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<!-- set the sorting order for all the categories -->                One of the most famous entertainers of the 20th Century, The Great Lafayette was a quick change artist, magician and master illusionist.
 
Real name Sigmund Neuberger, Lafayette was born in Munich 1871, before his family emigrated to America in search of a better life.
 
Lafayette’s early career was heavily influenced by the Chinese magician illusionist Ching Ling Foo who had brought his show to America with great success. In 1900 Sigmund Neuberger appeared in London transformed into The Great Lafayette. Audiences were transfixed by his magic talents and he soon became the highest paid performer of the time.

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