GOLDIN, Horace (Hyman Goldstein, 1873 ? 1939). A Moorish Fantasy. Horace Goldin. The Royal Illusionist in the Tiger God. Leeds: Alf Cooke, ca. 1912. Unusual horizontal three-sheet poster advertising Goldin's magical play. The magician, on a white steed, chases a brigand at the opposite side of the poster who has captured a damsel and is running away with the woman in his arms. Over-coloring to old folds and sheet breaks; B+. Linen backed. 39 x 88 ?". RARE; the first we have offered and one of only a handful to have survived.Writing in Genii magazine (Vol. 8, Number 3 for December 1943), Hollywood actor and director Peter Godfrey recorded his memories of Goldin's show, including the Tiger God: ?During this first part of his show he not only dashed through tricks but changed coats and make-ups. The latter were very crude?wigs with beard and moustache and eyebrows attached. First was Buatier de Kolta in a heavy beard, then Prof. Blitz, followed by Robert Houdin; an oriental magician and finally Hermann. The second part was entitled: ?Original Twentieth Century Miracles' and the third was ?The Tiger God.'?This was very elaborate when I first saw it performed, but later it was cut down and the prologue done in a film. It told of the complications that arise when a magician performing for a sultan, becomes enamored of a Moorish slave. There were various quick change tricks and the finale was the Tiger trick?The slave girl was to be given to the tiger for breakfast but as they dragged her up to the cage?the music rose fortissimo?the cymbals crashed, revolvers were fired and a terrific cloud of steam rose in front of the cage obscuring everything, but there was a flash and the slave girl was thrust into the arms of the magician, the tiger had vanished."