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He performed an evening dress act " Wit, Wizardry and a Whistle" and then a Chinese magic as '''Col Ling Soo'''. | He performed an evening dress act " Wit, Wizardry and a Whistle" and then a Chinese magic as '''Col Ling Soo'''. | ||
Collings was a founder and a president of the [[Magic Circle]] from 1928 to 1931 and again from 1954 to 1958.<ref> | Collings was a founder and a president of the [[Magic Circle]] from 1928 to 1931 and again from 1954 to 1958.<ref>[[Sphinx|The Sphinx, Vol. 33, No. 1, March 1934]], Who’s Who in Magic, page 14</ref><ref>A remembrance, Abracadabra, April 12, 1959</ref> | ||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
* http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/herbert-collins-cariacture/ | * http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/herbert-collins-cariacture/ | ||
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 28, No. 4, June 1948, Col Ling Soo, by William G. Stickland, page 20 | |||
* The Sphinx, Vol. 48, No. 1, March 1949, Col Ling Soo, by Douglas Craggs, page 11 | |||
* The Conjurors’ Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 2, April 1949, COL LING SOO, by Ted Elliott, page 30 | |||
* The Gen, Vol. 5, No. 9, Jan 1950, Front Page Personalities, Col Ling Soo, page 259 | |||
* Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 25, No. 637, April 1958, Herbert J. Collings, An Appreciation by Francis White, page 199 | |||
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 38, No. 3, May 1958, Broken Wands, Herbert J. Collings, page 104 | |||
* The Magic Circular, Vol. 52, No. 585, May 1958, Obituary, Herbert J. Collings, page 122 | |||
Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, Collings, Herbert J. = Col Ling Soo, engl. ; Historiker (*1883 London; †1958), page 82 | |||
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Revision as of 06:48, 29 November 2014
| Herbert J. Collings | |
| Born | Herbert James Collings 1883 London, England |
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| Died | March 30, 1958 London, England |
Herbert J. Collings (1883-1958) was a professional magician beginning in 1899.
Biography
He performed an evening dress act " Wit, Wizardry and a Whistle" and then a Chinese magic as Col Ling Soo.
Collings was a founder and a president of the Magic Circle from 1928 to 1931 and again from 1954 to 1958.[1][2]
References
- ↑ The Sphinx, Vol. 33, No. 1, March 1934, Who’s Who in Magic, page 14
- ↑ A remembrance, Abracadabra, April 12, 1959
- http://magicpostcards.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/herbert-collins-cariacture/
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 28, No. 4, June 1948, Col Ling Soo, by William G. Stickland, page 20
- The Sphinx, Vol. 48, No. 1, March 1949, Col Ling Soo, by Douglas Craggs, page 11
- The Conjurors’ Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 2, April 1949, COL LING SOO, by Ted Elliott, page 30
- The Gen, Vol. 5, No. 9, Jan 1950, Front Page Personalities, Col Ling Soo, page 259
- Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 25, No. 637, April 1958, Herbert J. Collings, An Appreciation by Francis White, page 199
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 38, No. 3, May 1958, Broken Wands, Herbert J. Collings, page 104
- The Magic Circular, Vol. 52, No. 585, May 1958, Obituary, Herbert J. Collings, page 122
Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, Collings, Herbert J. = Col Ling Soo, engl. ; Historiker (*1883 London; †1958), page 82