Stars of Vaudeville #576: Rajah Raboid

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Stars of Vaudeville #576: Rajah Raboid by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Maurice P. Kitchen (1896-1962), better known to audiences as Rajah Raboid. A New Orleans native he first performed magic under the far more quotidian name of Ray Boyd until he decided to switch a top hat for a turban, making his focus mentalism, second sight, fortune telling and hypnotism. In [...]

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 7:16am on January 22, 2013 ☆ ⚑

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