 The
Great Lyle
by Edwin A. Dawes
If
any one man can be credited with extending the Golden Age of
Magic in Britain, that man is Cecil Lyle. After achieving fame
as a music hall performer, he set his sights on the creation
of a full evening show in the tradition of the great magicians
of his youth. Even the outbreak of World War II did not deter
him from persuing this goal. Through relentless hard work,
Lyle eventually realized this dream with the creation of the Cavalcade
of Mysteries and later his Mystery
Box Revue. Audiences in Britain, Australia, Europe
and South Africa were treated to some of the greatest illusions
ever created by Horace Goldin, David Devant, Arnold deBiere,
Lafayette, Amac and others. Here, for the first time, is the
inspiring story of the struggles, triumphs and failures endured
by Cecil Lyle during his reign as the last of the great touring
illusionists.
(Hardbound
with dustjacket - 298 pages)
Edition limited to 1000 numbered copies.
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