Leon And Adelaide Herrmann, French
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Leon And Adelaide Herrmann, French
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Photo Researchers
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Entitled "Herrmann the Great Co. 3rd annual tour of the Herrmann the Great Co. the premier magical entertainment of the world headed by Leon and Adelaide Herrmann in new startling sensations and illusions, eclipsing anything ever attempted in the world of magic" lithograph poster created by Metropolitan Printing Company, 1898. 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. Leon Herrmann (March 13, 1867 - May 16, 1909) was a French magician and part of the Herrmann family name which has been called "first family of magic". As a boy he traveled with his uncle Compars Herrmann who left medical school at an early age to pursue a career as a magician. Leon moved to the United States to continue his Uncle Alexander Herrmann's show after his death with his Aunt Adelaide Herrmann, billing himself as Herrmann III. The Herrmann name still drew crowds, but because of clashes of temperament, Leon and Adelaide parted company after three seasons. His wife Marie Herrmann was known as the "Queen of Illusions" for her numerous illusions that she performed in connection with her husband. He died unexpectedly in 1909 at the age of 42.
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