Hercat's New and Startling Illusion, The Mystery of "She" at the Egyptian Hall..., 1886. Creator: Unknown.

Hercat's New and Startling Illusion, The Mystery of "She" at the Egyptian Hall..., 1886. Creator: Unknown.

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Hercat's New and Startling Illusion, The Mystery of "She" at the Egyptian Hall, England's Home of Mystery, 1886. 'Ayesha Rising from the Flames'. Hercat, (R.D. Chater 1836-1913) was an illusionist and ventriloquist who published several books on conjuring, mind reading and ventriloquism. 'She' was the title character in the popular adventure story by H Rider Haggard, first published as a magazine serial and then as a novel in 1886 - 87. 'She' (Ayesha) was a tribal queen who appeared to be immortal after passing through a mysterious pillar of fire. Hercat's illusion of a beautiful woman rising from the flames cleverly cashed in on this fame.


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. R. D. Chater: British: magician and writer
People Related
  1. John Nevil Maskelyne: British: Magician, escapologist, inventor and paranormal investigator
  2. Clement Smith & Co: British: Lithographers, printers
  3. Sir Henry Rider Haggard: British: Novelist, author, writer

Medium
  1. Ink

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4309x6657
File Size : 84,039kb


Aliases

  1. 323469
  1. SC_GL_ENT_060
  1. 0220008511
  1. 3-056-192
  1. 3056192
  1. 323469

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