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American Mystic |
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International entertainer. Mentor to Houdini. Dean of American magicians. As a boy of 13, Harry Kellar ran away from his western Pennsylvania home to seek his fortune. By the close of the 19th century, he had become one of the icons of popular culture. The life and times of the first great American-born conjuror will amaze and delight. American Mystic: The Magical Life of Harry Kellar, a one-hour documentary and outreach project, explores America’s fascination with magic, shedding light on the cultural forces at work in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, from the post-Civil War era to the Roaring Twenties. The story will entertain and enlighten as it examines the delicate interplay between deception, illusion and the power of curiosity. In many ways, watching the documentary will be like attending a magic
show in an old vaudeville theater— as layer upon layer of the
story is revealed from behind richly appointed curtains. |
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