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Henry Roltair

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Henry Roltair (1853 - 1910) born in London, who began his career working for Alexander Herrmann, was a vaudeville illusionist in the United States and famous for creating "set location" illusions he did for places such as Coney Island amusements parks and Barnum and Bailey's Circus.

Henry Roltair
Born1853
London
Died1910

Roltair is credited with the Spider Girl or Spidora illusion, an elaboration on the living-head illusion or Sphinx Illusion.

For the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Roltair designed "Creation" (opened by May 10). The ride could take up to two hours and included a "boat trip" illustrating the works of God and climaxed with a display in a great dome representing the six days in the "Creation of the World".

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