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'''Nicoli''' (1871-?) was born Charles A. Nilcol in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He was a performing magician, was the father of [[Nicola]] and [[Von Arx]].
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Nicoli began performing on the [[Lyceum]] circuit in 1892 and filled over 3,000 engagements.<ref> [[Who's Who in the Lyceum]] By [[Alfred Augustus Wright]] (1906)</ref>
'''Nicoli''' (1847-1903), born John McNicol and the father of [[Nicola]] (William Nicol) and [[Von Arx]] (Charles Nicol), was a conjuror who migrated from Scotland to the United States.<ref>http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62550110</ref>
 
== Biography ==
Nicoli’s father was also a magician who flourished in Glasgow, Scotland.
 
He changed his name first to Nicol when arriving in the United States and later to Nicoli.
 
Nicoli operated a photo studio in Monmouth.


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* The Sphinx, Vol. XLV, No. 11, January 1947, The Legendary Vonarx by Little Johny Jones, page 344
 
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 34, No. 12, February 1955, photo of Charles A. Nilcol, page 18
 
* Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 26, No. 675, January 1959, Obituary Charles A. Nilcol by Robert Lund reports, page 410
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 38, No. 12, February 1959, Obituary CHARLES ALBERT NICOL, page 82
* [[Genii 1959 March|Genii, Vol. 23, No. 7, March 1959]], CHARLES A. NICHOL DIED December 7, 1958, page 259


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Latest revision as of 05:39, 10 May 2014

Nicoli
BornJohn McNicol
February of 1847
Glasgow, Scotland
Died1903
Monmouth, Illinois

Nicoli (1847-1903), born John McNicol and the father of Nicola (William Nicol) and Von Arx (Charles Nicol), was a conjuror who migrated from Scotland to the United States.[1]

Biography

Nicoli’s father was also a magician who flourished in Glasgow, Scotland.

He changed his name first to Nicol when arriving in the United States and later to Nicoli.

Nicoli operated a photo studio in Monmouth.

References