Chung Ling Soo
Videos
William Ellsworth Robinson was an American magician who went by the stage name Chung Ling Soo. He is mostly remembered today for his extensive use of yellowface in his act to falsely represent himself
The Old and New Magic pub. 1906
The Cosmopolitan, pub. 1903.
Chung Ling Soo in The Old and New Magic (1906)
East Sheen Cemetery
The Prestige
Videos
The Prestige is a 2006 science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan, based on the 1995 novel by Christopher Pr
Chung Ling Soo
…which he might prefer". Soo's story is related by the detective in Gus Van Sant's film Last Days (2005). Soo also appears in the Christopher Nolan film The Prestige (2006). Soo's story also figures prominently in Bruce Hartman's short story "Illusionists" in The Philosophical Detective (2014). The story of his…
Theatrical release poster
The historic Tower Theatre in Los Angeles was used as the location for the Pantages Theatre in London.
Tesla bulb