The Glorious Deception: The Double Life of William Robinson, Aka Chung Ling Soo, the Marvelous Chinese Conjurer - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Da CapoISBN-13:9780786717705ISBN-10:078671770XUPC:9780786717705Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Entertainment & Performing ArtsSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.3514Product ID:SC5S6Z1JT0
The Glorious Deception: The Double Life of William Robinson, Aka Chung Ling Soo, the Marvelous Chinese Conjurer
In a biography woven from equal parts enchantment and mystery, Jim Steinmeyer unveils the secrets behind the most enigmatic performer in the history of stage magic, Chung Ling Soo, the "Marvelous Chinese Conjurer" -- a magician whose daring made his contemporary Houdini seem like the boy next door. Soo's infamous and suspicious onstage death in 1918 mystified his fellow magicians: he was shot...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Da CapoISBN-13:9780786717705ISBN-10:078671770XUPC:9780786717705Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Entertainment & Performing ArtsSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.3514Product ID:SC5S6Z1JT0
Jim Steinmeyer has invented many of the famous illusions used by leading magicians from Ricky Jay to Siegfried & Roy. He created David Copperfield's vanish of the Statue of Liberty and has also designed magic for six Broadway shows and many other productions, including Mary Poppins, currently playing in London's West End. He is the author of Hiding the Elephant, the Los Angeles Times...
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