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'''Andrew MacAllister''', originally a carpenter's joiner or bricklayer, learned magic by assisting [[Phillippe]] around 1836. He later apprenticed with [[John Henry Anderson]] and then | '''Andrew MacAllister''' (1800-1856), originally a carpenter's joiner or bricklayer, learned magic by assisting [[Phillippe]] around 1836. He later apprenticed with [[John Henry Anderson]] and then toured on own. | ||
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He moved to USA in the late 1840s where he was fairly successful.<ref>Whaley's Who's Who in Magic by Bart Whaley</ref> | He moved to USA in the late 1840s where he was fairly successful.<ref>Whaley's Who's Who in Magic by Bart Whaley</ref> | ||
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A [[Madam Macallister]] billed herself as "The Only Lady Magician in the World" in her 1857 playbill for the Institute Hall in Natchez, Mississippi. | A [[Madam Macallister]] billed herself as "The Only Lady Magician in the World" in her 1857 playbill for the Institute Hall in Natchez, Mississippi. | ||
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Andrew MacAllister | |
Born | 1800 Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Died | September of 1856 |
Andrew MacAllister (1800-1856), originally a carpenter's joiner or bricklayer, learned magic by assisting Phillippe around 1836. He later apprenticed with John Henry Anderson and then toured on own.
Biography
He moved to USA in the late 1840s where he was fairly successful.[1]
His costume was a combination of those worn by Phillippe, Dobler, and Heimburger. A picture of Macallister in costume appeared in Gleasons Weekly, November 1, 1851.
He was elected into the Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame.
Possible relations
A Madam Macallister billed herself as "The Only Lady Magician in the World" in her 1857 playbill for the Institute Hall in Natchez, Mississippi.
J. M. Macallister (John Mawr) claimed to be a relative and to have been born in Ayre, Scotland.[2]
References