#timelessmagic

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Alexander Herrmann (1844-1896) was born in Paris and was “kidnapped” by his eldest brother, the famous magician Compars Herrmann, who took him on tour to Russia where at age 8 Alexander debuted for the Czar Alexander II. Herrmann rarely performed the dangerous bullet catch feat due to Adelaide’s “deep-rooted aversion to the trick”. But, on those rare occaissions, his technical assistant was always Billy Robinson. Herrmann’s poster can be seen in The Chicago Magic Lounge's library bookcase.

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Timeless Magic brings to life the legendary 19th century magicians immortalized in the lithographic posters lining the walls of The Chicago Magic Lounge.

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Timeless Magic - runs Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. through October 2nd. Reservations and information are available online at chicagomagiclounge.com

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Howard Thurston, Harry Houdini, and Harry Blackstone each passed through the Columbian Exposition and figure into Timeless Magic.

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“The palace intrigue behind Chicago’s 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition is alive and well in this tidy 60-minute act from magician Sean Masterson. The narrative revolves around a cryptic coin dating back to the World's Fair, acquired by Masterson when he was a boy.” The Chicago Reader

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The Chicago Reader says: Timeless Magic now playing at the Chicago Magic Lounge "functions as a historical anthology, highlighting the performers and the tricks...of magic’s golden era."

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Albini (1860-1913) began is career performing the "Girl To Gorilla", a young woman steps into a cage and visibly transforms into a gorilla. He toured with a large illusion show changing his name from Laski to Rossini to Albini without ever becoming famous before his untimely death in a Chicago hotel room. Harry Blackstone bought Albini’s illusions from his estate and found the fame that had eluded Albini. Visit Albini’s three-sheet lithograph in the south hallway of the Chicago Magic Lounge.

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Chung Ling Soo (1861-1918) performed exclusively in London but became known world wide for his dramatic performance of the bullet catch trick. He famously challenged the Chinese magician Ching Ling Foo to a “magic duel” before a panel of journalists from London’s Weekly Disptach newspaper. See Soo’s vivid litho posters at The Chicago Magic Lounge in the bar and above the fireplace.