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* Vanity Bag (1920)
 
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* Paper Hat Trick (1920)
Lyle is also the inventor of the Chian Tea Illusion, used by the [[Chung Ling Soo]].<ref>Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1930)</ref> Cecil was at the show when his friend [[Chung Ling Soo]] bullet catch trick went tragically wrong.
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Lyle is also the inventor of the Chian Tea Illusion, used by the [[Chung Ling Soo]].<ref>Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)</ref> Cecil was at the show when his friend [[Chung Ling Soo]] bullet catch trick went tragically wrong.
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==

Revision as of 19:33, 12 November 2010

Cecil Lyle
BornFebruary 24, 1892
London.
DiedMarch 9, 1955 (age 63)
NationalityBritish
Cecil Lyle (1892 - 1955) was hailed as a conjuring prodigy appearing in Maskelyne and Devant's program at St. George's Hall.

He performed as The Great Lyle and his Magical Milliner Act included Paper Hat Tear, women from hatboxes and his Flying Gramophone which vanished while playing (which was later done by Robert Harbin as the Vanishing Radio).

Lucille La Farge was his wife and assistant.

Cecil was an early member of The Magic Circle and was a holder of the Gold Medal.

The following is a list and brief description of some of Lyle's inventions :

  • Chocolate Box, Card, and Cigarettes (1911)
  • Flying Golf Club (1912)
  • Giant Slates (1913)
  • Large Chocolate Box Illusion (1913)
  • Golden Horseshoe (1915)
  • Tennis Ball Production (1915)
  • Golden Locket (1919)
  • Rose Basket (1919)
  • Vanity Bag (1920)
  • Paper Hat Trick (1920)

Lyle is also the inventor of the Chian Tea Illusion, used by the Chung Ling Soo.[1] Cecil was at the show when his friend Chung Ling Soo bullet catch trick went tragically wrong.

Books

References

  1. Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)