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Stars of Vaudeville #536: Linga Singh, The Royal Indian Magician by Trav S.D.

Young Amar Nath Dutt (1884-1937) was sent by his Punjabi parents to Edinburgh to study medicine. Somehow he wound up chucking all that and touring with Ruth St. Denis as part of one of her “Oriental” dance numbers. In one account he says he learned magic by watching the Indian fakirs back home, and made his [...]

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 8:43am on December 10, 2012 ☆ ⚑

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