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Hugard's Magic Monthly: Vol. V and VI
Jean Hugard
Fleming Book Company (1949)
In Collection
#4291
10*
Conjuring
Magic tricks - Periodicals
Hardcover 
USA  eng
Hugard, Jean: Hugard's Magic Monthly: Vol. V and VI
©1949 Fleming Book Company
Hardcover, 224 pages

Product Details
LoC Classification GV1541.H84
No. of Pages 224
Personal Details
Read It No
Location Magic Library (Home) Shelf M
Condition Fine
Owner Bryan-Keith Taylor
Notes
Jean Hugard
(1871-1959)

Born in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Stage and pen name of John Gerard Rodney Boyce, originally aka 'Jean Hugarde', later aka 'Chin Sun Loo'. Inspired in 1880 seeing Haselmayer show. Learned a week later reading Robert-Houdin's Secrets of Magic, then Hoffmann's Modern Magic. Debut in 1896. Pro since 1900. Moved to USA in 1916, working vaude 1916-18 and in own magic theater in Luna Park (at Coney Island) 1919-29 when retired in Brooklyn to write and edit magic. Named 4th SAM Dean of Magicians in 1951. SAM Hall of Fame.