YOUNG, E.W. Mr. E.W. Young, The Great Northern Magician, As He Appeared in his Gorgeous Temple of Enchantment. London: G. Webb & Co. Litho., ca. 1847. Magnificent horizontal lithograph shows Young and his assistant at the center of a stage over-laden with props, including a banjo-playing automaton (among other mechanical marvels), Watch Mirror, Harlequin, and virtually every other popular effect of the era. Birds fly overhead and animals including rabbits, pigs, turtles, and a peacock fill out the scene. Young performs the Inexhaustible Bottle or ?any drink called for" effect. 20 x 30". Linen backed. Upper right corner expertly replaced. RARE.A lengthy discussion of Wellington Young, his career, and various stage names, was written by Dr. Dawes in his ?Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities No. 129." A plaque above the scene in this poster mentions Young's appearance before Queen Victoria at Arundel Castle in December, 1846.