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+ | [[Buatier De Kolta]](November 18, 1845 – 1903) was a French magician born Joseph Buatier who performed throughout the 1870s and 1880s in England and America. De Kolta was a contemporary of fellow French magician [[Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin]]. Many of De Kolta's illusions, such as [[Multiplying Billiard Balls]], the expanding die and the vanishing bird cage, are performed by magicians today. | ||
De Kolta is known for his [[De Kolta Chair]] or Vanishing Lady illusion. A woman seated in a chair, covered by a large cloth would appear to vanish before an audience. Present-day magician David Copperfield has adapted this illusion in his own performances. De Kolta is the subject of the book [[Buatier de Kolta: Genius of Illusion]] (1993) by [[Peter Warlock]]. | De Kolta is known for his [[De Kolta Chair]] or Vanishing Lady illusion. A woman seated in a chair, covered by a large cloth would appear to vanish before an audience. Present-day magician David Copperfield has adapted this illusion in his own performances. De Kolta is the subject of the book [[Buatier de Kolta: Genius of Illusion]] (1993) by [[Peter Warlock]]. | ||
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Buatier De Kolta | |
Born | Joseph Buatier November 18, 1845 France |
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Died | 1903 |
De Kolta is known for his De Kolta Chair or Vanishing Lady illusion. A woman seated in a chair, covered by a large cloth would appear to vanish before an audience. Present-day magician David Copperfield has adapted this illusion in his own performances. De Kolta is the subject of the book Buatier de Kolta: Genius of Illusion (1993) by Peter Warlock.
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