Maskelyne and Cooke, Scrivens in Two Pieces at the Egyptian Hall
Maskelyne and Cooke, Scrivens in Two Pieces at the Egyptian Hall
Record No
323483
Title
Maskelyne and Cooke, Scrivens in Two Pieces at the Egyptian Hall
Description
In Victorian times spiritualism became very popular. Many people advertised their paid services as mediums, or interpreters who claimed contact with the spirit world. They held seances in darkened rooms or theatres where ghostly figures would appear and objects move by unseen forces. However, others were sceptical and none more so than John Neville Maskelyne (1839-1917) and his partner, magician George A Cooke (1825-1905). Maskelyne was an inventor who devised his own conjuring tricks. From 1873 Maskelyne and Cooke performed at the Egyptian Hall showing these wonders as clever illusions and not due to intervention from another world. They included beheading illusions, as advertised here.
Date of execution
1880
Section
The London Archives
Collection
Entertainments Scrapbook
Notes
From the Entertainments Scrapbook. This collection was wrongly identified previously as part of the Granger Collection.
Medium
lithograph
Catalogue No
SC_GL_ENT_073b
Subjects
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