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'''Felix Blei (and later Bley)''', who had own magic show for a short time, was a top professional manager/agent for magicians in the early 1900s.
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'''Felix Blei (and later Bley)''', who had his own magic show for a short time, was a top professional manager/agent for magicians in the early 1900s.
  
 
Blei (which rhymes with eye) began in 1900 managing [[Morton Clivette]].
 
Blei (which rhymes with eye) began in 1900 managing [[Morton Clivette]].
  
 
A member of the [[S. A. M.]], [[IBM]], founding president of the Cincinnati
 
A member of the [[S. A. M.]], [[IBM]], founding president of the Cincinnati
Ring, and edited the magic news page in [[The Billboard]].<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], November, 1931</ref>   
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Ring, he edited the magic news page in [[The Billboard]](1926-1929).<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], November, 1931</ref>   
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Blei retired numerous times and managed many famous magicians of the day.<ref>THE MYSTERY OF FELIX BLEY/BLEI by Robert Lund, [[Perennial Mystics]] Vol. 2 (1984)</ref>
  
 
Magicians managed:
 
Magicians managed:
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* [[The Great McEwen]] (1908-1909)
 
* [[The Great McEwen]] (1908-1909)
 
* [[Nicola]] (1909-?)
 
* [[Nicola]] (1909-?)
* [[Dante]] (l911-?)
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* [[Dante]] (in l911 when known as The Great Jansen and later under the Dante name.)
 
* [[Gustave Fasola]] (1912- 1929)
 
* [[Gustave Fasola]] (1912- 1929)
 
* [[Annie Abbott]] (1913)
 
* [[Annie Abbott]] (1913)
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* [[S. S. Henry]] (1931-34)
 
* [[S. S. Henry]] (1931-34)
 
* [[Edwin Brush]] (1934)
 
* [[Edwin Brush]] (1934)
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* [[Will Rock]] (1938)
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
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Revision as of 14:53, 31 August 2010

Felix Blei
BornFelix Blei
June 1, 1874
Tremessen, Germany
DiedMarch 31, 1942 (age 67)
Los Angeles, California

Felix Blei (and later Bley), who had his own magic show for a short time, was a top professional manager/agent for magicians in the early 1900s.

Blei (which rhymes with eye) began in 1900 managing Morton Clivette.

A member of the S. A. M., IBM, founding president of the Cincinnati Ring, he edited the magic news page in The Billboard(1926-1929).[1]

Blei retired numerous times and managed many famous magicians of the day.[2]

Magicians managed:

References

  1. Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, November, 1931
  2. THE MYSTERY OF FELIX BLEY/BLEI by Robert Lund, Perennial Mystics Vol. 2 (1984)