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Soto Sunetaro
Soto Sunetaro ( 1858 - February 10, 1910), born Wellington King Tobias, performed on the Lyceum circuit as a silent Japanese act starting around 1890 (before Chung Ling Soo).
He was among those listed on Robert Ankele's layout of 58 Famous Magicians.
Sunetaro was performing with his family as Sunetaro and His Company around New York when he died of pneumonia at age fifty-eight. He was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York with his parents.
His wife and a son of 15 years of age, continued in the business after his death for a number of years. The Sphinx reported in his obituary that his name was John T. Reese. Upon seeing it, Mrs. Sunetaro requested a correction which was made in the following issue.
John Mulholland thought it seemed probable that he got his name from Japanese troupe that appeared in New York on June 13, 1887, at the Standard Theater. One member was called Sunetaro and another Soto Kichi.
Honors
- Cover of Mahatma Vol 2, No. 2 (August, 1898) with name as Sunetario and in January 1906.
