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'''Great Masoni''' was a British magician who was married to a Miss Wong Tai Shan.  He flourished before World War I.   
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'''The Great Masoni''' (d.1977) was a British magician who was married to a Miss Wong Tai Shan.  He began performing before World War I.   
  
Masoni did tour with a full evening show and later with a tour billed as "Maskelyne's Mysteries", a show he acquired from [[Jasper Maskelyne]].  
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== Biography ==
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Masoni toured with a full evening show and later with a tour billed as "Maskelyne's Mysteries", a show he acquired from [[Jasper Maskelyne]].
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With his wife, they developed a two-person memory demonstration act.  
  
 
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* Magic Circular, Vol. 71, No. 781, September 1977, Obituary ERIC MASON, page 149  
 
* Magic Circular, Vol. 71, No. 781, September 1977, Obituary ERIC MASON, page 149  
 
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 57, No. 10, October 1977, Our Side of the Pond by PETER WARLOCK, page 97
 
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 57, No. 10, October 1977, Our Side of the Pond by PETER WARLOCK, page 97
   
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* Chronicle of Magic 1900-1999: A Record of Happenings in Magic in Great Britain by Hibberd, David (2003)
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Revision as of 11:19, 26 April 2014

See also: Eric Mason (1921-1986).
Masoni
BornEric Mason
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DiedJuly 10, 1977
NationalityBritish
Flourished1914-1977

The Great Masoni (d.1977) was a British magician who was married to a Miss Wong Tai Shan. He began performing before World War I.

Biography

Masoni toured with a full evening show and later with a tour billed as "Maskelyne's Mysteries", a show he acquired from Jasper Maskelyne.

With his wife, they developed a two-person memory demonstration act.

Books

  • Showmanship Out Of The Hat (1970)

References

  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 27, No 11, January 1948, THE GREAT MASONI by Wm. G. Stickland, page 32
  • Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 41, No. 1045, February 1966, Masoni & Shan, page 81
  • Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 64, No. 1643, July 1977, Eric Mason Dies, page 67
  • Magic Circular, Vol. 71, No. 781, September 1977, Obituary ERIC MASON, page 149
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 57, No. 10, October 1977, Our Side of the Pond by PETER WARLOCK, page 97
  • Chronicle of Magic 1900-1999: A Record of Happenings in Magic in Great Britain by Hibberd, David (2003)