Hertz, Carl, & Charles Morritt | A joint appearance by two magicians with ties to Houdini 

Hertz, Carl, & Charles Morritt

Polytechnic Regent St. Commencing Sepr. 27th. Afternoons Only at 3. Morritt and Hertz Mysteries, the Greatest Combination of Mystifiers the World Has Ever Seen. London & Birmingham: James Upton, ca. 1915

Color lithograph poster (30 x 20 in.; 760 x 507 mm). Fold creases with very minor loss and tiny bit of recoloring, some marginal tears and chips. Laid down on linen. 

Neither Carl Hertz, "The World Famous American Illusionist," nor Charles Morritt, "England's Premier Illusionist," appear on this poster, which is dominated by a large figure of the devil. The two magicians may have been introduced to each other by Harry Houdini: Morritt developed several tricks for Houdini, including the disappearing elephant, while Hertz shared Houdini's interest in exposing spiritualism, a topic about which they corresponded.