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| birth_name = George Barnard EAGLE | | birth_name = George Barnard EAGLE | ||
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| birth_year = 1806 | | birth_year = 1806 | ||
| − | | birth_place = St Mary The Virgin, Monken Hadley, Middlesex, England | + | | birth_place = St Mary The Virgin, Monken Hadley, Middlesex, England. |
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| death_year = 1858 | | death_year = 1858 | ||
| death_place = The Pollett, Guernesey, Channel Islands | | death_place = The Pollett, Guernesey, Channel Islands | ||
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| − | '''Barnardo Eagle''' ( | + | '''Barnardo Eagle''' (b.1806-d.1858), born George Barnard EAGLE, was known as a British magician whose main claim to fame was being a thorn in the side of his more famous rival, [[John Henry Anderson]], the Wizard of the North. |
| − | He married Jane HOWELL on 17 Feb 1833 at St Stephen Coleman Street, England. They had 5 childs : Georgina Elizabeth, born 1835, died on 7 march 1911 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England. | + | He married Jane HOWELL on 17 Feb 1833 at St Stephen Coleman Street, England. They had 5 childs : [[Georgina Elizabeth]], born 1835, died on 7 march 1911 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England. |
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| − | + | George Barnard EAGLE, known as Barnardo EAGLE, is chiefly remembered for his shameless copying of the tricks of [[John Henry Anderson]], known as 'The Great Wizard of the North'. Eagle copied [[John Henry Anderson]]'s Gun Trick, "Great Gun Delusion" and exposed the secret of the Gun Trick in a book. Eagle, who appropriated even Anderson's title, published a pamphlet : [[The Life and History of the Royal Wizard of the South]] (circa 1840) on the long, flamboyant title-page of which he described himself as a Professor of Experimental Philosophy.<ref>Old Conjuring Books by Trevor H. Hall (1972)</ref> | |
| − | + | [[John Henry Anderson]] toured Australia in the late 1850s. Charles Waller, author of the research manuscript published “Magical Nights at the Theatre”, made a connexion and a confusion between the two.Unfortunately, Barnardo Eagle is not the magician who came to Australia in 1856, nor, as far as we know, did he ever venture down under. All of Waller’s paragraphs are based on an incorrect assumption, easily made since “Professor Eagle” is only mentioned by his first name, James, on a handful of occasions. While the Australian press did speak of Barnardo Eagle in 1847, it was only to reproduce articles from the British press. | |
| − | + | He taught his daughter [[Georgiana Eagle]], who performed a [[second sight]] act. | |
| − | + | According to a genealogical researcher (1) and a news article of May 1858 (2), Barnardo Eagle died, onstage, on May 5, 1858 at St Peter's Port in Guernsey, Channel Islands. and was'nt in Australia in the late 1950. | |
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== Books == | == Books == | ||
| − | * Banardo's Hand-Book of Magic, or Life and History of the Royal Wizard of the South | + | * Banardo's Hand-Book of Magic, or Life and History of the Royal Wizard of the South (c. 1846){{References}} |
| − | + | * Houdini lists this performer in his book "[[Unmasking of Robert-Houdin]] and was one of the the first to note that Eagle was illiterate.<ref> Twelve Have Died Bullet Catching The Story & Secrets by Ben Robinson and Larry White (1986)</ref> | |
| − | {{References}} | + | * Charles Waller, author of the research manuscript published “Magical Nights at the Theatre” |
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Revision as of 06:02, 7 December 2017
| Barnardo Eagle | |
| Born | George Barnard EAGLE december, 18th 1806 St Mary The Virgin, Monken Hadley, Middlesex, England. |
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| Died | may, 5th 1858 (age Expression error: Unexpected < operator.) The Pollett, Guernesey, Channel Islands |
Barnardo Eagle (b.1806-d.1858), born George Barnard EAGLE, was known as a British magician whose main claim to fame was being a thorn in the side of his more famous rival, John Henry Anderson, the Wizard of the North. He married Jane HOWELL on 17 Feb 1833 at St Stephen Coleman Street, England. They had 5 childs : Georgina Elizabeth, born 1835, died on 7 march 1911 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England.
Biography
George Barnard EAGLE, known as Barnardo EAGLE, is chiefly remembered for his shameless copying of the tricks of John Henry Anderson, known as 'The Great Wizard of the North'. Eagle copied John Henry Anderson's Gun Trick, "Great Gun Delusion" and exposed the secret of the Gun Trick in a book. Eagle, who appropriated even Anderson's title, published a pamphlet : The Life and History of the Royal Wizard of the South (circa 1840) on the long, flamboyant title-page of which he described himself as a Professor of Experimental Philosophy.[1] John Henry Anderson toured Australia in the late 1850s. Charles Waller, author of the research manuscript published “Magical Nights at the Theatre”, made a connexion and a confusion between the two.Unfortunately, Barnardo Eagle is not the magician who came to Australia in 1856, nor, as far as we know, did he ever venture down under. All of Waller’s paragraphs are based on an incorrect assumption, easily made since “Professor Eagle” is only mentioned by his first name, James, on a handful of occasions. While the Australian press did speak of Barnardo Eagle in 1847, it was only to reproduce articles from the British press. He taught his daughter Georgiana Eagle, who performed a second sight act. According to a genealogical researcher (1) and a news article of May 1858 (2), Barnardo Eagle died, onstage, on May 5, 1858 at St Peter's Port in Guernsey, Channel Islands. and was'nt in Australia in the late 1950.
Books
- Banardo's Hand-Book of Magic, or Life and History of the Royal Wizard of the South (c. 1846)
References
- ↑ Old Conjuring Books by Trevor H. Hall (1972)
- Houdini lists this performer in his book "Unmasking of Robert-Houdin and was one of the the first to note that Eagle was illiterate.[1]
- Charles Waller, author of the research manuscript published “Magical Nights at the Theatre”
- ↑ Twelve Have Died Bullet Catching The Story & Secrets by Ben Robinson and Larry White (1986)
