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'''Prof. Ambrose''' (February 10, 1870 - ), born Mahonoy City, Pennsylvania, was a child prodigy in the art of magic, taught by his farther, an old-time magician and hypnotist. | |||
While still in school, | == Biography == | ||
His father was an old-time magician and hypnotist. While still in school, Ambrose worked out a [[Second Sight]] act. He was also an accomplished ventriloquist and painter. | |||
By the 1900s, he as conducting a school of magic in Pennsylvania. In 1902, he had moved to Chicago and by 1907, ads appeared in the Conjurers Monthly Magazine for a Prof. Ambrose in India. | By the 1900s, he as conducting a school of magic in Pennsylvania. In 1902, he had moved to Chicago and by 1907, ads appeared in the Conjurers Monthly Magazine for a Prof. Ambrose in India.<ref>[[Mahatma]] Vol 5, No. 6 (December 1901) (cover)</ref><ref>Henry Ridgely Evans. Magic And Its Professors. (1902): 77</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:04, 10 October 2020
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| Born | February 10, 1870 Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania |
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Prof. Ambrose (February 10, 1870 - ), born Mahonoy City, Pennsylvania, was a child prodigy in the art of magic, taught by his farther, an old-time magician and hypnotist.
Biography
His father was an old-time magician and hypnotist. While still in school, Ambrose worked out a Second Sight act. He was also an accomplished ventriloquist and painter.
By the 1900s, he as conducting a school of magic in Pennsylvania. In 1902, he had moved to Chicago and by 1907, ads appeared in the Conjurers Monthly Magazine for a Prof. Ambrose in India.[1][2]