Talk:Howard Thurston

message: The find-a-grave website reference in the articles shows the following:
Burial: Green Lawn Abbey Mausoleum
City: Columbus, Ohio
County: Franklin County, Ohio USA
GPS (lat/lon): 39.94, -83.0158
7&6=thirteen (talk) 14:50, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Infobox on burial place

message: I read at William S. Sadler that Thurston was known for being a debunker. That would be very interesting to include, if true. Rschwieb (talk) 17:14, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Debunker? 

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message: The "He kept up the grind for about thirty-five years until..." he died bit does not sound very encyclopaedic. Does it mean the "Thurston show" continued to run for 35-ish years until his death, or just that he remained active as a magician until his death or even that he just did not die until 35-ish years after the retirement of Kellar and the start of the Thurston-only show? Biskitty (talk) 17:38, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Passing on the Mantle 

message: Thurston exposed the tricks of the fakir Tahra Bey . He was reported to be either an Armenian or Egyptian magician. He managed to fool a lot of western people into thinking he really had occult powers. Upon doing some research on Tahra Bey, I noticed there were two fakirs around the same time performing. Rahman Bey and Hamid Bey, both also claimed to be Egyptians. Rahman Bey entered a box and remained underwater for an hour, Harry Houdini would later replicate this feat and beat this time . HealthyGirl (talk) 18:06, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: The Turkish magician Zati Sungur used the name "Zati Bey" in his early career. It appears "Bey" was a common name for some stage magicians in the early 20th century. HealthyGirl (talk) 18:09, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Sofie Lachapelle in her book Conjuring Science: A History of Scientific Entertainment and Stage Magic in Modern France, 2015 seems to cover Tahra Bey in depth. I will have to have a look and see if she covers Thurston as well. This looks like a fantastic book. HealthyGirl (talk) 18:13, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Thurston on Tahra Bey

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