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Barrs was a member of both the [[Magicians' Club]] and the [[Magic Circle]].
 
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Revision as of 17:41, 2 February 2011

Percy Barrs
BornSeptember 16, 1883
Lancashire, England
Died?

Percy Barrs, a member of the Pharmaceutical Society and Chemical Society, was a semi-professional English magician that performed throughout London.

He performed most notably at Harrow School, King's School, Ely, and Blue Coat School, Horsham.

Barrs was a member of both the Magicians' Club and the Magic Circle. [1]

The Magic Circular was referring to him as the "late" Barrs by 1946.

His son, Richard Barrs, won a competition held at Maskelyne's Theatre on 13th April, 1932, from fifty other juvenile competitors.

References

  1. Tricks That Mystify by Will Goldston (1934)