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Reproduction halfsheet magic vintage magic poster for the act
"The World's Monarchs of Magic, LeRoy-Talma-Bosco," dating from approximately 1908.
Act Details
Performers: The group was a famous illusionist act that toured the world.
Servais LeRoy: A Belgian-born magician and inventor of famous illusions like the "Asrah Levitation". He is pictured on the left.
Talma: Servais LeRoy's wife (born Mary Ann Ford), she was a highly skilled British-born magician known as the "Queen of Coins" due to her exceptional coin manipulation skills. She is the central figure with the cat.
Bosco: A character name for the comedy relief role in the act, which was played by several different people over the years, including the magician Dr. James William Elliott. He is the man on the right.
The Poster's Scene: The poster depicts the three magicians playing cards at a green felt table. Talma holds a cat (the "kitty") and four aces, while the text below reads, "They Played Cards Once, The Kitty Won". The kitty's win is a visual pun on "kitty," a slang term for the pot in a card game.
Printer: The poster was produced by The Miner Litho. Co. in New York. |
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