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d. 1896 France
Alexander Herrmann (10 February 1844 – 17 December 1896), more famous as Herrmann the Great, was a French-born magician, who broke from tradition in his performance style, interweaving comedy with his magic.
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The very best illusions of the best magicians of a few years ago are now the common property of traveling showmen at country fairs.
The magician depends for the success of his art upon the credulity of the people.
The Art of Magic (1891)
I have not drawn a very rosy picture of the magician. I did not intend to do so. To the novice entering the life and promising himself ease, indolence, and wealth, I should say, "Don't!"
The Art of Magic (1891)
All this is not a pleasant prospective picture for the aspirant for the honors of the magician.
With a scientific cause he must produce a seemingly opposite effect to that warranted by order and system.
The Art of Magic (1891)
A so-called magician, more than a poet, must be born with a peculiar aptitude for the calling. He must first of all possess a mind of contrarieties, quick to grasp the possibilities of seemingly producing the most opposite effects from the most natural causes.
No one regards the magician today as other than an ordinary man gifted with no extraordinary powers. The spectators come, not to be impressed with awe, but fully aware that his causes and effects are natural.
The Art of Magic (1891)
There must be some natural aptitude for the art; it must be born in a man, and can never be acquired by rule. He must be alert both in body and in mind; cool and calculating to the movement of a muscle under all circumstances; a close student of men and human nature.
The Art of Magic (1891)
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