Poluhni: Difference between revisions

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Poluhni (fl. 1910-1920) was a Lyceum and Chautauqua magician born William J. Powell.^[1]

It was reported in the Sphinx for June 1917 that he was opening on June 20th in a suburb of Des Moines, Iowa.

Along with him performing tricks on stage, his wife Mimi played the chimes.^[2]

To promote his program of magic, he was going to make the auto drive blindfolded on each afternoon preceding his act of the evening.

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-'''Poluhni''' was a [[Lyceum]] and [[Chautauqua]] magician.<ref>http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.award/iauchau./poluhni/1</ref>
+'''Poluhni''' (fl. 1910-1920) was a [[Lyceum]] and [[Chautauqua]] magician born William J. Powell.<ref>http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.award/iauchau./poluhni/1</ref>
+== Biography ==
 It was reported in the [[Sphinx]] for June 1917 that he was opening on June 20th in a suburb of Des Moines, Iowa.
-Along with him performing  tricks on stage, his wife Mimi played the chimes.
+Along with him performing  tricks on stage, his wife Mimi played the chimes.<ref>http://lynnspot.wordpress.com/tag/great-poluhni/</ref>
+To promote his program of magic, he was going to make the auto drive blindfolded on each afternoon preceding his act of the evening.
-To promote his program of magic, he was going to make the auto drive blindfolded on each afternoon preceding his act of the evening.<ref>http://lynnspot.wordpress.com/tag/great-poluhni/</ref>
-His promotional photo can be see online at the [[Conjuring Arts]]' "The Many Faces of Magic" exhibit.<ref>http://conjuringarts.org/exhibitions/the-many-faces-of-magic/poluhni/</ref>