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Georgiana Elizabeth Eagle
| Georgiana Elizabeth Eagle | |
| Born | Georgiana Elisabeth EAGLE 1835 |
|---|---|
| Died | march, 7th 1911 Hornsey, Middlesex, England |
| Flourished | 1840s-1880s |
Georgiana Eagle (fl. 1840s-1880s) was taught by her father, a professional magician, Barnardo Eagle. She marrying a man named Charles Card(1837–1867) on the 25th August 1868 at the Parish Church, St Marylebone, Middlesex, England,(who she was legally promised by Allegation on 24 Jul 1858). She married on the 25th of August 1868 at St Stephen's Church, Coleman Street, London, England, UK with Alfred George Joseph Aloysius Gilliland(1844–1882) She married on the 30th of may 1888 at Parish Church, Kentish Town, London, England Harry Pashley (1858–)
Biography
She performed a second-sight act by 1841 as "The Mysterious Lady".
she traveled for years as Gilliland Card and Madame Card, Magician and Hypnotist.[1]
Georgiana Eagle styled herself as the celebrated enchantress, and advertised her "wonderful, amusing and scientific ENTERTAINMENT in MAGIC" in London. One of her tricks was to tell the time on a watch held by a member of the audience while she remained blindfolded onstage
References
- ↑ Magical Nights at the Theatre by Charles Waller (1980)
- ↑ The Complete Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities by Edwin A. Dawes (2005)
