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ROBINSON MAGICIAN

William Ellsworth Robinson, stage name Chung Ling Soo, enjoyed a successful career as a stage magician until his catching-a-bullet-in-his-mouth trick went fatally wrong

Picture No
13992274
Media ID
45753112
Size
3841px x 5552px (1.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/HARRY PRICE
Source
Harry Price Library of Magical Literature, University of London
Date
1861 - 1918

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Bullet Catching Chung Ellsworth Enjoyed Entertainers Fatally Ling Magician Trick Wrong


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