Hugard, Jean & Frederick Braue: The Invisible Pass
©1946 Jean Hugard & Fred Braue Publishers, NY & CA
Hardcover, no dj, 29 pages
Comments: Photographs by Raymond Allen; Illustrated by Donna Allen.
Contents (courtesy Denis Behr's Conjuring Archive):
5 Introduction (Paul Rosini)
7 Foreword
11 The Invisible Pass
25 Resume
27 Summary
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Magic Library (Home) Shelf M |
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Very Fine |
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Bryan-Keith Taylor |
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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.
