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Charles Bertram
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Born26 April 1853
Died
28 February 1907 (1907-03-01) (aged 53)
OccupationMagician

Charles Bertram (26 April 1853 – 28 February 1907) was a British magician known as "The Royal Conjurer" as he performed for royalty.[1][2]




Contents





  • 1 Career


  • 2 Publications


  • 3 References


  • 4 Further reading




Career


Bertram was born James Bassett in Woolwich, it is suspected that he adopted the name of Charles Bertram (1723-1765).[3][4] He was a favourite of King Edward VII who he performed for 22 times.[1]


He also performed many times at Maskelyne and Cooke's entertainment shows at the Egyptian Hall.[1][5]


Bertram travelled to Australia, Canada, China, India and many other countries. His experiences were recorded in his book A Magician in Many Lands.[1]


Magician P. C. Sorcar has noted that Bertram "was a very accomplished English magician. He coined the famous magical catch-phrase, "Isn't it Wonderful?".[6]


According to L. H. Branson whilst growing up, Bertram had taught him conjuring tricks. Branson wrote that he went to his "house one afternoon a week, and I was duly initiated into the double-handed pass, single-handed pass, palming cards, billiard balls — in short, the gamut of which a conjurer should know."[7]


Bertram wrote about the history of magic in his book Isn't it Wonderful? A History of Magic and Mystery (1896). The book was criticized by Harry Houdini who wrote it was "marred by mis-statements which even the humblest of magicians could refute."[8]


He died of cancer at Streatham in 1907.[9]



Publications



  • Isn't it Wonderful? A History of Magic and Mystery (1896)


  • A Magician in Many Lands (1911)


References




  1. ^ abcd Christopher, Milbourne. (1990 edition, originally published in 1962). Magic: A Picture History. Dover Publications. pp. 160-162. .mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
    ISBN 0-486-26373-8


  2. ^ During, Simon. (2002). Modern Enchantments: The Cultural Power of Secular Magic. Harvard University Press. p. 131.
    ISBN 0-674-00607-0


  3. ^ Price, David. (1985). Magic: A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater. Cornwall Books. p. 125.
    ISBN 0-8453-4738-1


  4. ^ Room, Adrian. (2010). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. p. 59.
    ISBN 978-0-7864-4373-4


  5. ^ Townsend, Charles Barry. (2003). The Curious Book of Mind-boggling Teasers, Tricks, Puzzles & Games. Sterling Publishing Co. p. 152.
    ISBN 1-4027-0214-0


  6. ^ Sorcar, P. C. (1970). History of Magic. Indrajal Publications. p. 54


  7. ^ Branson, L. H. (1953). A Lifetime of Deception: Reminiscences of a Magician. Hale. p. 8


  8. ^ Houdini, Harry. (1908). The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin. New York: Publishers Printing Co. p. 16


  9. ^ Branson, L. H. (1953). A Lifetime of Deception: Reminiscences of a Magician. Hale. p. 11




Further reading


  • Edwin A. Dawes. (1997). Charles Bertram: The Court Conjurer. Kaufman and Company.










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