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'''Charles Oswald Williams''' (1865 - January 30, 1924) a magician from Cardiff
who later became a dealer.
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His performance was described in Holden's [[Programmes of Famous Magicians]].


[[Professor Hoffmann]] acknowledged Williams in the preface of [[Later Magic]] (1904). [[Charles Lang Neil]] received contributions from Williams for parts of [[The Modern Conjurer]] (1902) when it was republished as separate titles in 1904, as part of the "[[Yellow Peril]]" series.  Williams contributed items to [[Modern Card Manipulation]] and [[After-Dinner Sleights  and  Pocket Tricks]].


{{See also| [[Charles Oswald Williams]] or Cardiff, who performed as "Charles Oswald"}}


{{See also|Another C. O. Williams, [[Carl Orton Williams]] of Sydney, Australia}}
Note: Oswald Williams wrote a letter to the [[Conjurers' Monthly Magazine]] (Oct 30, 1906) explaining, ''"I am not Oswald Williams of Cardiff. This gentleman's name is Charles Oswald Williams; he is a very clever amateur conjurer, but I believe has never been on the Music Halls.I met him some years back and we were so struck at the strange coincidence in the similarity of our names and craft that we were photographed together."''


== Honors and Awards ==
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* Chosen to appear at the First Grand Magical [[Seance]] of The [[Magic Circle]], held at St. George's Hall on 10 April, 1906.
* The Magician of the Month in The Sphinx for October 1904
 
== References ==
* 174. CHARLES OSWALD WILLIAMS THE CARDIFF CONJURER in Complete Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities by Edwin A. Dawes (2005)
 
* 175. CHARLES OSWALD WILLIAMS AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAGIC in Complete Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities by Edwin A. Dawes (2005)
 
* 185. MORE OF CHARLES OSWALD WILLIAMS, HIS BUSINESS AND FAMILY in Complete Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities by Edwin A. Dawes (2005)
 
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Revision as of 15:31, 15 October 2010

Charles Oswald

His performance was described in Holden's Programmes of Famous Magicians.


See also: Charles Oswald Williams or Cardiff, who performed as "Charles Oswald".

Note: Oswald Williams wrote a letter to the Conjurers' Monthly Magazine (Oct 30, 1906) explaining, "I am not Oswald Williams of Cardiff. This gentleman's name is Charles Oswald Williams; he is a very clever amateur conjurer, but I believe has never been on the Music Halls.I met him some years back and we were so struck at the strange coincidence in the similarity of our names and craft that we were photographed together."