Jean Hugard Testimonial

Barbizon Plaza Playhouse

Apr 28, 1945

Paperback

104 pages | USA | eng

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Genre

Conjuring

Subject

Magicians - Biography

Plot

Personal

Owner	Bryan-Keith Taylor
Location	Magic Library (Home)
Index	5574
Added Date	Jul 01, 2017 03:06:50
Modified Date	Mar 31, 2026 16:16:03

Value

Book Condition	Very Fine

Notes

Jean Hugard
(1871-1959)

Born in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Stage and pen name of John Gerard Rodney Boyce, originally aka 'Jean Hugarde', later aka 'Chin Sun Loo'. Inspired in 1880 seeing Haselmayer show. Learned a week later reading Robert-Houdin's Secrets of Magic, then Hoffmann's Modern Magic. Debut in 1896. Pro since 1900. Moved to USA in 1916, working vaude 1916-18 and in own magic theater in Luna Park (at Coney Island) 1919-29 when retired in Brooklyn to write and edit magic. Named 4th SAM Dean of Magicians in 1951. SAM Hall of Fame.