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| name = Bert Allerton
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| birth_place              =   Lynn Center, Illinois
| death_day                = October 22,  
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| death_place              =   Veterans Hospital, Elgin, Illinois
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'''Bob Elgas''' (1929-2013), a piano store owner, performed as Elgas The Wizard and was a nephew of the [[Great Nicola]].
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'''Bert Allerton''' (January 1, 1889 - February 22, 1958), born Albert Allen Gustafson, worked as a successful close-up magician in top nightclubs and hotels across the United States.
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
Elgas was an apprentice in his teen years to [[Harry Blackstone Sr.]]
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After a career as an oil salesman and the death of his wife, Allerton took up magic. He eventually started performing close-up magic in nightclubs. He worked for many years at the Ambassador East Hotel Pump Room in Chicago as well as the House of Murphy in Hollywood and  the Hotel Pierre in New York City.
  
He served in the U.S. Army, as part of the Musicians Corp. After getting out of the Army, he opened The Baldwin Piano Store in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  He also owned a magic store in Colorado Springs, which included a Magic Theater. He rebuilt pianos and built magic illusions for himself and other magicians.
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He was one of the few magicians at the time to work exclusively in the close-up arena. One of his features was performing the [[Vanishing Bird Cage]] close up.
  
He was a member in the [[International Brotherhood of Magicians]].
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His final resting place is at Memorial Park Cemetery, 9900 Gross Point Road, Skokie, IL.  
  
Elgas' two hour stage show  took 8 hours set-up time. 
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[[Bert Allerton|Read more about Bert Allerton...]]
 
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Elgas would move to Las Vegas where he continued to repaired pianos  and owned the Piano Store. He also was the proprietor of the Magic & Music Hall of Fame, on the second floor of the old Fitzgerald Casino in Las Vegas.
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[[Bob Elgas|Read more about Bob Elgas...]]
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Bert Allerton

Cover of Genii (1941)
BornAlbert Allen Gustafson
January 01, 1889
Lynn Center, Illinois
DiedFebruary 22, 1958 (age 69)
Veterans Hospital, Elgin, Illinois
Resting placeMemorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Illinois

Bert Allerton (January 1, 1889 - February 22, 1958), born Albert Allen Gustafson, worked as a successful close-up magician in top nightclubs and hotels across the United States.

Biography

After a career as an oil salesman and the death of his wife, Allerton took up magic. He eventually started performing close-up magic in nightclubs. He worked for many years at the Ambassador East Hotel Pump Room in Chicago as well as the House of Murphy in Hollywood and the Hotel Pierre in New York City.

He was one of the few magicians at the time to work exclusively in the close-up arena. One of his features was performing the Vanishing Bird Cage close up.

His final resting place is at Memorial Park Cemetery, 9900 Gross Point Road, Skokie, IL.

Read more about Bert Allerton...