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Photo of Bill Rauscher looking through some of the
Howard Thurston archives in the Rory Feldman Collection. (Posters
from left to right; 1930's Otis Window Card Portrait, 1920's 1 Sheet
Otis Cut-Out, 1920's Otis Portrait Window Card, Devil Panel, She Floats
Window Card, Thurston 1/2 Sheet 1930's Portrait Cut-Out, Thurston 1/2
Sheet 1920's Portrait Cut-Out)
Be sure to get a copy of Bill Rauscher's amazing new book on Bill Neff
called "Pleasant Nightmares".
This book is about an eerie entertainer who specialized
in the supernatural. Bill Neff, called "The Master of Many Haunts" brought
to his midnight audiences an assortment of zombies, goofy spooks,
glamourous ghosts, and other varied and weird spirits. Newspapers
proclaimed "Neff's show makes eyes pop, pulses hop, and hearts skip a
beat."
Author William V. Rauscher presents an incisive and
penetrating look at a complex man who succumbed to his own creation. With
a foreword by McCarl Roberts, Pleasant Nightmares is the story of
one of the best spook magicians of his time, whose theatrical attraction
was entitled "Madhouse of Mystery", a show that guaranteed suspense,
shudder, shakes and shivers.
The book can be purchased through SS Adams.
To purchase this book
CLICK HERE!
May 16, 2008 was the 100th Anniversary of Harry Kellar
"Passing the Mantle" to Howard Thurston. In honor of this, I got
together with some of the biggest magic collectors and historians
including
Bill Rauscher,
Stanley Palm, and
Tim Moore to discuss Thurston and the historic day of May 16,
1908.
Click Here to learn about Harry Kellar's cane that was seen in the
walk in the woods poster in 1900 and also given to Thurston on May 16,
1908!
To View Past Visitors To The Collection Please
CLICK HERE |
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