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'''Dr. Nix''' (c. 1847 - ?) was born Paul Lemare.<ref>Sidney Clarke's [[Annals of Conjuring]]</ref> | '''Dr. Nix''' (c. 1847 - ?) was born Paul Lemare.<ref>Sidney Clarke's [[Annals of Conjuring]]</ref> | ||
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As a youth Nix performed as "The Boy Conjurer" and for a time was associated with [[John Henry Anderson]]. Later, Nix became a well-known private and public performer in England. By 1888 he was billed as "The Royal Conjuror" and "The Man of a Thousand Tricks."<ref>A RICH CABINET OF MAGICAL CURIOSITIES #241 - DOCTOR NIX AND HIS MAGICAL EXPOSURES ON FILM By EDWIN A. DAWES in Magic Circular Vol. 92, 1998</ref> | As a youth Nix performed as "The Boy Conjurer" and for a time was associated with [[John Henry Anderson]]. Later, Nix became a well-known private and public performer in England. By 1888 he was billed as "The Royal Conjuror" and "The Man of a Thousand Tricks."<ref>A RICH CABINET OF MAGICAL CURIOSITIES #241 - DOCTOR NIX AND HIS MAGICAL EXPOSURES ON FILM By EDWIN A. DAWES in Magic Circular Vol. 92, 1998</ref> | ||
Later in his career he gave public shows by talking during a film of his performances. Apparently he would repeat the program showing how each trick was done.<ref>Hugall Benedict's Notebooks a description of Dr. Nix performance in 1888 (The [[Linking Ring]] March 1957 page 58)</ref> | Later in his career he gave public shows by talking during a film of his performances. Apparently he would repeat the program showing how each trick was done.<ref>Hugall Benedict's Notebooks a description of Dr. Nix performance in 1888 (The [[Linking Ring]] March 1957 page 58)</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:02, 20 October 2013
| Dr. Nix | |
| Born | Paul Lemare circa 1847 |
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| Died | ? |
Dr. Nix (c. 1847 - ?) was born Paul Lemare.[1]
Biography
As a youth Nix performed as "The Boy Conjurer" and for a time was associated with John Henry Anderson. Later, Nix became a well-known private and public performer in England. By 1888 he was billed as "The Royal Conjuror" and "The Man of a Thousand Tricks."[2]
Later in his career he gave public shows by talking during a film of his performances. Apparently he would repeat the program showing how each trick was done.[3]
References
- ↑ Sidney Clarke's Annals of Conjuring
- ↑ A RICH CABINET OF MAGICAL CURIOSITIES #241 - DOCTOR NIX AND HIS MAGICAL EXPOSURES ON FILM By EDWIN A. DAWES in Magic Circular Vol. 92, 1998
- ↑ Hugall Benedict's Notebooks a description of Dr. Nix performance in 1888 (The Linking Ring March 1957 page 58)
