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− | * Modern Card Effects and How to Perform Them (1920, with [[James Kater Thompson]]) | + | * [[Modern Card Effects and How to Perform Them]] (1920, with [[James Kater Thompson]]) |
− | * Pithy Patter For the Parlor and Professional Prestidigitator (1920) | + | * [[Pithy Patter For the Parlor and Professional Prestidigitator]] (1920) |
− | * Miscellaneous Tricks with Handkerchiefs (1921) | + | * [[Miscellaneous Tricks with Handkerchiefs]] (1921) |
− | * Impromptu Magic with Patter (1922) | + | * [[Impromptu Magic with Patter]] (1922) |
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Revision as of 20:12, 25 April 2015
George DeLawrence | |
Born | George Silver, Jr. April 7, 1886 Nashville, Tennessee |
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Died | February 21, 1928 (age 41) |
George DeLawrence (1886-1928) was a Lyceum magician and cardman.
Biography
During the day DeLawrence was a chief clerk in one of the Government department in Chicago and later a salesmen, during the evenings he performed in clubs, writing articles for magic magazines, and doing a mail-order business.
He was Secretary and Treasurer of the Chicago Conjurers' Club. [1]
His favorite trick was the Twentieth Century Silks.[2]
DeLawrence died at a relatively young age from a hemorrhage, after suffering with tuberculosis.[3]
Books
- Some Card Effects and Magical Talks (1919)
- A Vaudeville Magic Act (1919)
- Modern Card Effects and How to Perform Them (1920, with James Kater Thompson)
- Pithy Patter For the Parlor and Professional Prestidigitator (1920)
- Miscellaneous Tricks with Handkerchiefs (1921)
- Impromptu Magic with Patter (1922)
References
- ↑ Felsman's Magical Review (April, 1920)
- ↑ Trix and Chatter by W. Dornfeld (1921)
- ↑ Obit, Linking Ring, March 1928