Fakir of Oolu and his Beautiful Entranced Girl
Fakir of Oolu and his Beautiful Entranced Girl
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Fakir of Oolu and his Beautiful Entranced Girl
SC_GL_ENT_055 (Collage 323462)
London Metropolitan Archives: Granger Entertainments
Illustration of Alfred Silvester, who performed under the stage name Fakir of Oolu. Although a white man born in London, he performed illusions including aerial suspension – depicted here – pretending to be an Indian mystic in turban and full robes, surrounded by decorative Oriental sets.
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