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[[Vonetta]] born  Etta Ion was a foremost lady illusionist of her time.
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'''Von Etta''' (Etta Paul or Monaghan, later Traver) born  Etta Ion in England during the late 1800s, was a foremost lady illusionist of her time.
  
In 1906, with her husband she embarked on the act of Von-Etta, La Mystere Indescriptible.
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== Biography ==
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In 1906, with her husband she embarked on the act of "Von-Etta, La Mystere Indescriptible".
  
She would bill herself as the World's Only Lady Illusionist, at the London
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She would bill herself as the World's Only Lady Illusionist, at the London Hippodrome.  One of her most commented on illusions was a floating coffin and substitution act.
Hippodrome.  One of her most commented on illusions was a floating coffin and substitution act.
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She stopped touring when the  First World War broke out in 1914  
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She stopped touring when the  First World War broke out in 1914 becoming a dance teacher.
becoming a dance teacher.
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Soon after the formation of the [[Scottish Conjurers' Association]] in 1924 she was made an Honorary Member and performed at many of their events including the April 1931 "Our Night of Magic".
 
Soon after the formation of the [[Scottish Conjurers' Association]] in 1924 she was made an Honorary Member and performed at many of their events including the April 1931 "Our Night of Magic".
  
 
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== References ==
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* The [[Conjurers' Monthly Magazine]], 1906, page 219
 
* The [[Conjurers' Monthly Magazine]], 1906, page 219
* A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities By [[Edwin A. Dawes]] # 86 VONETTA—MISTRESS OF MYSTERY in [[Magic Circular]], Vol. 76, 1982, page 131.
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* A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities By [[Edwin Dawes]] # 86 VONETTA—MISTRESS OF MYSTERY in [[Magic Circular]], Vol. 76, 1982, page 131.
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*[http://www.all-about-magicians.com/vonetta.html All About Magicians/Vonetta]
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Latest revision as of 14:25, 6 March 2024

Von Etta
BornEtta Ion
England

Flourished1900-1930

Von Etta (Etta Paul or Monaghan, later Traver) born Etta Ion in England during the late 1800s, was a foremost lady illusionist of her time.

Biography

In 1906, with her husband she embarked on the act of "Von-Etta, La Mystere Indescriptible".

She would bill herself as the World's Only Lady Illusionist, at the London Hippodrome. One of her most commented on illusions was a floating coffin and substitution act.

She stopped touring when the First World War broke out in 1914 becoming a dance teacher.

Soon after the formation of the Scottish Conjurers' Association in 1924 she was made an Honorary Member and performed at many of their events including the April 1931 "Our Night of Magic".

References