George A. Cooke

Stage magician, 1825–1904, worked a double act with JohnNevilMaskelyne (1839–1917) at their EgyptianHall. Maskelyne and Cooke billed themselves as 'Royal Illusionists and Anti-Spiritualists', and apart from their work as illusionists they were also in the business of demonstrating that spiritualist mediums^? were frauds.

See Bill Douglas's site for a little more information.

-- ChrisLehrich^? - 28 Dec 2004

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