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'''Carl Hertz''' (1859-1924), after becoming proficient in the art of magic, toured America, Europe and Australia, which he had first visited in 1892.  
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* The Annals of Conjuring, by Sydney W. Clarke, 1929 (reprint 2001), 12. Conjurers of Yesterday and To-Day – Hertz, page 357   
 
* The Annals of Conjuring, by Sydney W. Clarke, 1929 (reprint 2001), 12. Conjurers of Yesterday and To-Day – Hertz, page 357   
 
* The Sphinx, Vol. 48, No. 6, August 1949, Carl Hertz – Citizen of the World, pages 153-156  
 
* The Sphinx, Vol. 48, No. 6, August 1949, Carl Hertz – Citizen of the World, pages 153-156  
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 41, No. 1, March 1961,
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* The Linking Ring, Vol. 41, No. 1, March 1961, Of legierdemaine and diverse juggling knacks … by John Braun – Carl Hertz, pages 33-34  
Of legierdemaine and diverse juggling knacks … by John Braun – Carl Hertz, pages 33-34  
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* Magicana (New Zealand), Vol. 41, No. 239, April-May 1993, Stories of the Past, No. 17, by J. V. Reilly – Carl Hertz, pages 7-9  
 
* Magicana (New Zealand), Vol. 41, No. 239, April-May 1993, Stories of the Past, No. 17, by J. V. Reilly – Carl Hertz, pages 7-9  
 
* Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, Morgenstern, Leib „Louis“ = Carl Hertz, USA Zauberkünstler (*14.05.1859 San Franzisco, Kalifornien; †20.03.1924 Coventry, England), page 240  
 
* Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, Morgenstern, Leib „Louis“ = Carl Hertz, USA Zauberkünstler (*14.05.1859 San Franzisco, Kalifornien; †20.03.1924 Coventry, England), page 240  

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Carl Hertz
BornLouis (or Leib) Morgenstein
May 14, 1859
San Francisco, California
DiedMarch 20, 1924 (age 64)
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
CategoriesBooks by Carl Hertz

Carl Hertz (b.1859-d.1924), after becoming proficient in the art of magic, toured America, Europe and Australia, which he had first visited in 1892.

Biography

Hertz was one of several famous magicians who added films to their repertoires during the early years of cinematography.[1]

Hertz sailed from England on 28 March 1896 aboard the Royal Mail Steamer Norman and during the voyage exhibited Robert William Paul's Theatrograph to the passengers.

After Australia he toured Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), India, China, Japan, the Fiji Islands and Hawaii as a magician employed by the Lumiere Brothers.

He published his autobiography in 1924, A Modern Mystery Merchant; The Trials, Tricks and Travels of Carl Hertz, the Famous American Illusionist.

Act

His act included:

  • "Aerolithe" illusion, involving a girl dancing on air - a court case was brought that accused him of stealing it from a German magician.
  • "Phoenix" illusion. His wife entered a furnace and emerged unscathed.
  • Vanishing Bird Cage. He was actually summoned to the British House of Commons on August 2, 1921 to prove that his act did not harm the birds. He performed the trick for them, then produced the unharmed bird.

References

  1. Who's Who of Victorian Cinema: A Worldwide Survey
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  • Stanyon's Magic, Vol. 2, No. 4, January 1902, Carl Hertz, page 25
  • Cover, Die Zauberwelt, Vol. 9, No. 3, März 1903, Carl Hertz, pages 33-36
  • The Old and the New Magic, by Henry R. Evans (1906), Magicians I Have Met – Carl Hertz, page 300
  • The Magical World, Vol. 1, No. 6, November 1910, Carl Hertz, Canterbury Music Hall, London, 18th November, 1910, page 85
  • The Annals of Conjuring, by Sydney W. Clarke, 1929 (reprint 2001), 12. Conjurers of Yesterday and To-Day – Hertz, page 357
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 48, No. 6, August 1949, Carl Hertz – Citizen of the World, pages 153-156
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 41, No. 1, March 1961, Of legierdemaine and diverse juggling knacks … by John Braun – Carl Hertz, pages 33-34
  • Magicana (New Zealand), Vol. 41, No. 239, April-May 1993, Stories of the Past, No. 17, by J. V. Reilly – Carl Hertz, pages 7-9
  • Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, Morgenstern, Leib „Louis“ = Carl Hertz, USA Zauberkünstler (*14.05.1859 San Franzisco, Kalifornien; †20.03.1924 Coventry, England), page 240
  • http://www.apex.net.au/~tmj/carl-hertz.htm