J. Elder Blackledge: an his modern magic

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J. ELDER BLACKLEDGE AND HIS MODERN MAGIC!


magic!
The very word has mystery.

Down through the ages, such men as Tchatcha-em-ankh, who performed before King Khufu in 3766 B. C., Cagliostro, Robert-Houdin, Herrmann, Ching Ling Foo, Kellar, Houdini, and others by legion, have all entertained and mystified countless numbers.

Today, modern magic is even more interesting and popular than of old.

Strange as it may seem, there is no form of entertainment that holds the interest of all—be they six or ninety-six—as does clever conjuring and sleight of hand properly presented.

• A REPRESENTATIVE APPEARANCE

By invitation of President and Mrs. Roosevelt at the White House.




blackledge!
Magic and Blackledge go hand in hand.

Mr. Blackledge has been conducting an exhaustive study of this intriguing subject for twenty-eight years, and is not only a finished performer, but also an authority on the history of magic.  His travels in search of mystery have taken him into twenty countries over the world.

Mr. Blackledge has the background of the architect, author, and student.  He possesses a most extensive and valuable library of magic lore.  Many of his talks have been presented over the radio.  He is a member of the Society of American Magicians, Syndicat International des Artistes Prestidigitateurs, Paris, and The Magicians' Club, London.

Mr. Blackledge provides a new note in magical entertainment.  He has the distinction of lending a satisfying tone to a type of entertainment that is dignified without being in any sense stilted.

• A REPRESENTATIVE APPEARANCE
University Club, Chicago.




magic!
There has never been a time when the world has been without mystery.  Magic is written into the history of every land—and will always go on with the same drawing power that pulls the tides on the sands.

Magic has gripped the destinies of every people through the ages with its strange power.  Every age and every land has had its sorcerers and necromancers; its superstitions.  Nations have been swayed under the guise of the supernatural.

To know the story of magic, its influence in the past and its power today, is to know one of the most interesting stories in the history of mankind.

• A REPRESENTATIVE APPEARANCE … 40/8 Promenade Nationale, American Legion Convention, Chicago.




lectures!
Mr. Blackledge is as equally at home on the lecture platform as he is when presenting his astonishing conjuring novelties.

In his widely discussed lecture, This Something Called Magic, Mr. Blackledge tells the fascinating story of magic in an authoritative manner—strikingly interspersed with actual mysteries of the past and present.

He satisfies a new interest in an old subject and delights the most sophisticated of audiences with his pleasing personality, his ease of presentation and his refreshing smoothness in creating unbelievable effects.

Mr. Blackledge knows magicians; understands the history of magic; has studied the effects of magic on individuals and nations through the ages, and tells the story in a vivid up-to-date way.

• A REPRESENTATIVE APPEARANCE
Nineteenth Century Woman's Club, Oak Park, Illinois.




what others say
Booth Tarkington Author

J. Elder Blackledge is really good.  In fact, he's better than that, because he adds to his amazing proficiency as a conjurer an educated man's serious study of the history of his subject.  That is to say, he's better than a mystifying showman; he entertains but offers more than mere entertainment.


The New York Times
A special entertainment feature.

Judge Michael L. Fansler Supreme Court of Indiana

The plane upon which you treat the theory and practice of magic, ancient and modern, brings to the subject a scholarly dignity and adds much to it as a form of entertainment.


Chicago Daily Times
Magician extraordinary.

Paul V. McNutt Governor of Indiana

Your magic is most interesting and entertaining.  I hope to hear more of your lectures and see more of your entertainments.


The Billboard Amusement Magazine
J. Elder Blackledge has earned for himself an enviable reputation for beautiful and dignified conjuring with a distinct appeal to the better class of audiences.

• A REPRESENTATIVE APPEARANCE
Colony Club, Detroit.


The Evening Star Washington, D. C.
Delightful entertainment.


Program Magazine Edited by James B. Pond
J. Elder Blackledge, as polished a gentleman as ever graced a drawing room.

G. E. McClellan Secretary, Rotary Club of Cincinnati

Your appearance at our Rotary Family Day meeting was as refreshing an experience as we have ever had in our club.  Every minute was enjoyed.


The Indianapolis News
J. Elder Blackledge can mystify you with the best of them.

John Wayne Richards Headmaster, Lake Forest Academy

Very entertaining.  Your work has a simplicity about it that after all is not so simple.  It is done so deftly it merely appears simple.  We were all completely mystified and held spellbound by your technique enlivened by a skillful presentation of the subject of magic.

T. R. Johnston Publicity Director, Purdue University

I have never seen feats of magic or sleight of hand so deftly executed.  Blackledge demonstrated here that he had something else 'up his sleeve' beside a bag of tricks.

• A REPRESENTATIVE APPEARANCE
Lyric Theatre, Indianapolis.




entertaining mysteries brought to you!
Programs of any length—from fifteen minutes to a full evening—each distinctive and adapted to the particular occasion, can be arranged by Mr. Blackledge.


HIS ENTERTAINMENTS ARE IDEALLY SUITED FOR:

Educational Institutions
Clubs
Conventions
Hotels
Banquets
Lodges
Vacation Camps
After Dinner Parties
Benefit Performances



• Any occasion where dignified entertainment is desired.

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