Siegfried Fischbacher
1939 - 2021
The Canadian Conservatory of Magic is proud to present its special section dedicated to the ephemeris of conjuring. This section explores the fascinating history of magic throughout the year, highlighting significant events, iconic artists, and innovations that have shaped this art. We invite enthusiasts and the curious to dive into the captivating world of illusion and magic and celebrate this extraordinary heritage.
Magic in history
01
Janvier
1879: Kellar est à l'Horticultural Hall, Boston
1897: Kellar est au Columbia Theatre, Londres
1903: Houdini est au Rembrandt Theatre, Amsterdam
1905:
Leon Herrmann est à l'Orpheum, Los Angeles
Thurston est à l'Orpheum, Brooklyn, NY
1906:
Houdini est au Chase's Theatre, Washington
Leon Herrmann est au Majestic Theatre, Chicago
1912: Thurston est à l'Imperial Theatre, Chicago
1913: Thurston est au Chatterton Opera House, Springfield, Illinois
1917: Thurston est au Crescent Theatre, Nouvelle-Orléans
1918: Thurston est à l'American Theatre, St-Louis
1919: Thurston est au Ceramic Theatre, East Liverpool, Ohio
1920: Thurston est au Cambria Theatre, Johnstown, Pennsylvanie
1921: Alexander, The Man Who Knows est au Jefferson Theatre, Birmingham, Alabama
1924: Thurston est au Lyric Theatre, Allentown, Pennsylvanie
1928: Cardini est au Palace Theatre, Chicago
1929: Cardini est au Palace Theatre, New York
03
January
1990 : Death of Tom Auburn (aged 72)
Visit the Tom Auburn exhibition (exclusive to members)
Full profile of Tom Auburn in Zombie magazine no. 4
05
Janvier
1879: Kellar est à l'Horticultural Hall, Boston
1903: Houdini est au Rembrandt Theatre, Amsterdam
1905:
Leon Herrmann est à l'Orpheum, Los Angeles
Thurston est à l'Orpheum, Brooklyn, NY
1906:
Houdini est au Chase's Theatre, Washington
Leon Herrmann est au Majestic Theatre, Chicago
1912: Thurston est à l'Imperial Theatre, Chicago
1913:
Thurston est au Crown Theatre, Chicago
Adelaïde Herrmann est au Keith's Union Square Theatre, Hartford
1915: Thurston est au Grand Theatre, Kansas City
1917: Thurston est au Crescent Theatre, Nouvelle-Orléans
1918: Thurston est à l'American Theatre, St-Louis
1920: Thurston est au Duquesne Theatre, Pittsburgh
1921:
Alexander, The Man Who Knows est au Lyric Theatre, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Thurston est au Ford's Theatre, Baltimore
1922:
Houdini est au Palace Theatre, New York
Blackstone est au Lyceum Theatre, Canton, Ohio
1928: Cardini est au Palace Theatre, Cincinnati
1929: Cardini est au Palace Theatre, New York
07
January
1918 : Henry Boughton presents his first show under the name "Blackstone, World's Master Magician".
09
January
1945 : Birth of Gary Ouellet
11
January
1978 : Death of Robert Harbin (aged 68)
13
January
1875 : John Nevil Maskelyne and John Algernon Clarke present their "Psycho" illusion for the first time at the Egyptian Hall in London.
2019 : The second season of the Quebec series "La magie des stars" is broadcast on TVA.
2021 : Death of Siegfried Fischbacher (aged 81)
Visit the Siegfried & Roy exhibition (exclusive to members)
Full profile of Siegfried & Roy in Zombie magazine no. 5
15
January
1991 : Death of Tony Slydini (aged 90)
17
January
1982 : "Magic with the Stars", hosted by Orson Welles and Jaclyn Smith, is broadcast on NBC.
1996 : Final episode of the series "Paul Daniel's Secrets."
19
January
1897: One month after Alexander Herrmann's death, his wife Adelaide presented her version of "The Bullet Catch" on the stage of the New York Metropolitan Opera.
2021 : Death of Mark Wilson (aged 91)
21
January
1938 : Death of Georges Méliès (aged 77)
Méliès, passionate about magic, took over the Robert-Houdin theater in 1888, where he created numerous grand illusions. In 1891, he founded the Academy of Prestidigitation, which gave illusionists, previously considered by the authorities to be nomads or peddlers, a formal status. (Source: Official website)
23
January
1876 : Birth of Wilhelma Beatrice "Bess" Houdini.
25
Janvier
1861: Wyman the Wizard est au Kingsbury Hall, Chicago
1879: Kellar est à l'Horticultural Hall, Boston
1903:
Houdini est au Rembrandt Theatre, Amsterdam
Adelaïde Herrmann est à l'Opera House, Chicago
1905:
Thurston est au Victoria Theatre, New York
Leon Herrmann est à l'Orpheum, Kansas City
1913: Thurston est au National Theatre, Chicago
1915: Thurston est au Crown Theatre, Chicago
1917: Thurston est au Strand Theatre, Richmond, Virginie
1919: Thurston est au Colonial Theatre, Cleveland
1922: Houdini est au Keith's Theatre, Philadelphie
27
January
1832 : Birth of Lewis Carroll
29
January
1955 : Birth of Bernard Bilis
31
Janvier
1862: The Wizard of the North est au Bryan Hall, Chicago
1879: Kellar est à l'Horticultural Hall, Boston
1903:
Houdini est au Rembrandt Theatre, Amsterdam
Adelaïde Herrmann est à l'Empire Theatre, Cleveland
1905:
Kellar est avec Paul Valadon à l'Auditorium, Baltimore
Adelaïde Herrmann est au Keith's Theatre, Philadelphie
Thurston est au Music Hall, Boston
1906: Houdini est au Keith's Theatre, New York
1913: Thurston est à l'Imperial Theatre, Chicago
1916: Thurston est au Davidson Theatre, Milwaukee
1917: Thurston est au Poli's Theatre, Washington
1919: Thurston est au Garrick Theatre, Detroit
1920: Thurston est au Park Theatre, Youngstown, Ohio
1922: Houdini est à l'Hippodrome, Cleveland
1924: Thurston est au Park Theatre, Youngstown, Ohio
1928: Thurston est au Shubert-Pitt Theatre, Pittsburg
1931: Cardini est au Palace Theatre, New York
02
Janvier
1879: Kellar est à l'Horticultural Hall, Boston
1897: Kellar est au Columbia Theatre, Londres
1903: Houdini est au Rembrandt Theatre, Amsterdam
1905:
Leon Herrmann est à l'Orpheum, Los Angeles
Thurston est à l'Orpheum, Brooklyn, NY
Ching Ling Foo est à l'empire Theatre, Londres
1906:
Houdini est au Chase's Theatre, Washington
Leon Herrmann est au Majestic Theatre, Chicago
1912: Thurston est à l'Imperial Theatre, Chicago
1913: Thurston est au Majestic Theatre, Peoria, Illinois
1917: Thurston est au Crescent Theatre, Nouvelle-Orléans
1918: Thurston est à l'American Theatre, St-Louis
1919: Thurston est au Majestic Theatre, Butler, Pennsylvanie
1920: Thurston est au Cambria Theatre, Johnstown, Pennsylvanie
1921: Alexander, The Man Who Knows est au Jefferson Theatre, Birmingham, Alabama
1922: Houdini est au Palace Theatre, New York
1924: Thurston est au Lyric Theatre, Allentown, Pennsylvanie
1929: Cardini est au Palace Theatre, New York
1932: Cardini est au Palace Theatre, New York
04
Janvier
1879: Kellar est à l'Horticultural Hall, Boston
1903: Houdini est au Rembrandt Theatre, Amsterdam
1905:
Leon Herrmann est à l'Orpheum, Los Angeles
Thurston est à l'Orpheum, Brooklyn, NY
1906:
Houdini est au Chase's Theatre, Washington
Leon Herrmann est au Majestic Theatre, Chicago
1912: Thurston est à l'Imperial Theatre, Chicago
1913: Thurston est au Majestic Theatre, Peoria, Illinois
1915: Thurston est au Grand Theatre, Kansas City
1917: Thurston est au Crescent Theatre, Nouvelle-Orléans
1918: Thurston est à l'American Theatre, St-Louis
1919: Thurston est au Majestic Theatre, Butler, Pennsylvanie
1921:
Alexander, The Man Who Knows est au Lyric Theatre, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Thurston est au Ford's Theatre, Baltimore
1922: Houdini est au Palace Theatre, New York
1925: Blackstone est au Jefferson Theatre, Cincinnati
1928: Cardini est au Palace Theatre, Cincinnati
1929: Cardini est au Palace Theatre, New York
06
Janvier
1862: Robert Heller est au Bryan Hall, Chicago
1879: Kellar est à l'Horticultural Hall, Boston
1903: Houdini est au Rembrandt Theatre, Amsterdam
1905:
Leon Herrmann est à l'Orpheum, Los Angeles
Thurston est à l'Orpheum, Brooklyn, NY
1906:
Houdini est au Chase's Theatre, Washington
Leon Herrmann est au Majestic Theatre, Chicago
1912: Thurston est à l'Imperial Theatre, Chicago
1913: Thurston est au Crown Theatre, Chicago
1915: Thurston est au Grand Theatre, Kansas City
1917: Thurston est au Crescent Theatre, Nouvelle-Orléans
1918: Thurston est au Park Theatre, Indianapolis
1919: Thurston est au Duquesne Theatre, Pittsburgh
1920: Thurston est au Duquesne Theatre, Pittsburgh
1921:
Alexander, The Man Who Knows est au Lyric Theatre, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Thurston est au Ford's Theatre, Baltimore
1922: Houdini est au Palace Theatre, New York
1928: Cardini est au Palace Theatre, Cincinnati
08
Janvier
1862: Robert Heller est au Bryan Hall, Chicago
1879: Kellar est à l'Horticultural Hall, Boston
1903: Houdini est au Rembrandt Theatre, Amsterdam
1906: Leon Herrmann est au Grand Opera House, Indianapolis
1912: Thurston est au National Theatre, Springfield, Illinois
1913: Thurston est au Crown Theatre, Chicago
1915: Thurston est au Grand Theatre, Kansas City
1917: Thurston est au Bijou Theatre, Birmingham, Alabama
1918: Thurston est au Park Theatre, Indianapolis
1919: Thurston est au Duquesne Theatre, Pittsburgh
1920: Thurston est au Duquesne Theatre, Pittsburgh
1921:
Alexander, The Man Who Knows est au Lyric Theatre, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Thurston est au Ford's Theatre, Baltimore
1924: Thurston est au Mishler Theatre, Altoona, Pennsylvanie
10
Janvier
1862: Robert Heller est au Bryan Hall, Chicago
1870: Carl Herrmann est au Library Hall, Chicago
1879: Kellar est à l'Horticultural Hall, Boston
1883: Alexandre Herrmann est au Providence Opera House, Providence, Rhode Island
1903: Houdini est au Rembrandt Theatre, Amsterdam
1906: Leon Herrmann est au Grand Opera House, Indianapolis
1912: Thurston est au National Theatre, Springfield, Illinois
1913: Thurston est au Crown Theatre, Chicago
1917: Thurston est au Bijou Theatre, Birmingham, Alabama
1918: Thurston est au Park Theatre, Indianapolis
1919: Thurston est au Duquesne Theatre, Pittsburgh
1920: Thurston est au Duquesne Theatre, Pittsburgh
1922: Houdini est au Keith's Theatre, Washington
1924: Thurston est au Cambric Theatre, Johnstown, Pennsylvanie
1927: Thurston est au Duquesne Theatre, Pittsburgh
12
January
1935 : Birth of Kreskin
Visit the Kreskin exhibition (exclusive to members)
2020 : The third season of the Quebec series "La magie des stars" is broadcast on TVA.
14
January
1898 : Death of Lewis Carroll (aged 65)
2018 : The first season of the Quebec series "La magie des stars" is broadcast on TVA.
16
January
1998 : "David Blaine: Magic Man" airs on ABC.
David Blaine's first special will change the way magic acts are presented on television by highlighting the over-the-top reactions of the audience and propelling street magic and close-up magic to the forefront of amateur magic categories.
18
January
1999 : "Champions of Magic III" is broadcast on ABC.
20
Janvier
1861: Wyman the Wizard est au Kingsbury Hall, Chicago
1870: Carl Herrmann est au Library Hall, Chicago
1879: Kellar est à l'Horticultural Hall, Boston
1903:
Houdini est au Rembrandt Theatre, Amsterdam
Adelaïde Herrmann est à l'Opera House, Chicago
1905: Thurston est à l'Orpheum, Brooklyn, NY
1913: Thurston est au National Theatre, Chicago
1916: Thurston est au Metropolitan Theatre, St. Paul, Minneapolis
1917: Thurston est au Grand Theatre, Atlanta
1919: Thurston est au Colonial Theatre, Cleveland
1920: Thurston est au Duquesne Theatre, Pittsburgh
1922: Houdini est au Maryland Theatre, Baltimore
1923: Houdini est à l'Orpheum, St. Louis
1931: Blackstone est au Michigan Theatre, Detroit
22
Janvier
1861: Wyman the Wizard est au Kingsbury Hall, Chicago
1870: Carl Herrmann est au Library Hall, Chicago
1879: Kellar est à l'Horticultural Hall, Boston
1903:
Houdini est au Rembrandt Theatre, Amsterdam
Adelaïde Herrmann est à l'Opera House, Chicago
1905:
Howard Thurston est au Victoria Theatre, New York
Leon Herrmann est à l'Orpheum, Kansas City
1913: Thurston est au National Theatre, Chicago
1916: Thurston est au Metropolitan Theatre, St. Paul, Minneapolis
1917: Thurston est au Strand Theatre, Richmond, Virginie
1919: Thurston est au Colonial Theatre, Cleveland
1920: Thurston est au Duquesne Theatre, Pittsburgh
24
January
1906 : Blumenfeld Herr Bosco is accidentally killed while presenting his version of "The Bullet Catch" at the Basel Music Hall in Switzerland.
26
Janvier
1861: Wyman the Wizard est au Kingsbury Hall, Chicago
1879: Kellar est à l'Horticultural Hall, Boston
1903:
Houdini est au Rembrandt Theatre, Amsterdam
Adelaïde Herrmann est à l'Empire Theatre, Cleveland
1905:
Thurston est au Victoria Theatre, New York
Leon Herrmann est à l'Orpheum, Kansas City
1913: Thurston est à l'Imperial Theatre, Chicago
1915: Thurston est au Crown Theatre, Chicago
1917: Thurston est au Strand Theatre, Richmond, Virginie
1919: Thurston est au Garrick Theatre, Detroit
1920: Thurston est au Grand Theatre, Akron, Ohio
1922: Houdini est au Keith's Theatre, Philadelphie
1931: Cardini est au Palace Theatre, New York
28
Janvier
1862: The Wizard of the North est au Bryan Hall, Chicago
1879: Kellar est à l'Horticultural Hall, Boston
1903:
Houdini est au Rembrandt Theatre, Amsterdam
Adelaïde Herrmann est à l'Empire Theatre, Cleveland
1905:
Thurston est au Victoria Theatre, New York
Leon Herrmann est à l'Orpheum, Kansas City
1913: Thurston est à l'Imperial Theatre, Chicago
1915: Thurston est au Crown Theatre, Chicago
1919: Thurston est au Garrick Theatre, Detroit
1920: Thurston est au Grand Theatre, Akron, Ohio
1922: Houdini est au Keith's Theatre, Philadelphie
1924: Thurston est au Park Theatre, Youngstown, Ohio
1931: Cardini est au Palace Theatre, New York
30
January
1923 : Birth of Lucien Boucher (Stéphano)
January 13, 1875
'Psycho' was conceived by the illusionist John Nevil Maskelyne and his fellow inventor John Algernon Clarke. Psycho is a mechanical puppet designed to play hands of the card games Whist and Nap. He is dressed in a Chinese-style silk tunic featuring a dragon design on the chest. He is also wearing an Indian turban.
The rationale behind the illusion is that the plinth that Psycho sits on is too small for a man or even a child to fit inside. Another of Psycho's tricks was to smoke a cigarette through a holder. He could also nod or shake his head to answer questions from Maskelyne or a member of the audience.
Psycho appeared in over 4000 performances at the Egyptian Hall before going into retirement. He made a final appearance at St George's Hall, Langham Place, in 1910. He was donated to the London Museum by the Maskelyne family in 1934