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{{About|Talma the magician|other uses|Talma (disambiguation){{!}}Talma}} |
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[[File:Talma1900.png|alt=A smiling young white woman with dark center-parted hair with a white scarf draped over her head|thumb|Talma, from a 1900 publication]] |
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'''Talma''' was the stage name of '''Mary Ann Ford''' (1861 – 13 July, 1944), the magician, who is best known for performing with her husband [[Servais Le Roy]] in the act "Le Roy, Talma & Bosco".<ref name="randi">{{Cite book |last=Randi |first=James |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26162991 |title=Conjuring |date=1992 |publisher=St. Martin's Press |isbn=0-312-08634-2 |location=New York |oclc=26162991|author-link=James Randi}}</ref>{{rp|104}} |
'''Talma''' was the stage name of '''Mary Ann Ford''' (1861 – 13 July, 1944), the magician, who is best known for performing with her husband [[Servais Le Roy]] in the act "Le Roy, Talma & Bosco".<ref name="randi">{{Cite book |last=Randi |first=James |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26162991 |title=Conjuring |date=1992 |publisher=St. Martin's Press |isbn=0-312-08634-2 |location=New York |oclc=26162991|author-link=James Randi}}</ref>{{rp|104}} |
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Ford was born in England, while her husband was Belgian. As a performer, she adopted the name Mercedes Talma, but was generally known just as Talma. When Talma was an assistant to a mind reader in London, she met [[Servais Le Roy]], who was a [[Sleight of hand|sleight-of-hand artist]].<ref name="randi" />{{rp|104}} Talma and Le Roy were wed in 1890.<ref name="randi" />{{rp|104}} Talma became accomplished at performing [[sleight of hand]] and manipulation acts, especially coin manipulation, and she was often billed as "The Queen of Coins".<ref name="randi" />{{rp|104}} |
Ford was born in England, while her husband was Belgian. As a performer, she adopted the name Mercedes Talma, but was generally known just as Talma. When Talma was an assistant to a mind reader in London, she met [[Servais Le Roy]], who was a [[Sleight of hand|sleight-of-hand artist]].<ref name="randi" />{{rp|104}} Talma and Le Roy were wed in 1890.<ref name="randi" />{{rp|104}} Talma became accomplished at performing [[sleight of hand]] and manipulation acts, especially coin manipulation, and she was often billed as "The Queen of Coins".<ref name="randi" />{{rp|104}} |
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[[File:Talma (1861–1944) in professional costume.png|thumb|right|200px|In ''[[The Sketch]]'', 6 September 1899]] |
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Talma formed a long-running stage partnership with her husband and their colleague Leon Bosco. They named their act "The Comedians de Mephisto Co" but they were much better known as Le Roy, Talma & Bosco. Le Roy is credited with devising the [[Asrah levitation]] illusion, which he and Talma first performed in London in 1914.<ref name="magicnook">{{cite web |
Talma formed a long-running stage partnership with her husband and their colleague Leon Bosco. They named their act "The Comedians de Mephisto Co" but they were much better known as Le Roy, Talma & Bosco. Le Roy is credited with devising the [[Asrah levitation]] illusion, which he and Talma first performed in London in 1914.<ref name="magicnook">{{cite web |
Talma was the stage name of Mary Ann Ford (1861 – 13 July, 1944), the magician, who is best known for performing with her husband Servais Le Roy in the act "Le Roy, Talma & Bosco".[1]: 104
Ford was born in England, while her husband was Belgian. As a performer, she adopted the name Mercedes Talma, but was generally known just as Talma. When Talma was an assistant to a mind reader in London, she met Servais Le Roy, who was a sleight-of-hand artist.[1]: 104 Talma and Le Roy were wed in 1890.[1]: 104 Talma became accomplished at performing sleight of hand and manipulation acts, especially coin manipulation, and she was often billed as "The Queen of Coins".[1]: 104
Talma formed a long-running stage partnership with her husband and their colleague Leon Bosco. They named their act "The Comedians de Mephisto Co" but they were much better known as Le Roy, Talma & Bosco. Le Roy is credited with devising the Asrah levitation illusion, which he and Talma first performed in London in 1914.[2][3] Talma performed sleight of hand for their show.[1]: 105
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