Evans, Henry Ridgely, b. 1861 · Chicago : The Open court Pub. Co.; [etc., etc.] · leaf 157
nier obtained his precious relic. The ChessPlayer caused the greatest amount of discussion in its time. Atthe solicitation of a leading theatrical manager of Paris, Houdin Digitized by Microsoft® ii6 THE OLD AND THE NEW MAGIC arranged the trick for a melodrama, in which Catherine II ofRussia was… … J. N. MASKELY^fE the Chess Player of Von Kempelen in ingenious construction.Its secret has never been divulged. Says the Encyclopedia Brifaiinica: In 1875 Maskelyne andCooke produced at the Egyptian Hall, in London, an automatonwhist player, Psycho, which from the manner in which it isplaced upon…
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