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Del Adelphia
From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
Del Adelphia (1868-February 10, 1917) born Adelphia J.Brown in Ohio. With long flowing hair and buck-skin costume, he called himself the "Cowboy Magician".
His signature tricks were the Vanishing Bird Cage, which he would often repeat, and the egg bag.
He performed at the eleventh annual SAM banquet in New York City.
Harry Blackstone Sr. bought the Vanishing Bird Cage illusion after Del pass away.
Further reading
- Del Adelphia, The Cowboy Magician by Mike Caveney, Gibecière, Vol 1, No 2
Special thanks to the Conjuring Arts Research Center's searchable database,AskAlexander, in researching this topic.
