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Entitled "One of Thurston's astounding mysteries" lithograph poster created by the Otis Lithograph Company, 1935. Magic has a long history of being associated with the devil and the dark arts. The explosion of devilish advertisements took place when magicians moved from using simple printed playbills to elaborate full color lithographs. Howard Thurston (July 20, 1869 - April 13, 1936) was an American stage magician. His childhood was unhappy and he ran away to join the circus, where his future partner Harry Kellar also performed. Thurston was deeply impressed after he attended magician Alexander Herrmann's magic show and was determined to equal his work. He eventually became the most famous magician of his time. His traveling magic show was the biggest one of all; it was so large that it needed eight train cars to transport his road show. He is still famous for his work with playing cards. He continued presenting the Thurston-Kellar Show following the retirement of Kellar. The Thurston...