Variety Theatre, Dr. Walford Bodie
Dr. Walford Bodie 1869 - 1939, One of the most famed and controversial Music Hall performers of his day. Known as the Electrical Wizzard, he would often start his shows by passing high voltage electrical current through his body (actually harmless static electricity) and once employed the use of an electric chair. In this illustration he seems to be curing crippled children to walk again through the power of electricity...and love! A friend of Harry Houdini
Picture No
10268977
Media ID
47426439
Size
2817px x 4613px
(1.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
unattributed Illustration on the front cover of Variety Theatre, June 9th 1905
Date
1905
