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| − | {{Wikipedia|S._W._Erdnase}} | + | {{Wikipedia|S._W._Erdnase}} [[S. W. Erdnase]] is a pseudonym of the author of [[The Expert at the Card Table]], a book detailing sleight of hand and cheating techniques using playing cards which has been in continual publication since 1902. Erdnase's true identity is one of the enduring mysteries of the magic community. |
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== Research into the identity of Erdnase == | == Research into the identity of Erdnase == | ||
[[Martin Gardner]]'s research, now largely discredited, proposes that the real Erdnase was Milton Franklin Andrews, and that the book was ghost-written by [[William John Hilliar]]. (S. W. Erdnase spelled backwards is E.S. Andrews, lending support to the theory that Andrews was the author's last name) | [[Martin Gardner]]'s research, now largely discredited, proposes that the real Erdnase was Milton Franklin Andrews, and that the book was ghost-written by [[William John Hilliar]]. (S. W. Erdnase spelled backwards is E.S. Andrews, lending support to the theory that Andrews was the author's last name) | ||
There are numerous possible candidates discovered by [[David Alexander]], [[Richard Hatch]], and [[Todd Karr]] (among others), any of whom might be the pseudonymous author. The candidates by Alexander and Hatch have been profiled in (respectively) [[Genii]] and [[MAGIC]], while Karr's candidate is identified a Midwestern-based con artist named E. S. Andrews who was active around the turn of the century and whose biography seems to fit Erdnase's. | There are numerous possible candidates discovered by [[David Alexander]], [[Richard Hatch]], and [[Todd Karr]] (among others), any of whom might be the pseudonymous author. The candidates by Alexander and Hatch have been profiled in (respectively) [[Genii]] and [[MAGIC]], while Karr's candidate is identified a Midwestern-based con artist named E. S. Andrews who was active around the turn of the century and whose biography seems to fit Erdnase's. | ||
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== Erdnase, The Musical == | == Erdnase, The Musical == | ||
Peregrine Arts is in the process of developing, for Spring 2008, "Who Killed Erdnase?", a new music-theater work by the Ridge Theater and Gavin Bryars team in conjunction with author Glen David Gold. [http://www.philadelphiamusicproject.org/magazine/2006/Presenters.html] [http://www.peregrinearts.org/events.html] | Peregrine Arts is in the process of developing, for Spring 2008, "Who Killed Erdnase?", a new music-theater work by the Ridge Theater and Gavin Bryars team in conjunction with author Glen David Gold. [http://www.philadelphiamusicproject.org/magazine/2006/Presenters.html] [http://www.peregrinearts.org/events.html] | ||
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==External Resources and References== | ==External Resources and References== | ||
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Research into the identity of Erdnase
Martin Gardner's research, now largely discredited, proposes that the real Erdnase was Milton Franklin Andrews, and that the book was ghost-written by William John Hilliar. (S. W. Erdnase spelled backwards is E.S. Andrews, lending support to the theory that Andrews was the author's last name)
There are numerous possible candidates discovered by David Alexander, Richard Hatch, and Todd Karr (among others), any of whom might be the pseudonymous author. The candidates by Alexander and Hatch have been profiled in (respectively) Genii and MAGIC, while Karr's candidate is identified a Midwestern-based con artist named E. S. Andrews who was active around the turn of the century and whose biography seems to fit Erdnase's.
Erdnase, The Musical
Peregrine Arts is in the process of developing, for Spring 2008, "Who Killed Erdnase?", a new music-theater work by the Ridge Theater and Gavin Bryars team in conjunction with author Glen David Gold. [1] [2]
External Resources and References
- Wikipedia article
- Genii Forum Topic on Erdnase
- January 2000 Genii - New Light on Erdnase by David Alexander
- Erdnase.com
- The Man Who Was Erdnase by Bart Whaley and Martin Gardner and Jeff Busby ISBN 9781563010002
- THE MAGICIAN AND THE CARDSHARP by Karl Johnson for American Heritage Magazine, which includes the sidebar WHO WAS ERDNASE? CARD CONJURING’S MOST ENDURING MYSTERY
- Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Vol. 5 No. 35 – August 26, 2000 - Whatever Happened to S.W. Erdnase?
