Our nice mail carrier just dropped off our latest Uptown Theatre related memorabilia, an advertising card for Harry Blackstone--The Master of Prestidigitation.
It reads, in part:
Broke House Record for All Times
Uptown Theatre
Chicago
$42,000 week December 26th to January 1st
121,833 people witnessed his performance.
Born Harry Broughton, Harry Blackstone (September 27, 1885 – November 16, 1965) was a famed stage magician and illusionist of the 20th century. He began his career as a magician in his teens and was popular through World War II as a USO entertainer. He was often billed as The Great Blackstone. His son, Harry Blackstone, Jr., also became a famous magician. (I saw Junior some time in the seventies, when my parents took me downtown to see his show.)
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Hi, Im very interested in the Blackstone card that you have posted here, could you please let me know if you would be willing to be involved in a short interview I'm conducting to author an article on magic in Chicago? Thanks!
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