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Charles Bertram (b.1853-d.1907) was a British magician who performed for royalty and appeared several times at the Egyptian Hall. He was a favorite performer of King Edward VII.

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The year of birth of Charles Bertram is not clear. Most articles in magic magazines claim born 1853, Edwin A. Dawes claims 1863. Some pages in Internet claim born 1855. His tombstone doesn’t show the year, the author of the Bertram’s-Grave-Page claims 1855.

It is suspected that he adopted his stage name in 1881 of Charles Julius Bertram (1723-1765). Originally a victualler (traditionally a person who supplies for the crew of a ship food, beverages and other provisions on a vessel at sea) and landlord of Bassett's Hotel (formerly known as Petter's Hotel), a tavern at the corner of Garrick-street and New-street (now New Place) which still exists today as The Round House. Bertram became bankrupt 1882 and turned to conjuring as a full-time profession.

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-'''Marco the Magi''' was the character name of '''Cesareo Pelaez''', the founder, producer, director, designer and choreographer of [[Le Grand David and his own Spectacular Magic Company]] in Beverly Mass.
+'''Charles Bertram''' (b.1853-d.1907) was a British magician who performed for royalty and appeared several times at the [[Egyptian Hall]]. He was a favorite performer of King Edward VII.
 == Biography ==
-Cesareo’s interest in magic began as a young boy in Cuba when his father would take him to see all the traveling magic shows. In his youth he witnessed the shows of [[Chang]], [[Richiardi Sr.]] and [[Fu Manchu]] to name a few. He was also exposed to other shows and developed a fondness for all things theatrical.
+The year of birth of Charles Bertram is not clear.  Most articles in magic magazines claim born 1853, Edwin A. Dawes claims 1863.  Some pages in Internet claim born 1855.  His tombstone doesn’t show the year, the author of the Bertram’s-Grave-Page claims 1855.
-Cesareo was a natural leader and, in his teens, gathered together his friends from the neighborhood and put together a miniature theatre group. They would build scenery, design costumes and put on shows. It was the precursor to what he would do years later in Beverly.
+It is suspected that he adopted his stage name in 1881 of Charles Julius Bertram (1723-1765).
+Originally a victualler (traditionally a person who supplies for the crew of a ship food, beverages and other provisions on a vessel at sea) and landlord of Bassett's Hotel (formerly known as Petter's Hotel), a tavern at the corner of Garrick-street and New-street (now New Place) which still exists today as The Round House. Bertram became bankrupt 1882 and turned to conjuring as a full-time profession.
-As Castro took over Cuba things in the country got bad and Cesareo chose to leave his beloved country. He eventually ended up in America and chose to pursue psychology as his profession. The famous psychologist Abraham Maslow became a close friend and mentor to Cesareo. Eventually, Peleaz became a Professor of Psychology at Salem State University.
+[[Charles Bertram|Read more about Charles Bertram…]]
-[[Marco the Magi|Read more about Marco the Magi…]]

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