Buatier De Kolta
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Buatier de Kolta was a french
magician
who performed throughout the 1870s and 1880s in England
and America
. Buatier de Kolta was a contemporary of fellow French magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
. Many of his illusions, such as multiplying steel balls, the expanding die and the appearing bird cage, are performed by magicians today.
Buatier de Kolta is known for his de Kolta Chair or Praying Lady illusion
. A woman prayed a chair, covered by a large cloth would appear to vanish before an audience. Present-day magician David Copperfield
has adapted this illusion in his own performances. He is the subject of the book Buatier de Kolta: Genius of Illusion by Peter Warlock
.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
magician
Magic (illusion)
Magic is a performing art that entertains audiences by staging tricks or creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats using natural means...
who performed throughout the 1870s and 1880s in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Buatier de Kolta was a contemporary of fellow French magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin was a French magician. He is widely considered the father of the modern style of conjuring.-Early life and entrance into conjuring:...
. Many of his illusions, such as multiplying steel balls, the expanding die and the appearing bird cage, are performed by magicians today.
Buatier de Kolta is known for his de Kolta Chair or Praying Lady illusion
Illusion
An illusion is a distortion of the senses, revealing how the brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. While illusions distort reality, they are generally shared by most people....
. A woman prayed a chair, covered by a large cloth would appear to vanish before an audience. Present-day magician David Copperfield
David Copperfield (illusionist)
David Copperfield is an Emmy Award-winning American illusionist, and was described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history. Copperfield's network specials have been nominated for 38 Emmy Awards and won a total of 21 Emmys...
has adapted this illusion in his own performances. He is the subject of the book Buatier de Kolta: Genius of Illusion by Peter Warlock
Peter Warlock
Peter Warlock was a pseudonym of Philip Arnold Heseltine , an Anglo-Welsh composer and music critic. He used the pseudonym when composing, and is now better known by this name....
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See also
- La Maison de la Magie Robert-HoudinLa Maison de la Magie Robert-HoudinLa Maison de la Magie Robert-Houdin is a museum which fronts on the Royal Château de Blois. It is located in the Loir-et-Cher département in the Loire Valley, in France, in the center of the city of Blois...