The Ricky Jay Collection Part III
Sat, Aug 17, 2024 12:00PM EDT
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Lot 250
HERTZ, Carl (Lieb Morgenstein 1859 – 1924). [ca. 1900s]. [C...
Estimate: $200 - $400
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HERTZ, Carl (Lieb Morgenstein 1859 ? 1924). [ca. 1900s]. [Carl Hertz in Russia]. Monochrome pictorial letterpress broadsheet advertising, in Cyrillic, a Moscow performance by Hertz and his assistant wife, Emilie D?Alton, at the Yar night club and dinner theater. Black and white portraits of the magician and D?Alton are shown within the text that mentions the vanishing birdcage trick, for which Hertz was well known, and the phoenix illusion during which Emilie enters a furnace and emerges unscathed. Houdini, with whom Hertz corresponded, famously performed at the Yar in 1903. 21 x 16 ?? Linen backed. Scattered small losses, repaired tears and creases, retouching to repairs.
