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Born [[Louis Morgenstein]] in San Francisco and after becoming proficient in the art of magic, he used the stage name [[Carl Hertz]] and toured America and Europe appearing in various music halls. Like other magicians of the time, such as David Devant, Hertz acquired one of the first Theatrograph projectors made by Robert Paul, and included film projections in his act. | Born [[Louis Morgenstein]] in San Francisco and after becoming proficient in the art of magic, he used the stage name [[Carl Hertz]] and toured America and Europe appearing in various music halls. Like other magicians of the time, such as David Devant, Hertz acquired one of the first Theatrograph projectors made by Robert Paul, and included film projections in his act. | ||
| − | In 1896 he went on a tour of South Africa and the antipodes, taking this speciality item with him. Having shown it in South Africa, he then went on perform and display his Theatrograph in Australia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), India, China, Japan, the Fiji Islands and Hawaii. | + | In 1896 he went on a tour of South Africa and the antipodes, taking this speciality item with him. |
| + | Having shown it in South Africa, he then went on perform and display his Theatrograph in Australia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), India, China, Japan, the Fiji Islands and Hawaii. | ||
In 1924 he published his autobiography. | In 1924 he published his autobiography. | ||
Revision as of 05:54, 10 May 2022
Carl Hertz (1859-1924) was an American magician
Biography
Born Louis Morgenstein in San Francisco and after becoming proficient in the art of magic, he used the stage name Carl Hertz and toured America and Europe appearing in various music halls. Like other magicians of the time, such as David Devant, Hertz acquired one of the first Theatrograph projectors made by Robert Paul, and included film projections in his act.
In 1896 he went on a tour of South Africa and the antipodes, taking this speciality item with him. Having shown it in South Africa, he then went on perform and display his Theatrograph in Australia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), India, China, Japan, the Fiji Islands and Hawaii.
In 1924 he published his autobiography.
For more on Hertz, see: https://www.victorian-cinema.net/hertz
Contribution to SA film
May 11, 1896: Hertz demonstrated the Cinematographe, the latest invention in moving pictures, for the first time in Southern Africa at the Empire Palace of Varieties, Johannesburg, then part of the South African Republic (Transvaal). The films shown included scenes of Highland Dances, Street Scenes in London, Trilby Dance, Military Parade and the Soldier's Courtship.
July 9, 1896: Hertz also demonstrated the Cinematographe at the Opera House in Port Elizabeth.
Sources
Eastern Province Herald - July 1896
John Barnes. 1996 "Carl Hetz (Louis Morgenstein)". In: Who's Who of Victorian Cinema[1]
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