HERRMANN, Alexander (1810 – 96). Card Thrown by Herrmann the Magician. Circa 1889. A Five of Diamonds with plaid Steamboat-type back thrown into the audience by Alexander Herrmann, the famed magician whose ability to scale cards to any seat in the theater was well-known. Accompanied by a holographic note in the hand of Henry Ridgely Evans (or perhaps Harry Clapham) stating, “Card thrown into audience by A. Herrmann, March 30, 1889."