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'''Harry Whiteley''' was the manager of the Manchester Conjuring Trick Works and ran a circulating library for magicians.<ref>HARRY WHITELEY: WHAT'S IN A NAME? By Eddie Dawes, MUM, MAY, 1985</ref>
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'''Harry Whiteley''' (1875-1945) was the manager of the [[Manchester Conjuring Trick Works]] and ran a circulating library for magicians.<ref>HARRY WHITELEY: WHAT'S IN A NAME? By Eddie Dawes, MUM, MAY, 1985</ref>
  
 
He hosted a congregation for conjurers each Sunday evening which became known as "Whiteley's Varieties".
 
He hosted a congregation for conjurers each Sunday evening which became known as "Whiteley's Varieties".
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Whiteley  contributed to the [[Sphinx]] as a correspondent under the column "English Notes" from 1904 to  1907.
 
Whiteley  contributed to the [[Sphinx]] as a correspondent under the column "English Notes" from 1904 to  1907.
  
He was said to be good at sleight-of-hand and performed occasionally. He apparently claimed to be the inventor of the back and front continuous palm, which has never been proven.<ref>109. WHITELEY'S VARIETIES - MAGIC IN MANCHESTER, Magic Circular No 78 (1984)</ref>
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He was said to be good at sleight-of-hand, performed occasionally and claimed to be the inventor of the back and front continuous palm, which has never been proven.<ref>109. WHITELEY'S VARIETIES - MAGIC IN MANCHESTER, Magic Circular No 78 (1984)</ref>
  
  
  
== Books ===
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== Books ==
 
Written:
 
Written:
* Miracles of Modern Magic (1905)
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* [[Miracles of Modern Magic]] (1905)
 
Published:
 
Published:
 
* [[Problems in Mystery]] by [[Max Sterling]] (1909)  
 
* [[Problems in Mystery]] by [[Max Sterling]] (1909)  

Revision as of 14:08, 24 November 2012

Harry Whiteley

Cover March 1905
BornHenry Whiteley Cunliffe
December 1, 1875
Hulme, Manchester
DiedApril 22, 1945 (age 69)

Harry Whiteley (1875-1945) was the manager of the Manchester Conjuring Trick Works and ran a circulating library for magicians.[1]

He hosted a congregation for conjurers each Sunday evening which became known as "Whiteley's Varieties".

Whiteley contributed to the Sphinx as a correspondent under the column "English Notes" from 1904 to 1907.

He was said to be good at sleight-of-hand, performed occasionally and claimed to be the inventor of the back and front continuous palm, which has never been proven.[2]


Books

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Published:

References

  1. HARRY WHITELEY: WHAT'S IN A NAME? By Eddie Dawes, MUM, MAY, 1985
  2. 109. WHITELEY'S VARIETIES - MAGIC IN MANCHESTER, Magic Circular No 78 (1984)