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"Can you afFORD this car?"

A trick performed by magician Jasper Maskelyne (probably invented by Oswald Williams). While Williams held a tray, Maskelyne said: “If...

"Revue Order" - a wartime show

Jasper Maskelyne starred in a musical show at the Royal Opera House in Cairo during World War Two. Presented by the Cairo Amateur...

Jasper swallows razor blades!

In April 1937, Jasper Maskelyne featured in a Pathetone news film, performing his version of the classic Swallowing Razor Blades trick....

Jasper teaches Dracula how to escape

British actor and former RAF officer, Christopher Lee (famous for playing Dracula and other movie villains), tells how Jasper Maskelyne...

Sands of the Desert

Jasper Maskelyne performing 'The Sands of the Desert trick'. Originated in the early 19th Century, it sees the magician stir different...

Man about town

In the late 1930s, Jasper Maskelyne was recruited to promote clothing company Harry Hall Ltd. Dressed in their suits, he appeared in...

New Theatre, Crewe

A pre-war poster advertising 'Jasper Maskelyne, The Royal Command Magician and Company, in A Melange of Magic'. #jaspermaskelyne...

My first house

Jasper Maskelyne was born at 88 Trinity Road, Wandsworth in London, England (a few minutes walk from Tooting Bec tube station)....

'Maskelyne's Book of Magic'

'Maskelyne's Book of Magic' was published in 1936. Containing instructions for simple magic tricks, how to present magic and stories of...

On the radio

On 3 December 1937, Jasper Maskelyne appeared as a talking head on a B.B.C. radio broadcast titled 'Entertainment at St. George’s Hall,...

Jasper's first wife

On 7 February 1925, Jasper Maskelyne got engaged to 20-year old Evelyn Home-Douglas, one of his on-stage assistants. The photo below was...

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