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| − | }}'''Theodore S. Blakesley M.D.''' was an amateur magician in Kansas City who applied the natural sciences to produce magical effects in electricity, light and acoustics. | + | }}'''Theodore S. Blakesley M.D.''' (?-1942) was an amateur magician in Kansas City who applied the natural sciences to produce magical effects in electricity, light and acoustics. |
| − | He created version of The [[Talking Teakettle]], the [[Talking Skull]], the Floating Ball, and the Transformation of a Wax Figure to a Living Woman. | + | == Biography == |
| + | He created version of The [[Talking Teakettle]], the [[Talking Skull]], the Floating Ball, and the Transformation of a Wax Figure to a Living Woman. He was a friend of [[David Abbott]]. | ||
With the assistance of his wife, they performed telepathic and spiritualistic phenomenon producing seeming supernatural effects.<ref> Sphinx (July 1916)</ref> | With the assistance of his wife, they performed telepathic and spiritualistic phenomenon producing seeming supernatural effects.<ref> Sphinx (July 1916)</ref> | ||
| − | He was a | + | He was a charter member and the first president of the [[Robert Houdin Club]] formed in 1911. |
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Latest revision as of 14:07, 15 February 2014
| Theodore S. Blakesley | |
 Cover of Sphinx (July 1916) | |
| Born | ? |
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| Died | July of 1943 |
Biography
He created version of The Talking Teakettle, the Talking Skull, the Floating Ball, and the Transformation of a Wax Figure to a Living Woman. He was a friend of David Abbott.
With the assistance of his wife, they performed telepathic and spiritualistic phenomenon producing seeming supernatural effects.[1]
He was a charter member and the first president of the Robert Houdin Club formed in 1911.
References
- ↑ Sphinx (July 1916)
