Virginia Edmunda Hammer
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Virginia "Verge" Edmunda Hammer was an American entertainer who performed as a magician's assistant, a magician, a "mind reader" and an "illusionary dancer". Her stage names included Electra the Magic
Edmunda dressed in her late husband's clothes in 1900, when she performed as Madame Dante
Edmunda Hammer, as the wife of Oscar Eliason (Dante the Great) in Melbourne in 1899 (Courtesy of State Library of Victoria)
Harry Rickards
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Harry Rickards, born Henry Benjamin Leete, was an English-born baritone, comedian and theatre owner, most active in vaudeville and stage, first in his native England and then Australia after emigratin
Virginia Edmunda Hammer
…performing “illusionary dance creations” like those she had already performed on stage with Eliason after she accepted an offer to open a season at Harry Rickards’ Tivoli Theatre in Sydney. She appeared on the same program as Charles de Wynne, who did shadowgraphy and magic tricks, but performed alone. Despite…
Harry Rickards c.1870-1900 Collection State Library Victoria (Australia)