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The [[Tarbell Course in Magic]] was written by [[Harlan Tarbell]] as mail-order course in magic in the 1920s. It is now collected in several volumes of books.[[File:TarbellCourse1.jpg|right|thumb]]
[[Chicago]] has been a hub of magic for many years.  


===The History of the Course===
Magicians from or have lived in the area  include: [[Ed Marlo]], [[Eugene Burger]], [[Okito]], [[Joe Berg]], [[Sam Berland]], [[Alton Sharpe]], [[Harry Blackstone Sr.]], [[Harlan Tarbell]], [[Winston Freer]], [[John Mulholland]], [[Eugene Laurant]], [[M. S. Mahendra]], [[Johnny Platt]], [[Jay Marshall]], [[William Hilliar]], [[August Roterberg]], [[De Yip Loo]], [[Johnny Paul]], [[Celeste Evans]], [[Bill Malone]], [[Alton Sharpe]], [[Grover George]], [[Matt Schulien]], [[Lee LeRoi]], [[Tony Platt]], [[Marshall Brodien]], [[Heba Haba Al]]
Publishers T. Grant Cooke and Walter A. Jordan developed an interest in producing a correspondence course in magic in the mid-1920s. Cook and Jordan hired Tarbell and [[Walter Baker]], another Chicago-area magician, to work on the project, but Baker dropped out of the project in its early stages to concentrate on his performances. A few months before his death, [[Harry Houdini]] was approached to author the course, but Houdini declined but recommended Tarbell. The publishers agreed, allotting Tarbell $50,000 for the course. Tarbell finished the course in 1928, producing 60 correspondence lessons with at least 3,100 illustrations.  
 
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Chicago magic shops are, or have been: [[Magic, Inc.]], [[Ireland Magic Co.]] and [[August Roterberg]]'s shop.
 
[[Magic Collectors' Weekend]] is usually held every year near Chicago.
== Chicago Magic Map by www.chicagomagicstudio.com ==
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Chicago has been a hub of magic for many years.

Magicians from or have lived in the area include: Ed Marlo, Eugene Burger, Okito, Joe Berg, Sam Berland, Alton Sharpe, Harry Blackstone Sr., Harlan Tarbell, Winston Freer, John Mulholland, Eugene Laurant, M. S. Mahendra, Johnny Platt, Jay Marshall, William Hilliar, August Roterberg, De Yip Loo, Johnny Paul, Celeste Evans, Bill Malone, Alton Sharpe, Grover George, Matt Schulien, Lee LeRoi, Tony Platt, Marshall Brodien, Heba Haba Al

Chicago magic shops are, or have been: Magic, Inc., Ireland Magic Co. and August Roterberg's shop.

Magic Collectors' Weekend is usually held every year near Chicago.

Chicago Magic Map by www.chicagomagicstudio.com

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