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− | Max Auzinger (July 26, 1839 - May 11, 1928) was a German actor and magician, | + | '''Max Auzinger''' (July 26, 1839 - May 11, 1928) was a German actor and magician, who o performed as the Oriental character "'''Ben Ali Bey'''". He also billed himself briefly as "'''Maxitan A-Uzin-Ger'''". |
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− | + | Auzinger is credited with the discovery of [[Black art]]. Around 1875, he discovered the principle by accident while watching a black-faced actor playing a scene set in a dark dungeon. Only the man's white teeth and eyes were visible when watching from the stage. | |
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*"The Soap-Bubbles" where colored soap-bubbles of different sizes floated and formed themselves into a pyramid. | *"The Soap-Bubbles" where colored soap-bubbles of different sizes floated and formed themselves into a pyramid. | ||
− | He acted in numerous black and white silent films from 1913 | + | He acted in numerous black and white silent films from 1913 until 1920. |
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Revision as of 00:45, 28 March 2012
Max Auzinger (July 26, 1839 - May 11, 1928) was a German actor and magician, who o performed as the Oriental character "Ben Ali Bey". He also billed himself briefly as "Maxitan A-Uzin-Ger".
Max Auzinger | |
Born | Max Auxinger July 26, 1839 Bavaria |
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Died | May 11, 1928 (age 88) |
Auzinger is credited with the discovery of Black art. Around 1875, he discovered the principle by accident while watching a black-faced actor playing a scene set in a dark dungeon. Only the man's white teeth and eyes were visible when watching from the stage.
He used it in his shows:
- "Indian and Egyptian Miracles"
- "The Magnetized Drawing" where a skeleton drawn on a blackboard began to dance to music.
- "The Creation of Woman by the Gods of the Orient," in which a caterpillar drawn on a sheet of paper comes to life.
- "The Soap-Bubbles" where colored soap-bubbles of different sizes floated and formed themselves into a pyramid.
He acted in numerous black and white silent films from 1913 until 1920.
References
- The Glorious Deception : The Double Life of William Robinson, aka Chung Ling Soo, the "Marvelous Chinese Conjurer" by Jim Steinmeyer ISBN 978-0786715121
- The Wonders of Black Art
- IMDB