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In a time before television, radio and cinema, entertainment was found at the many music halls and theatres up and down Great Britain. Acts were varied and included singers, comedians, acrobats, dance acts, animal acts, magicians and escapologists as well as male and female impersonators. Shows played to packed audiences. Many people escaped their hum-drum lives, working in cotton mills, coal mines or factories up and down the country, by visiting the local theatre or music hall. Magicians and illusionists attracted huge crowds all over the country. This book includes the stories of some of the best illusionists as well as speciality acts such as Datas and The Human Fly. Some are still well-known names today, while others will be unheard of by many. Marvel at the feats and lives of the Davenport Brothers, the Great Raymond, David Devant, Carl Hertz and Harry Kellar. Relive the tragedies such as the deaths on stage of Chung Ling Soo and the Great Lafayette. The performers of the late 1800s and early 1900s made way for the many great illusionists and stage artists that we have today. Acts such as David Copperfield, Siegfried and Roy and David Blaine are all influenced by the likes of Houdini, The Great Lafayette and Robert-Houdini and without the innovations of the early artists, the modern performers might not exist - how different would entertainment be to this day? AUTHOR: Derek Tait is a full-time author who lives in Plymouth. Born in 1961, he lived his early years in Singapore and Malaysia and has written several books about his time there, including Sampans, Banyans and Rambutans. A former photographer and cartoonist, his work has been featured in newspapers and magazines around the world. Being a keen historian, his books include '1950s Childhood, A 1960's Childhood, A 1970s Childhood', and several Great War books for Pen and Sword. He has also written many local history books including: 'Plymouth, Saltash Passage, St Budeaux, Mount Edgcumbe, Plymouth Tales From the Past' and 'Images of Plymouth.' 50 illustrations

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Derek Tait is a full-time author who lives in Plymouth. Born in 1961, he lived his early years in Singapore and Malaysia and has written several books about his time there, including _Sampans, Banyans_ _and Rambutans_. A former photographer and cartoonist, his work has been featured in newspapers and magazines around the world. Being a keen historian, his books include _1950s Childhood, 1960's Childhood, A 1970s Childhood_, and several Great War books for Pen & Sword. He has also written many local history books including _Plymouth, Saltash Passage, St Budeaux, Mount Edgcumbe, Plymouth Tales From the Past_ and _Images of Plymouth._


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781473890763
  • Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Pen & Sword History
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 128
  • ISBN-10: 1473890764
  • Publisher Date: 05 Mar 2018
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Width: 156 mm


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