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− | '''Svengali Trio''' was a [[Vaudeville]] act in the early 1900s that performed [[Second Sight]].<ref>Henry Ridgely Evans. Old and the New Magic. (1906): </ref> | + | '''Svengali Trio''' was a [[Vaudeville]] act in the early 1900s that performed [[Second Sight]].<ref>[[Henry Ridgely Evans]]. [[The Old and the New Magic]]. (1906): </ref> |
− | In their act, [[Hugo | + | In their act, [[Hugo Lorenz]] (or Lorenzo) would move about the theater receiving whispered requests from the audience for specific musical selections or the names of celebrities. Without Hugo saying a word, the pianist, Elsie Terry, would break into the suggested melodies or the make-up artist, George Stuckenberg, would transform himself into a resemblance of the famous person named. |
− | They toured the world until around 1920.<ref>Psychic Paradoxes by John Booth (1984)</ref> | + | They toured the world until around 1920.<ref>Psychic Paradoxes by [[John Booth]] (1984)</ref> |
Also billed as "The Lawrence Svengali Trio", "The Lorenz Svengali Trio", "Svengali and Trilby", and "Svengali and Miss Terry". | Also billed as "The Lawrence Svengali Trio", "The Lorenz Svengali Trio", "Svengali and Trilby", and "Svengali and Miss Terry". |
Latest revision as of 21:17, 3 March 2024
Svengali Trio was a Vaudeville act in the early 1900s that performed Second Sight.[1]
In their act, Hugo Lorenz (or Lorenzo) would move about the theater receiving whispered requests from the audience for specific musical selections or the names of celebrities. Without Hugo saying a word, the pianist, Elsie Terry, would break into the suggested melodies or the make-up artist, George Stuckenberg, would transform himself into a resemblance of the famous person named.
They toured the world until around 1920.[2]
Also billed as "The Lawrence Svengali Trio", "The Lorenz Svengali Trio", "Svengali and Trilby", and "Svengali and Miss Terry".
References
- ↑ Henry Ridgely Evans. The Old and the New Magic. (1906):
- ↑ Psychic Paradoxes by John Booth (1984)