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| − | '''George H. Little''' performed a Chinese act under the name "Ah Foon", after seeing the success of [[Ching Ling Foo]]. For years he was connected with the New York Herald and resided in the city of Brooklyn, with a summer home in New Jersey. Little also performed [[shadowgraphy]].<ref>Linking Ring, March 1928</ref> | + | '''George H. Little''' (1858-?) performed a Chinese act under the name "Ah Foon", after seeing the success of [[Ching Ling Foo]]. For years he was connected with the New York Herald and resided in the city of Brooklyn, with a summer home in New Jersey. Little also performed [[shadowgraphy]].<ref>Linking Ring, March 1928</ref> |
At an early age he joined a circus as a contortionist and acrobat, and later on he entered [[vaudeville]] as a dancer | At an early age he joined a circus as a contortionist and acrobat, and later on he entered [[vaudeville]] as a dancer | ||
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Little would later give his illusions and stage name to [[Harry Usher]], who would appear as "Ah Foon" and Company. <ref>Magic A Pictorial History History of Conjurers in the Theater By David Price(1985)</ref> He was a member (No. 475) of the [[National Conjurers' Association]].<ref>Mahatma, June 1920</ref> | Little would later give his illusions and stage name to [[Harry Usher]], who would appear as "Ah Foon" and Company. <ref>Magic A Pictorial History History of Conjurers in the Theater By David Price(1985)</ref> He was a member (No. 475) of the [[National Conjurers' Association]].<ref>Mahatma, June 1920</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 17:30, 11 January 2014
| George H. Little | |
 As "Ah Foon" | |
| Born | circa 1858 Westport, Connecticut |
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| Died | ? |
| Flourished | 1900-1920 |
George H. Little (1858-?) performed a Chinese act under the name "Ah Foon", after seeing the success of Ching Ling Foo. For years he was connected with the New York Herald and resided in the city of Brooklyn, with a summer home in New Jersey. Little also performed shadowgraphy.[1]
At an early age he joined a circus as a contortionist and acrobat, and later on he entered vaudeville as a dancer
Little was the founder and first editor of American magic magazine, Mahatma.[2]
Little would later give his illusions and stage name to Harry Usher, who would appear as "Ah Foon" and Company. [3] He was a member (No. 475) of the National Conjurers' Association.[4]
