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'''Richard Davis''' (1875-1933)  worked for the [[Lyceum]] and [[Chautauqua]] for many years as "The Man Who Mystifies."
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'''Richard Davis''' (1875-1933)  worked for the [[Lyceum]] and [[Chautauqua]] for many years as "The Man Who Mystifies."<ref>Magic: A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater by David Price (1985)</ref>
  
Davis was one of the first members of the [[I. B. M.]] (member No. 261) and he served a number of terms as a member of
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By 1910, Davis was called "Mysterious Davis" and appeared in a concert company called "The Gladys Klark Co" as a featured act. Later he was doing a full-evening show playing throughout New England as "The Great Davis".
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Davis was one of the first members of the [[I. B. M.]] (member No. 261) and he served a number of terms as a member of the executive committee.<ref>Obit, Linking Ring,January, 1933</ref>  
  
  
 
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Revision as of 17:19, 8 December 2012

Richard Davis
BornFred Richard Davis
December 13, 1875
Lake Village, New Hampshire
DiedJanuary 03, 1933 (age 57)
Lakeport, New Hampshire

Richard Davis (1875-1933) worked for the Lyceum and Chautauqua for many years as "The Man Who Mystifies."[1]

By 1910, Davis was called "Mysterious Davis" and appeared in a concert company called "The Gladys Klark Co" as a featured act. Later he was doing a full-evening show playing throughout New England as "The Great Davis".


Davis was one of the first members of the I. B. M. (member No. 261) and he served a number of terms as a member of the executive committee.[2]


References

  1. Magic: A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater by David Price (1985)
  2. Obit, Linking Ring,January, 1933