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'''Gustave Fasola''' (1870-1929), a British magician, toured Australia from  1911-1912 as "The famous Indian Fakir".
  
He toured Australia from 1911-1912 as "The famous Indian Fakir".
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== Biography ==
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He invented the Lady to Lion Illusion, first used by [[Howard Thurston]] in 1909. He also devised an [[Appearing Elephant]] stage illusion which he sold to Thurston who had it built but never ended up performing it because of difficulties in traveling with such a large animal.
  
== References ==
 
* Linking Ring Vol. 09 page [539]
 
  
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* [[Linking Ring]] Vol. 09, no. 5, July 1929, page 539.
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* [[Hiding the Elephant]] By [[Jim Steinmeyer]] page 348 (2003)
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Revision as of 10:53, 16 May 2015

Gustave Fasola
BornFergus Greenwood
1870
DiedJanuary 14, 1929
NationalityBritish

Gustave Fasola (1870-1929), a British magician, toured Australia from 1911-1912 as "The famous Indian Fakir".

Biography

He invented the Lady to Lion Illusion, first used by Howard Thurston in 1909. He also devised an Appearing Elephant stage illusion which he sold to Thurston who had it built but never ended up performing it because of difficulties in traveling with such a large animal.


References