte axiom is that a trick in the head is worth two in a book. He also tells us that he has invented one illusion which he believes puzzle every Iiving magician, and we are exceedingly anxious to see this as we know the capabilities of this performer and predict a brilliant future fur him.

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