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De Vega
De Vega (September 10, 1892 - January 9, 1971) traveled around Scotland with his own full length evening show and knew most of the "greats" in the golden age of magic.
De Vega | |
Cover of Sphinx (June 1913) | |
Born | Alexander Mackay Stewart September 10, 1892 Glasgow, Scotland |
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Died | January 09, 1971 (age 78) |
Categories | Books by De Vega |
He contributed to many magazines. His first was in 1909 when he began writing for The Sphinx.[1] Then for The Magic Wand, Sterling's Magical World and Spitari's Wizard's Annuals.
He was a founding member of the Scottish Conjurers Association, a member of the Inner Magic Circle of over 50 years, a member of the British Ring and an Honorary Vice-President of Hull Magicians' Circle.
He invented the Divided Lady illusion which is said to have inspired Robert Harbin's illusion Zig-Zag Girl.
Books
A Whirlwind of Wizardry (1919) with Chris Van Bern
- Selected Secrets (1926)
- Patterettes (1929)
- Summertime Sorcery (1939)
- Formula X (1947)
- The Devil's Whisper (1948)
References
- ↑ Cover Sphinx, June 1913