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The Incomparable Sloggetts Mystic Comedy Show, 1930s colour…
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Melbourne
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14-Jun-2020
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The Incomparable Sloggetts Mystic Comedy Show, 1930s colour lithograph, inscribed 'Yours as always in magic, Charles E. Sloggett & Mrs Charles E. Sloggett' in ink on image upper right, 101 x 36 cm. Linen-backed. 'Everything new except the name! Sensational living pictures. The incomparable Sloggetts original creation. The mysterious dolls house illusion. The incomparable Sloggetts Masterpiece - Decapitation. Mystery & comedy happily blended. Laughter born of bewilderment!, You will always remember the Sloggetts. Victory Publicity Melb. & Sydney.', Charles E. Sloggett (1889-1962) was an Australian magician 'who performed all over Australia from 1911 til the 1950s. He was married four times. Three of these women were heavily involved in the Sloggetts act featuring their own routines as Athena Pallas (Athena Mansfield), Tex Veletta (Theresa Potts) and Deloras (Emily Walton).'
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