Jim Steinmeyer

by The Last Greatest Magician in the World

  Fisher, E. E.

  Five Cent Theater, Chicago

  Fleming, Beatrice “Tommy.” See Foster, Beatrice; Thurston, Beatrice Foster

  Flight of Princess Kiyo act

  Floating Ball act

  Floating tire illusion

  Foo, Ching Ling

  Ford, Arthur

  Foster, Beatrice “Tommy,”; marriage to Thurston; Thurston and. See also Thurston, Beatrice Foster

  Fox, Imro

  Funeral of Thurston

  Garden of Sleep (levitation act)

  Geach, Edwin

  George, Grover

  Georgia, Thurston in

  Germain, Karl

  Gibson, Walter B.

  Girl and the Rabbit act

  Golden Butterfly act

  Goldin, Horace; Jansen and; sawing illusion

  Goldman, Herbert

  Goldstein, Hyman. See Goldin, Horace

  Goldston, Will

  Gordon, Gene

  Goshen, Routh

  Great Automobile Surprise act

  Great Country Circus

  Greater Magic, Hilliard

  Greenwood, Fergus

  Gresham, William Lindsay

  Haja Hamid Troupe

  Hanson, Herman

  Hanson, Lillian

  Harcourt, Robert

  Harris, Harry

  Harris, Jane Thurston; divorce. See also Thurston, Jane

  Harris, John

  Hawes, Ellen Fielding

  Hawes, George

  Health fads, Thurston and

  Heaney, Gerald

  Heller, Robert

  Hellmann (magician)

  Henry, Louis (Doc)

  Herrmann, Adelaide Scarsez; and Robinsons

  Herrmann, Alexander (the Great); assistant to; death of; Kellar and; stage of; Thurston and

  Herrmann, Compars

  Herrmann, Leon; Robinson and; Thurston and

  Herrmann, Marie

  Herrmann, Samuel

  Hertz, Carl

  Hilles, Charles D.

  Hilliar, William

  Hilliard, John Northern; Greater Magic; and Kellar; and Thurston’s autobiography

  Hinckel, Paula (Mark). See also Thurston, Paula Mark

  Hindu Rope Trick. See Indian Rope Trick

  Hippodrome, New York

  Hoffmann, Modern Magic

  Hollywood films, and magicians

  Holzmueller, Charlie

  Honeymoon Express, The

  Hong Kong, Thurston in

  Hoochie kootch shows

  Horse races, Thurston and

  Hospitals, performances at

  Houdini, Bess (Mrs. Harry)

  Houdini, Harry; at Chicago World’s Fair; Dante and; death of; and Kellar; loan to Thurston; in London; and mediums; performances; and SAM; and Thurston; touring show; Vanishing Elephant trick; and vaudeville

  House of Industry, Ryan at

  Howard Thurston’s Card Tricks, Thurston

  Hughes, Isaiah (Fakir of Ava)

  Humor, Thurston and

  Hunniford, John

  Hurd, Tom

  Hurd and Berry Great London Sideshow

  Hussan, Bella

  Hyman, Bernard

  Iasia act

  India, Thurston’s tour

  Indian Rope Trick

  Ink to Water Trick

  Inventions; by father of Thurston

  Ives, Barney

  Jansen, Alvin

  Jansen, Harry August. See also Dante (Harry Jansen)

  Jarrett, Guy Ellsworth

  Jolson, Al

  Jones, Isham

  Keating, Fredrick

  Keith, Paul

  Kellar, Eva; death of

  Kellar Harry (Heinrich Keller); and Baldwin; and Blackstone; death of; and Devant; and levitation act; and Maskelyne acts; successor to; temperament of; and Thurston; and Thurston’s shows

  Kelson, George

  Kenna, Michael “Hinky Dink,”

  Kleist, Paul

  Klondike, Thurstons and

  Korfmann, Henry

  Korfmann Monkey Case

  Lady and the Boy act

  Lady and the Lion trick

  Lano, David

  Lastfogel, Abe

  Laurant, Eugene

  Lawsuits

  Leat, Harry

  Legal problems of Thurston

  Le Roy, Servais

  Le Roy, Talma “Queen of Coins,”

  Levitation acts; Foster and; Kellar and; Le Roy; Princess Karnac act; theft of

  Levy, Edythe

  Levy, Leon (the Great)

  Lincoln, Abraham

  Lion illusion

  Little Egypt (Spyropoulous)

  London: magicians in; Thurston in

  Long Island, Thurston home

  Lubin, Siegmund

  Lutz (plastic surgeon)

  Lynn, Dr. (magician)

  Lynn, Guy

  McAdow, Dudley

  McCormick, Langdon

  McKinven, John

  MacMahon, Thomas F.

  Magic; Houdini and; Kellar and; knowledge of; Martinka’s emporium; music halls and; popularity of; Thurston and

  Magician Among the Spirits, A, Houdini

  Magicians; and Backhand Palm trick; conflicts among; in London; magic shows and; motion pictures and; successors to; Thurston as; and vaudeville

  Magic shows; competition to Thurston; first seen by Thurston; Harry Thurston and; Herrmann the Great; Houdini and; New York Times and; Thurston’s first performance —Thurston’s; additional; early; as Kellar’s successor; London; new acts; tours

  Magic tricks, new, in Australian show

  Mahatma

  Maid of Mystery device

  Maitland, Mabel

  Mano, John

  Margery (medium)

  Mark, Paula. See also Thurston, Paula Mark

  Marquis, George

  Marriages of Thurston; to Beatrice; to Grace; to Leotha; to Paula

  Martinka, Anthony and Francis

  Mascot Moth act

  Maskelyne, John Nevil; Kellar and

  Maskelyne, Nevil

  Masons, Thurston and

  Massey, Edward Morrell

  Maurer, Otto

  Mediums, psychic, exposure of; Houdini and

  Meinhold, Sam

  Mickey (monkey)

  Midway Plaisance, Chicago World’s Fair

  Mile a Minute effect

  Million Dollar Mystery

  Ministry, Thurston and

  Miser’s Dream act

  Modern Magic, Hoffmann

  Monkeys; lawsuit

  Monroe, Al

  Monte Myro Troupe

  Moody, Dwight Lyman

  Moody Bible Institute

  Morris, Elmer

  Morris, William

  Morritt, Charles

  Morton, Charles; and Thurston

  Motion pictures; Chicago theater; London music hall; Thurston and; in Thurston’s shows

  Mount Herman Academy; Thurston and

  Mulholland, John

  Musgrove, George

  Music halls; vaudeville and

  My Life of Magic, Thurston

  Myro, Lucille (Fernanda). See also Princess Karnac act

  Mysteries of India show

  Mysterious Dice trick

  Mystery, in art

  Nest of Boxes act

  New Era Card Tricks, Roterberg

  New Page act

  Newsboy, Thurston as

  Newspaper report of Rising Card trick

  New York, Thurstons in

  New York Times: and The Honeymoon Express; and Thurston’s show

  Okito. See Bamberg, Theodore

  Organizations, Thurston and

  Orient, tour of

  Otis Elevator Company, and levitation act

  Our American Adventure, Doyle

  Oursler, Fulton; The Spider

  Out of a Hat act

  Palace Theater of Varieties, London; Thurston at

  Palladino, Eusapi
a

  Palmer, Arline

  Palmer, Rae

  Pastor, Tony

  Pastor’s Theater, Thurston performances

  Path, Olive “Dot,”

  Pené, Xavier

  Perfect Breather

  Performances; magic shows; by Thurston

  Pickpocket, Thurston (Ryan) as

  Picky (Lord Pickwick, monkey)

  Pistol shots

  Plastic surgery

  Play, written by Thurston

  Plimmer, Walter

  Plough, Alvin

  Polk, Jimmy

  Posters, for Thurston’s shows

  Potato peelers

  Powell, Fredrick Eugene

  Practical jokes, Thurston and

  Prayer, Thurston and

  Press releases, Hilliard and

  Princess Karnac act; Fernanda and; Foster and; Kellar and; theft of

  Princess Theater, London, Thurston’s show

  Prison reform, New York, Round and

  Problem of Diogenes act

  Properties of Thurston show

  Psychic phenomena, Thurston and

  Publix theaters, magic shows

  Question and answer act

  Radio appearances

  Rahman Bey

  Raiboid, Rajah

  Real estate investments

  Reform school, Round and

  Reilly, S. W.

  Religion, Thurston and

  Reporters, Hilliard and

  Reviewers: and Kellar; London; and Thurston’s Australian tour; and Thurston’s shows

  Rinn, Joseph F.

  Rising Card trick; Herrmann and

  Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène

  Robinson, Billy; Thurston and; See also Soo, Chung Ling

  Robinson, John

  Robinson, Olive Path “Dot,”

  Rock, Will

  Rome, S. J.

  Roterberg, August, New Era Card Tricks

  Rothafel, Roxy

  Round, William Marshall Fitts

  Royle, Edwin Milton

  Russell, Lillian

  Ryan, Willie. See also Thurston, Howard Franklin

  SAM. See Society of American Magicians

  Sawing illusion; Jansen and

  Sawyer (Mount Herman professor)

  Scarsez, Adelaide. See Herrmann, Adelaide Scarsez

  Schireson, Henry

  Schulz, Lenore

  Scripts, Thurston and

  Séances, Palladino and

  Seeing Through a Woman act

  Seen, Suee. See also Robinson, Olive Path “Dot”

  Selbit, P.T. (Percy Tibbles); sawing illusion

  Sells Brothers Circus

  Shaw, Allan

  Shepard, Dick

  Sideshows; Hurd’s circus; “kootch” shows; Thurston and

  Sleight-of-hand tricks

  Society of American Magicians (SAM); Chicago; Thurston and

  Socrates (pet duck)

  Soerenson, Carl

  Soo, Chung Ling. See also Robinson, Billy

  Special effects business

  Spectres of the Sanctum act

  Sphinx, The; and Houdini’s show

  Spider, The, Oursler and Brentano

  Spirit Cabinet act; theft of

  Spirit Paintings act

  Spiritualism; Houdini and; magic shows and; Thurston and

  Spyropoulous, Farida Mazar

  Stillwell, George

  Stone, Fred

  Streets of Cairo

  Strobl, Alexander

  Sugden, Raymond (Tampa). See also Tampa (Sugden)

  Sullivan, Ed

  Supernatural, Thurston and

  “Surakabaja,”

  Swanson, William H.

  Sweatnam, Willis

  Tampa (Sugden); Harry Thurston and; and Indian Rope Trick

  Tango Waltz Ride

  Tarbell, Harlan

  Ten Ichi Troupe

  Terry brothers

  Texola. See also Thurston, Grace Butterworth

  Theosophy

  Thief, Ryan (Thurston) as

  Thomas, Ellen E.

  Thurnaer, Edward

  Thurston, Beatrice Foster “Tommy,” . See also Foster, Beatrice “Tommy”

  Thurston, Belle (Mrs. Harry)

  Thurston, Charles (brother); murder of

  Thurston, Emma Dearth

  Thurston, Grace Butterworth; book by; and Harry Thurston; Howard and; London show; marriage to Howard; music hall acts; performances

  Thurston, Harry Elias (brother)

  ; and

  amusement park rides; Australian

  tour; death of; and Fasola,

  and Howard’s death; and

  Howard’s finances;

  and Howard’s stroke; magic show,

  midway shows; plastic

  surgery; real estate investments

  Thurston, Helen (daughter of Harry)

  Thurston, Howard Franklin; and Alexander Herrmann; appearance of; Australian tour; assistants; autobiography; biography of; business expansion; career of; at Chicago World’s Fair; childhood; con games; and Dante; and Devant; and father; finances of; funeral of; and Goldin; and Grace; Harry and; health of; and Houdini; in India; injuries; inventions; investments; and Jane; and Jansen; Jarrett and; Keating and; and Kellar; legacy of; legal problems; and Leon Herrmann; and Leotha; and Le Roy; in London; and McCormick; and magic; as magician; midway show; and motion pictures; and Orient; and Palladino; performances; personality of; plastic surgery; presentation; radio appearances; Round and; and SAM; and sawing illusion; schooling; special-effects business; and teaching of magic; and Valadon; and vaudeville; will of; youth —magic shows; as Kellar’s successor; London —and marriage; to Beatrice; to Grace; to Leotha; to Paula. See also Ryan, Willie

  Thurston, Isabel (Mrs. Harry)

  Thurston, Jane; and father’s death; and father’s

  remarriage; and father’s will,

  illness; letter to; as

  magician; marriage; and

  mother’s death; See also Harris, Jane

  Thurston

  Thurston, Leotha Willadsen; death of; health problems; and Harris; and Howard’s shows; and Jane; and radio appearances

  Thurston, Margaret Cloude (mother); death of

  Thurston, May (Myrtle, sister)

  Thurston, Paula Mark; Howard’s will and

  Thurston, William (brother)

  Thurston, William Henry (father); remarriage

  Thurston Amusement Company

  Thurston’s Original Oddities; travels; wagon

  Thurston’s World Museum

  Tibbles, Percy. See also Selbit, P.T.

  Tibbles, Sidney

  Times, London, and Houdini

  Torsberg

  Torture illusions. See also Vivisection act

  Tours: Australia; China; India; by wagon

  Townsend, George

  Trains, illicit rides

  Tramp, Thurston as

  Triple Escape act

  Trout, Edward

  Tugger (newsboy)

  Unions, problems with

  Valadon, Paul; Kellar and; Thurston and

  Vanishing Automobile act

  Vanishing Elephant act

  Vanishing Horse act

  Vanishing Piano act

  Vaudeville; music hall and; Thurston and

  Villa Captured

  Vivisection act

  Voice of Thurston

  Wagon, tour by

  Walking Through a Brick Wall act

  Waller, Charles

  Watch, con game

  Watch Trick

  Water Fountains act

  Welles, Orson

  Western tour, with wagon

  White, George Davis; contribution to Valadon Fund; and Jane; at Thurston’s funeral; as Villa —as Thurston’s assistant; in Australia; in London; in India

  White, Mary Davis and Tolliver

  White, Rex

  Whitehead, J. Gordon

  White House, Thurston at

  W
ill, of Thurston

  Willadsen, Gene. See Thurston, Jane

  Willadsen, Jane Jacqueline; adoption by Thurston. See also Thurston, Jane

  Willadsen, John R.; Jane and

  Willadsen, Nina Leotha Hawes (Fielding). See also Thurston, Leotha Willadsen

  Williams, Blanche

  Wilson, A. M.

  Wilson, Edmund

  Window of a Haunted House act

  Witch’s Cauldron act

  Witmark, Frank

  Wobensmith, James

  Wolfe, Ada

  Women: Harry Thurston and; Howard Thurston and

  Workshop, Thurston’s, Jansen and

  World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago; Indian magicians and

  Worthington, Thomas Chew

  Yettmah, Cyril

  “Zenda Waltzes,”

  Ziegfeld, Florenz