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MASKELYNE & COOKE. Maskelyne & Cooke The Royal Illusionists ... Egyptian (Large) Hall. London: W.H.&L. Cooingridge, Printers, [1873]. Letterpress handbill advertising the “mystery, music, comedy, and scientific illusions,” of this duo, with press-notices reprinted below. Contemporary inked notation in upper margin states, “These bill[s] were distributed on Friday June 13, 1873.” Dawes label to verso, small chips.
Maskelyne’s run at Egyptian Hall lasted for more than 30 years. This handbill was distributed less than one month after his debut (on the ground floor, in the “large” hall), on May 26, 1873.