The Sphinx (subtitled: An Independent Magazine for Magicians) was a monthly magic magazine published in Chicago from March 1902 through March 1953 by William J. Hilliar.[1]
The magazine was started in Chicago by William Hilliar and moved to Missouri in 1904 when a Kansas City physician, A. M. Wilson, took over as editor (Vol. 3 No. 8). The number of pages per issue varied from twelve to fifty or more.[2][3][4][5]
During the 28 years of Dr. Wilson's ownership, the magazine covered one of the golden ages of magic. Vaudeville was at its height, bringing a variety of magicians from all over the world to the larger cities of North America.
The Sphinx has a long history of association with the Society of American Magicians (S.A.M). In November 1902, it became the 'Western Organ' of S.A.M. In March 1909 it became the 'Official Organ' of S.A.M. From October 1927 – February 1942 and July 1947 – June 1951, S.A.M's M-U-M periodical was published as part of The Sphinx.[8]
When Wilson died in April 1930, William Larsen had entertained hopes of taking over The Sphinx. Instead, that honor went to John Mulholland of New York.[9]
Theodore Annemann's attempts to buy The Sphinx in 1938 can be seen in his Jinx magazine.[10]
^Alfredson, James B.; Daily, George L. (1986). A Bibliography of Conjuring Periodicals in English: 1791–1983. York, Pennsylvania. pp. 328–330.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^Alfredson, James B.; Daily, George L. (1986). A Bibliography of Conjuring Periodicals in English: 1791–1983. York, Pennsylvania: Magicana for Collectors. pp. 328–330.
^Conjuring Arts Research Library. Conjuring Library. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
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sphinx, magazine, sphinx, subtitled, independent, magazine, magicians, monthly, magic, magazine, published, chicago, from, march, 1902, through, march, 1953, william, hilliar, sphinxthe, cover, first, issuefrequencymonthlyfounderwilliam, hilliarfirst, issuemar. The Sphinx subtitled An Independent Magazine for Magicians was a monthly magic magazine published in Chicago from March 1902 through March 1953 by William J Hilliar 1 The SphinxThe cover of the first issueFrequencyMonthlyFounderWilliam J HilliarFirst issueMarch 1902 1902 03 Final issueNumberMarch 1953 1953 03 597 Contents 1 History and profile 2 Editors 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory and profile editThe magazine was started in Chicago by William Hilliar and moved to Missouri in 1904 when a Kansas City physician A M Wilson took over as editor Vol 3 No 8 The number of pages per issue varied from twelve to fifty or more 2 3 4 5 In 1906 Houdini started his own magazine Conjurers Monthly Magazine in competition to The Sphinx but it went out of business after only two years 6 7 During the 28 years of Dr Wilson s ownership the magazine covered one of the golden ages of magic Vaudeville was at its height bringing a variety of magicians from all over the world to the larger cities of North America The Sphinx has a long history of association with the Society of American Magicians S A M In November 1902 it became the Western Organ of S A M In March 1909 it became the Official Organ of S A M From October 1927 February 1942 and July 1947 June 1951 S A M s M U M periodical was published as part of The Sphinx 8 When Wilson died in April 1930 William Larsen had entertained hopes of taking over The Sphinx Instead that honor went to John Mulholland of New York 9 Theodore Annemann s attempts to buy The Sphinx in 1938 can be seen in his Jinx magazine 10 Some of the many contributors over the years were Annemann Al Baker Milbourne Christopher Joseph Dunninger Robert Harbin Ed Marlo John Scarne Harlan Tarbell and Martin Gardner his first publication at age 16 A complete set would contain 52 volumes 597 issues and almost 17 000 pages 11 Editors editVol 1 No 1 to 7 William J Hilliar Vol 1 No 8 to 9 The Sphinx Publishing Company Vol 1 No 10 to Vol 3 No 2 M Inez E M Vernelo Vol 3 No 2 M Inez E M Vernelo A M Wilson M D associate editor Vol 3 No 8 Vol 29 No 2 A M Wilson M D Vol 29 No 3 Vol 52 John MulhollandSee also editList of magic publicationsReferences edit Alfredson James B Daily George L 1986 A Bibliography of Conjuring Periodicals in English 1791 1983 York Pennsylvania pp 328 330 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Sphinx March 1902 Sphinx October 1904 Sphinx MagicPedia Genii Magazine February 11 2012 Retrieved March 23 2014 Sphinx 1994 Conjurers Monthly Magazine September 1906 Conjurers Monthly Magazine MagicPedia Genii Magazine October 29 2012 Retrieved March 23 2014 Alfredson James B Daily George L 1986 A Bibliography of Conjuring Periodicals in English 1791 1983 York Pennsylvania Magicana for Collectors pp 328 330 Genii A Retrospective by David Charvet The Jinx Nos 95 114 amp 115 Conjuring Arts Research Library Conjuring Library Retrieved March 23 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Sphinx magazine amp oldid 1114377621, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
