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Talma
BornMary Ann Ford
1868
London, England
DiedJuly 13, 1944
Keansburg, New Jersey

Talma (1861-1944) was a female magician who is best known for performing with her husband Servais Le Roy in the act "Le Roy, Talma & Bosco".

Biography

When Mary Ann Ford married the Belgian Servais Le Roy, she joined his show as "Mercedes Talma" (generally known as just Talma). They formed a long-running stage partnership with Leon Bosco as "The Comedians de Mephisto Co", better known as "Le Roy, Talma and Bosco".

She became accomplished at performing sleight of hand and manipulation acts, especially coin manipulation, and she was often billed as "The Queen of Coins". She performed for over thirty years.

Talma first performed the Asrah levitation (an illusion devised by Le Roy) in London in 1914.

References

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  • The Magic Circular, Vol. 39, No. 427, November 1944, Obituary, "Talma", Queen of Coins, page 5
  • The Magic Circular, Vol. 47, No. 529, September 1953, SERVAIS LE ROY, by Milbourne Christopher, pages 403-407
  • Genii Magazine, Vol. 24, No.3, November 1959, Dave Price Writes from Egyptian Hall Museum, Nashville, Tennessee, page 90
  • M-U-M, Vol. 91, No. 3, August 2001, MAGIC POSTERS, Triple Alliance - "Mile Le Roy Portrait" (ca. 1898), page 43
  • Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, Talma, Mercedes eig. Mary Ann Ford, engl. Zauberkünstlerin (*1868 London; †13.07.1944), page 334
  • All About Magicians/Mercedes Talma
  • Illusions: Secrets from the world of magic by Roy & Andrews (1985), Methuen, ISBN 0-423-01300-9