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+ | | birth_name = Albert Marchinski | ||
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+ | | birth_place = Poland | ||
+ | | death_day = July 31, | ||
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+ | }}'''Rameses''' (1876 - 1930) performed as the "Egyptian Wonder Worker".<ref>Cover [[Sphinx]] Vol. 09, December 15, 1910.</ref> | ||
He did a United States tour in 1910 and was the first magician appeared at the [[London Palladium]] music hall in 1911. He was at one time a highly paid music hall artist. [[Maurice Fogel]], in his teens, was once an assistant. | He did a United States tour in 1910 and was the first magician appeared at the [[London Palladium]] music hall in 1911. He was at one time a highly paid music hall artist. [[Maurice Fogel]], in his teens, was once an assistant. | ||
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His shows consisted of large illusions on a brilliantly set stage. Some of his famous ones were the [[Ayesha]] levitation where an assistant floated gracefully while dancing and skipping; the the cremation illusion; and the automaton "Vril". | His shows consisted of large illusions on a brilliantly set stage. Some of his famous ones were the [[Ayesha]] levitation where an assistant floated gracefully while dancing and skipping; the the cremation illusion; and the automaton "Vril". | ||
− | + | Rameses died almost penniless of colon cancer at the age of 54.<ref> Rameses: The Forgotten Star by Chris Woodward, [[Genii 2010 April]]</ref> | |
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Revision as of 18:22, 6 July 2011
Rameses | |
Born | Albert Marchinski 1876 Poland |
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Died | July 31, 1930 |
He did a United States tour in 1910 and was the first magician appeared at the London Palladium music hall in 1911. He was at one time a highly paid music hall artist. Maurice Fogel, in his teens, was once an assistant.
His shows consisted of large illusions on a brilliantly set stage. Some of his famous ones were the Ayesha levitation where an assistant floated gracefully while dancing and skipping; the the cremation illusion; and the automaton "Vril".
Rameses died almost penniless of colon cancer at the age of 54.[2]
References
- ↑ Cover Sphinx Vol. 09, December 15, 1910.
- ↑ Rameses: The Forgotten Star by Chris Woodward, Genii 2010 April