This advertisement in ‘The Graphic’ for Maskelyne and Cooke and Herr Adalbert Frikell at the Egyptian Hall is dated 12 June 1880. Little Louie, the Clairvoyant, is also mentioned as performing with Herr Adalbert Frikell. The advertisement is small, as was typical at the time. The second illustration here shows half of the newspaper page, providing examples of competing entertainments in London.
This advertisement in ‘The Graphic’ for Maskelyne and Cooke and Herr Adalbert Frikell at the Egyptian Hall is dated 19 June 1880. Little Louie, the Clairvoyant, is also mentioned as performing with Herr Adalbert Frikell. The advertisement is small, as was typical at the time. The second illustration here shows half of the newspaper page, providing examples of competing entertainments in London.
During this period Maskelyne and Cooke performed every evening at 8pm, and on Saturdays at 3 and 8pm. Frikell’s performances took place on weekday afternoons. The programme also tells us that Mr John Hacksley Evans performed a charming interlude of L’Imitation D’Oiseaux. To learn about Adalbert Frikell’s life see N2326 which is a PDF of a talk that Paul Freeman delivered in Berlin and London.
Herr Adalbert Frickell receives a positive write up in this review of his act. The reviewer comments on his magic and his performing style. To learn about Adalbert Frikell’s life see N2326 which is a PDF of a talk that Paul Freeman delivered in Berlin and London.
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The magical career of Herr Adalbert Frikell, the son of Wiljalba Frikell, saw both high spots and low spots. Paul Freeman charts his life from the time he arrived in England, through to the high point of his royal performances, to the lean years and his ultimate death in poverty. Did he commit suicide or was it death by natural causes? Paul’s illustrated talk answers this question and sheds much light on the rise and fall of this talented magician.
The item is dated in ink 7 July 1880. It mentions that Mr. Maskelyne’s New Musical Apparatus will be shown for the first time. Musical instruments held by the audience in the centre of the hall will be made to play with taste and precision. Little Louie and Herr A. Frikell are also mentioned.