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'''Nicoli''' (1873-1958) was born Charles A. Nilcol in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He was a performing magician, was the father of [[Nicola]] and [[Von Arx]].
 
 
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| birth_name                = Charles Albert Nilcol
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| birth_name                = John McNicol
| birth_day                = October 18,
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| birth_day                = February of
| birth_year                = 1873
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| birth_year                = 1847
| birth_place              = Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
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| birth_place              = Glasgow, Scotland
| death_day                = December 7,  
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| death_year                = 1958
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| death_year                = 1903
| death_place              = Monmouth, Illinois
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| death_place              = Monmouth, Illinois  
| resting_place            = Monmouth Cemetery
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Nicoli began performing on the [[Lyceum]] circuit in 1892 and filled over 3,000 engagements.<ref> [[Who's Who in the Lyceum]] By [[Alfred Augustus Wright]] (1906)</ref>
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'''Nicoli''' (1847-1903 ), born John McNicol and the father of [[Nicola]] (William Nicol)) and [[Von Arx]] (Charles Nicol), was a conjuror who migrated from Scotland to the States.<ref>http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62550110</ref>
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Nicoli’s father was also a magician who flourished in Glasgow, Scotland.
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He changed his name first to Nicol when arriving in the United States and later to Nicoli.
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Nicoli operated a photo studio in Monmouth.
  
 
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* The Sphinx, Vol. XLV, No. 11, January 1947, The Legendary Vonarx by Little Johny Jones, page 344
 
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 34, No. 12, February 1955, photo of Charles A. Nilcol, page 18
 
* Goodliffe's Abracadabra, Vol. 26, No. 675, January 1959, Obituary Charles A. Nilcol by Robert Lund reports, page 410
 
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 38, No. 12, February 1959, Obituary CHARLES ALBERT NICOL, page 82
 
* [[Genii 1959 March|Genii, Vol. 23, No. 7, March 1959]], CHARLES A. NICHOL DIED December 7, 1958, page 259
 
  
 
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Revision as of 20:13, 5 April 2013

Nicoli
BornJohn McNicol
February of 1847
Glasgow, Scotland
Died1903
Monmouth, Illinois

Nicoli (1847-1903 ), born John McNicol and the father of Nicola (William Nicol)) and Von Arx (Charles Nicol), was a conjuror who migrated from Scotland to the States.[1]

Nicoli’s father was also a magician who flourished in Glasgow, Scotland.

He changed his name first to Nicol when arriving in the United States and later to Nicoli.

Nicoli operated a photo studio in Monmouth.

References

  1. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62550110