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| + | '''John "Jack" Van Camp''' (1877-?) born at Rochester, Pennsylvania, began performing magic in 1901. He was also a [[ventriloquist]] and assisted by his wife.<ref>[[Mahatma]] Vol 8, No. 6 (December 1904).</ref> | ||
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| + | Van Camp was famous for working with pigs and was known as "The Barnyard Magician" <ref> MAGICAL REMINISCENCES OF THE LOS ANGELES SOCIETY OF MAGICIANS By Frank Fewins Linking Ring December 1929</ref> | ||
In 1913, he performed in Australia<ref> Magical Nights at the Theatre By Charles Waller (1980) 297 pages</ref> and New Zealand<ref> New Pentagram Vol. 11 page 96.</ref>. His show included a torn and restored paper routine, canaries making an invisible flight to their cage, the production of a little pig from a hat. The show ended with a boxing bout between two little | In 1913, he performed in Australia<ref> Magical Nights at the Theatre By Charles Waller (1980) 297 pages</ref> and New Zealand<ref> New Pentagram Vol. 11 page 96.</ref>. His show included a torn and restored paper routine, canaries making an invisible flight to their cage, the production of a little pig from a hat. The show ended with a boxing bout between two little | ||
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| − | In later years, he invented the 'Pig Slide,' seen at seaside resorts and fairs. | + | In later years, he invented the 'Pig Slide,' seen at seaside resorts and fairs. Three baseballs for a dime were paid by spectators to throw. If they hit the right spot a door opens and pig came out. They would slide down and run back in. <ref> The Kid Glove By [[Silent Mora]], [[Sphinx]], Nov 1944 </ref> |
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| Born | January 15, 1877 Rochester, Pennsylvania |
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John "Jack" Van Camp (1877-?) born at Rochester, Pennsylvania, began performing magic in 1901. He was also a ventriloquist and assisted by his wife.[1]
Biography
Van Camp was famous for working with pigs and was known as "The Barnyard Magician" [2]
In 1913, he performed in Australia[3] and New Zealand[4]. His show included a torn and restored paper routine, canaries making an invisible flight to their cage, the production of a little pig from a hat. The show ended with a boxing bout between two little pigs.
In later years, he invented the 'Pig Slide,' seen at seaside resorts and fairs. Three baseballs for a dime were paid by spectators to throw. If they hit the right spot a door opens and pig came out. They would slide down and run back in. [5]
