Help us get to over 8,749 articles in 2024.
If you know of a magician not listed in MagicPedia, start a New Biography for them. Contact us at magicpediahelp@gmail.com
Difference between revisions of "Charles De Vere"
From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| birth_name = Herbert Shakespeare Gardiner Williams | | birth_name = Herbert Shakespeare Gardiner Williams | ||
| − | | birth_day = | + | | birth_day = September 18, |
| birth_year = 1843 | | birth_year = 1843 | ||
| − | | birth_place = | + | | birth_place = London, England |
| death_day = | | death_day = | ||
| death_year = 1931 | | death_year = 1931 | ||
| Line 29: | Line 29: | ||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
* [[De Vere's Book of Magic]] (1876) | * [[De Vere's Book of Magic]] (1876) | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | *Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities by [[Edwin Dawes]] (2005) | ||
[[Category:Biographies|De Vere]] | [[Category:Biographies|De Vere]] | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:De Vere}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:De Vere}} | ||
Revision as of 17:19, 29 November 2011
Charles de Vere (1843- 1931) was born Herbert Shakespeare Gardiner Williams in Britain. He ran a magic shop in London before touring Europe with his own show.
| Charles De Vere | |
| Born | Herbert Shakespeare Gardiner Williams September 18, 1843 London, England |
|---|---|
| Died | 1931 |
| Categories | Books by Charles De Vere |
He opened another magic shop in Paris in 1892, which he ran for over 30 years.
Both De Vere's wife and daughter were also stage magicians. Julia Ferret De Vere performed as Okita and was the first occidental magician on record who performed in a Japanese style act. Clementine De Vere, their daughter, launched a stage career of her own as the "Ionia, the Goddess of Mystery."
Books
- De Vere's Book of Magic (1876)
References
- Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities by Edwin Dawes (2005)
