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George Staples
| George Staples | |
| Born | George Chipman Staples circa 1890 |
|---|---|
| Died | October 2, 1951 (age 60) Manhattan, Kansas |
| Resting place | St. Joseph, Mo. |
George Staples (c.1890-1951) was a magician and entertainer in the Kansas, Missouri,Iowa, and Illinois area.
Biography
A graduate of the Chicago Art Institute[1], Staples started in Lyceum about 1915 and did Chalk Talk, Rag Pictures, Ventriloquist, Illusions, and a Monkey Act. He even trained one monkey just to open the curtains[2] He set a record when he toured 13 consecutive summers on the Chautauqua Circuits of Topeka, Kansas.
In his later years he worked in the school assembly field. [3]
Staples collapsed and died while doing a show at the Manhattan (Kansas) Junior High School. He had gone through about 15 minutes of his act when he was stricken with a heart attack.[4]
His publicity photo can be seen at the Conjuring Arts exhibit "The Many Faces of Magic."[5]
References
- ↑ Tops, May 1945, page 11
- ↑ Tops, September 1936, page 4
- ↑ Tops, November 1951, page 27
- ↑ Broken Wand, Linking Ring, November 1951
- ↑ http://conjuringarts.org/exhibitions/the-many-faces-of-magic/george-staples/
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=124427141
