Hertz, Carl | Another "Premier Prestidigitateur"

Hertz, Carl

Argyle Theatre of Varieties … The Premier Prestidigitateur and Illusionist of the World. Liverpool: S. Griffith, 1894

Broadside (765 x 252 mm). Numerous fonts, printed in blue and red; old folds, one or two stray spots. Matted, framed, and glazed with Plexiglas; not examined out of frame.  

The Prolific Prestidigitateur 

Hertz was a popular American magician, who enjoyed international fame. One of the acts he was best known for was the vanishing birdcage. Indeed, in August of 1921, Hertz was called to the British House of Commons in order to prove that the trick did not, in fact, harm the birds. Hertz was also one of several magicians who, during the early years of cinematography, incorporated film into their repertoires. He toured Sri Lanka, India, China, Japan, the Fiji Islands, and Hawaii as a magician employed by the Lumière Brothers.