Torrini. Weird Marvelous Torrini the Magician. Chicago: National Printing and Engraving, ca. 1900

torrini performer alias claiming “the count known marvelous depicted magician poster early active 1800s famous performances lithographic french likely simply worthy successor hermann great” conjures ribbons cards live edmond grisy sawing woman half perform escapism height national printing goose bullet-in-mouth houdini’s weird chicago engraving full-color spectator’s trick adopted popularity misspelled “wierd” 1900 20”