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'''Count Artell''' (1913 - 1999), the Aristocrat of Magic, started performing professionally in the 1930’s in [[Vaudeville]]. | '''Count Artell''' (1913 - 1999), the Aristocrat of Magic, started performing professionally in the 1930’s in [[Vaudeville]]. | ||
He later appeared with his wife Ann Lorey at leading theaters like Carnegie Hall. He performed with personalities such as Jerry Lewis, Carol Burnett, Ed Sullivan, and Johnny Carson. Glass also entertained soldiers at [[USO]] camps and Stage Door Canteens during World War II. | == Biography == | ||
He would later appeared with his wife Ann Lorey at leading theaters like Carnegie Hall. He performed with personalities such as Jerry Lewis, Carol Burnett, Ed Sullivan, and Johnny Carson. Glass also entertained soldiers at [[USO]] camps and Stage Door Canteens during World War II. | |||
Artell published his Billiard Ball Routine in [[The Sphinx]], December 1942 and his "Professional Ribbon Cut" was reviewed in [[Genii 1965 August]]. | Artell published his Billiard Ball Routine in [[The Sphinx]], December 1942 and his "Professional Ribbon Cut" was reviewed in [[Genii 1965 August]]. | ||
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The [[SAM]] Assembly No. 4 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania awards their members the "Charles Glass trophy" for closeup. | The [[SAM]] Assembly No. 4 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania awards their members the "Charles Glass trophy" for closeup. | ||
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Revision as of 19:09, 10 September 2013
| Count Artell | |
| Born | Charles Glass 1913 |
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| Died | August 31, 1999 Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
Count Artell (1913 - 1999), the Aristocrat of Magic, started performing professionally in the 1930’s in Vaudeville.
Biography
He would later appeared with his wife Ann Lorey at leading theaters like Carnegie Hall. He performed with personalities such as Jerry Lewis, Carol Burnett, Ed Sullivan, and Johnny Carson. Glass also entertained soldiers at USO camps and Stage Door Canteens during World War II.
Artell published his Billiard Ball Routine in The Sphinx, December 1942 and his "Professional Ribbon Cut" was reviewed in Genii 1965 August.
He was very active in the Society of American Magicians and teaches a coin penetration on the videotape "Magic from MUM".[1]
The SAM Assembly No. 4 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania awards their members the "Charles Glass trophy" for closeup.
References
- ↑ Broken Wand, MUM, November 1999