I had the good fortune at the weekend to be invited to a party at the Magic Circle HQ near Euston, the home of stage magicians. Yes, there are shrines there for David Nixon, Ali Bongo and Tommy Cooper.
There's also a small museum with a fine collection of old posters. There's one from the Crystal Palace and this one: 'Illusions never before ATTEMPTED as thrilling as MURDER are being performed by the great Horace Goldin IN the Empire Theatre PENGE - all the week twice nightly'.
Horace Goldin (1873-1939), born Hyman Elias Goldstein, came to London via Lithuania and Nashville. Not sure when he was in Penge, but the Penge Empire opened in 1915.
The Atkins Siblings and the Guards Chapel Tragedy: Remembering the Largest
V1 Bombing Loss of Life, 18th June 1944
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*Amy Atkins, born 17 April 1871 Woman Clark-Board of Education aged 73 *
*Philip Atkins 17 Feb 1874. Retired Bank Clark, Bank of England, aged 70*
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Lets not forget our own Catford based magician (and I believe Magic Circle member) The Great Nodgo-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMR3lCNbVXA
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