3-053-289 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

The Easter Holidays: Maskelyne & Cooke's Dark Seance at the Egyptian Hall, 1875. A cutting from "The Penny Illustrated" paper showing a ghostly figure, April 3, 1875. John Neville Maskelyne and his partner, magician George A Cooke, performed at the Egyptian Hall in London, showing their inventions and wonders as clever illusions rather than genuine interactions with the spirit world.