Welcome To The Magic Supply Company Online Magic Shop Home Cart Contact Us Search: Advanced search CALL US: 1-877-280-7900   Locally: 816-224-5000   Printable version  Categories Magic Specials New Products Accessories and Supplies Card Magic Clearance Close Up Magic Coin Magic Collectibles Fire Magic and Supplies Gospel Magic Jokes and Gag Items Juggling Kids Magic Large Stage Illusions Magic Books Magic DVD Magic Kits Mentalism Money Magic Rope Magic Silk Magic Stage and Parlour Magic Other Magical Areas Questions Streaming Video Download Sales Flyer Affiliate Signup/Login Rewards Program Party Supplies Out and About Bestsellers 1. 101 Amazing Tricks with a Stripper Deck 2. Mastering the Art of Magic Book 3. 101 Tricks With A Svengali Deck! 4. Approaching Magic Book 5. Slush Powder book Video Clips Video Clips Now Available! Click Here Help Contact us Privacy statement Terms & Conditions Magic Supply Company :: Magic Books :: The Glorious Deception - Jim Steinmeyer The Glorious Deception - Jim Steinmeyer       Effect 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 Conjurerâ€�—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 during a performance of “Defying the Bullets,â€� in which he attempted to catch marked bullets on a porcelain plate. When Soo died, his deceptions began to unravel. It was discovered that he was not Chinese but a fifty-eight-year-old American named William Ellsworth Robinson, a former magicians’ assistant and the husband of Olive Robinson. But even William Robinson was not who he appeared to be, for he had kept a second family with a mistress in a fashionable home near London. Here is a look at the rough-and-tumble world of turn-of-the-century entertainments, the West’s discovery of Oriental culture, and Soo's strange descent into secrecy as he rose to stardom—written by the foremost chronicler of magic’s history and culture. Due to the scandals surrounding Robinson’s death, this is the first time his full story has ever been told. Photographs are included. Customer Points: 27 Details   SKU F01870 Weight 1.50 lbs Price: $27.00 Options   Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 If you see this message, your web browser doesn't support JavaScript or JavaScript is disabled. Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings so the online store can function correctly.   Recommended products list     Customers who bought this product also bought the following products: Favorite Card Four Quarters w/DVD Mac Fly Hot Fire Wallet - Leather Lady-Pencil Illusion Fruitfull 13- Book Crook Lock Balloon School DVD Magic With The iPhone DVD     Your cart Cart is empty   View cart Checkout Wish list Orders history Authentication Username Password Register  Recover password If Javascript is enabled in your browser click here

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