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	Ching Ling Foo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ching Ling Foo (1854 - 1922), born Chee Ling Qua, is credited with being the first modern Oriental magician to achieve world fame.
		Born in Beijing, Foo studied traditional Chinese magic and was a well-respected performer in his homeland.
		One of his sensational tricks had Foo using a sword to cut the head of a serving boy off at the shoulders.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ching_Ling_Foo (406 words)

	Magic: the Science of Illusion
		Ching Ling Foo was born Chee Ling Qua in 1854 in Beijing, China.
		While Ching Ling Foo was in New York, he offered a reward of $1,000 (in those days, a great deal of money) to anyone who could produce a bowl full of water like he did.
		Not long after Ching Ling Foo refused to let William Robinson try for the $1,000 reward, Robinson went to Europe with a new Chinese-style show of his own and recreated himself as the magician Chung Ling Soo.
	www.magicexhibit.org /story/story_chungLingSoo.html (483 words)

	WebRoots Library U.S. Miscellaneous (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Of Foo's thousand imitators the only positively successful one was William E. Robinson, whose tragic death while in the performance of the bullet-catching trick is the latest addition to the long list of casualties chargeable to that ill-omened juggle.
		Ling Look, one of the best of contemporary fire performers, was with Dean Harry Kellar when the latter made his famous trip around the world in 1877.
		I never saw Ling Look's work, but I know that some of the sword swallowers have made use of a sheath which was swallowed before the performance, and the swords were simply pushed into it.
	www.webroots.org /library/usamisc/mmatmhh2.html (8205 words)

	William Ellsworth Robinson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chung Ling Soo was the stage name of American stage magician William Ellsworth Robinson (1861-1918).
		He took the name as a variation of a real Chinese stage magician - Ching Ling Foo - and performed many of the tricks that Foo had made famous.
		Foo challenged Soo to perform his tricks but did not show up at the appointed time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chung_Ling_Soo (574 words)

	snarkout: invisible bullets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Chung Ling Soo was a New Yorker by birth, a Scot by ancestry, and "the Original Chinese Conjurer" by choice.
		The magician, born William Robinson, gained prominence thanks to a feud with an actual Chinese stage magician, Ching Ling Foo (né Chee Ling Qua; the good people of New York in 1898 were not sticklers for authenticity in their Chinese names).
		Chung Ling Soo's death occured when a poorly maintained gaffed gun allowed gunpowder (intended for a blank) to trickle into the barrel where the real bullet was stored.
	www.snarkout.org /archives/2004/05/22 (730 words)

	Chung Ling Soo in Sydney 1909
		In a final incredible moment, Chung Ling Soo brandished his wand, and behold the lady from the cage appeared in the middle of the blazing cauldron.
		Chung Ling Soo also had a habit of strolling around the streets of Sydney casually performing miracles as he went by.
		According to Chung Ling Soo, his Asian appearance and interest in orientalism was due to his background.
	www.hat-archive.com /chunglingsoo.htm (1616 words)

	Ching Ling
		Most of the pages have been taken down and the only ones available for viewing are the ones that are still on the link page to the left of the screen.
		Soong China Ling was always concerned with physical and mental growth of children...
		Ching Ling Foo outdone /- Ching Ling Foo outdone / Ching Ling Foo outdone / From Edison films catalog: The magician enters upon the stage, and removing a covering from a small table, shakes it before the audience to show that there is nothing whatever concealed inside,...
	www.which-tarot.com /36/ching-ling.html (910 words)

	Navy SEALs.com - Articles: Viewing Article
		His breakthrough came with the arrival of a Chinese magician with the stage name Ching Ling Foo, who astonished New York audiences at the Union Square Theater in 1899 with a mesmerizing, wordless act featuring tricks unknown in the United States.
		Foo, whose troupe eventually crossed paths with Robinson in London, scoffed.
		Chung Ling Soo's greatest trick, however, turned out to be his last.
	www.navyseals.com /community/articles/article.cfm?id=7718 (970 words)

	Christopher Priest - Future events
		Ching Ling Foo was a real Chinese; 'Chung Ling Soo' was a nom de théâtre adopted by Robinson.
		(For several years Ching and Chung conducted a public feud, not unlike the one between Borden and Angier in the novel.) It was Chung Ling Soo who performed the bullet trick, although he did not invent it.
		Ching's amazing story is told in the novel as an anecdote.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /christopherpriest/pres_qa.htm (813 words)

	Who's Who in Magic History C-D \| MagicTricks.Com: the Magician's Magic Shop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Robinson presented the solution to Ching Ling Foo, but the challenge turned out to be a publicity stunt.
		Chung Ling Soo soon became an incredibly famous performer, both in America and abroad, with exceptional and beautiful publicity posters that fetch thousands of dollars today.
		His most famous effect was the dangerous Bullet Catching Trick, in which several volunteers lined up onstage and fired guns directly at him; the bullet would break a plate he held in front of his chest, and he would catch the bullet in his teeth.
	www.magictricks.com /bios/whoswhocd.htm (2759 words)

	BookDaddy:
		A long, destructive rivalry between two magicians, the idea that a magician would go so far as to cultivate a false identity even in his private life, and maintain it for years, and some of the specific 'illusions' themselves, like the deadly "bullet catch," are all factually grounded and can be found detailed in Mr.
		Western delusions were also partly behind Chung Ling Soo's success.
		There was a real Chinese wizard named Ching Ling Foo, and in a would-be showdown in London, he was trumped by Robinson.
	www.artsjournal.com /bookdaddy/2006/10/wizardly.html (1379 words)

	I Ching Ling
		Hoffmann, Max Starmer McNally, J. Ching Ling Foo outdone /- Ching Ling Foo outdone / Ching Ling Foo outdone / From Edison films catalog: The magician enters upon the stage, and removing a covering from a small table, shakes it before the audience to show that there is nothing whatever concealed inside,...
		Soong Ching Ling - Biographie- Soong Ching Ling.
		Those approaching the "I Ching" for the first time are generally looking for that tool of divination that...
	www.which-tarot.com /82/i-ching-ling.html (791 words)

	Biographies Page FG
		A Chinese-born magician (real name Chee Ling Qua) who was the first true Oriental magician to achieve world fame.
		Ching Ling Foo caused a sensation when he took an empty piece of cloth, produced a huge bowl, filled to the brim with water, and then produced a small child (photo right).
		While Ching Ling Foo was in New York, he offered a reward of $1,000 to anyone who could produce a bowl filled with water like he did.
	www.magicnook.com /forum/bioFG.htm (2093 words)

	Antique Week - News Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		And while each of these pioneering conjurer’s have interesting stories, one of the most inventive is that of Chung Ling Soo.
		Born in New York City as William Robinson (1861-1918), he billed himself as Chung Ling Soo "The Original Chinese Conjurer" and went to Europe with a Chinese-style magic show.
		As can be expected, the original Chinese conjurer, Ching Ling Foo, (1854-1922), who toured extensively in the United States and Europe, took exception.
	www.antiqueweek.com /Article.asp?newsid=338 (1262 words)

	Martinka Magic Auction
		A card for the American Tour "Chin Chin", featured in the "Ziegfeld Follies," with greetings from Ching Ling Foo and Company.
		Foo was credited with being the first Oriental magician to achieve world fame and performed during the late 1800 and early 1900's.
		However, if it did not meet the reserve price, there is a chance it may be available.
	www.martinka.com /martinka/auction/APViewItem.asp?ID=7233 (271 words)

	AUTOGRAPHS - Han Ping Chien
		Although these effects had been performed by other magicians before him, Han Ping Chien usually exceeded the limits imposed by these other magicians, causing not one bowl of water to appear, but rather several tall stacks of bowls.
		Following the early successes of Ching Ling Foo, Chung Ling Soo, and an array of others who toured the world with an Oriental theme to their magic, Han Ping Chien left Asia and set out for Europe and America.
		With his own traveling troupe, which many believe was made up of only family members, he presented his lavishly decorated Oriental act to many foreign audiences.
	www.magicandillusion.com /muse/auto/a-chie/a-chie01.html (458 words)

	Juggler's Bulletin No. 40, January 1948
		Leaves stage and reappears wearing long fierce mustache, and announces travesty on Ching Ling Foo, original Chinese conjurer.
		While talking, long ends of mustache move about in a most mirth-provoking manner doubtless agitated by threads passing up through eyelets in wig to hands held behind back.
		The Entertainment is divided into two parts, Comic juggling and a travesty on Chung Ling Soo, Chinese Magician.
	www.juggling.org /jb/jb40.html (4417 words)

	Miracle Mongers and Their Methods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		MANY of our most noted magicians have considered it not beneath their dignity to introduce fire-eating into their programmes, either in their own work or by the employment of a "Fire Artist." Although seldom presenting it in his recent performances, Ching Ling Foo is a fire-eater of the highest type, refining
		[1] I never saw Ling Look's work, but I know that some of the sword swallowers have made use of a sheath which was swallowed before the performance, and the swords were simply pushed into it.
		A sheath of this kind lined with asbestos might easily have served as a protection against the red-hot blade.
	www.conjuror.com /archives/houdini/miracle_mongers (18158 words)

	Who's Who in Magic History L-M \| MagicTricks.Com: the Magician's Magic Shop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		He began his career as an imitator of Ching Ling Foo, but became one of the highest-paid performers in vaudeville.
		He was killed in a theater fire in Edinburgh, Scotland during a performance.
		He was most noted for his production of a goldfish bowl while performing a backward somersault.
	www.magictricks.com /bios/whoswholm.htm (3738 words)

	Fairs
		135 demonstrators and performers were brought from China for the occasion, accompanied by another 42 Chinese performers who were already in San Francisco and by an Inspector from the Chicago office of the Immigration Service. Some of the 177, including the magician Ching Ling Foo (see
		The strange-looking building shown here was the entrance of the Chinese Village. It had two gate towers, vaguely similar to those on the Chinese Theatre at Chicago's 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. The architects were evidently European-Americans with a limited construction budget.
		Although the trans-Mississsippi Exposition had at least some official support from China, the main Chinese exhibits were privately funded. Two companies shared the Chinese Village concession -- the Wang Chun Foo Co. and the Lan Hing Trading Co. Whether they made a profit is not clear.
	www.ccamuseum.org /Fairs.html (584 words)

	Carnegie Science Center reveals some -- not all -- of the secrets in 'Magic' exhibit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A collection of artifacts includes handcuffs used by escape artist and early magic master Houdini and the late Doug Henning's "No Guts" box, in which a torso disappears.
		Other early artifacts include props used by 19th-century magicians Adelaide Hermann, Chinese magician Ching Ling Foo and William Robinson, whose stage name was Chung Ling Soo and who was known for a trick that transformed balls into live birds.
		Visitors also will have plenty of chances to see live magic performed throughout the exhibit's run.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/06166/698330-42.stm (605 words)

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		A lifelong amateur magician not particularly fond of travel, David P. Abbott gave soirees in his home, lengthy concerts of magic, some of which lasted until three in the morning.
		Abbott referred to his repertoire not as tricks but as Super Mysteries, and his mysteries attracted the likes of Houdini, Okito, Kellar, Ching Ling Foo, and Han Ping Chien to his home.
		What a shame if this material had been lost to the ages, but it wasn't: rumor had it that Abbott had written a magic book that not only described his mysteries in his usual fine detail but which was illustrated with hundreds of sequential photos.
	littleegyptmagic.com /magic_august2005.html (1030 words)

	Dale Scott - Inspiration
		Before Lance and Joseph Gabriel, the master dove worker was Shimada.
		He was the first oriental magician since Ching Ling Foo to achieve fame with an oriental act in the west.
		He featured parasols, fans, fire, a dragon and KABUKI MASKS.
	www.futureofmagic.com /inspiration.htm (1349 words)

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		Purchase this magnificent book, full of Magic that hasn't been seen for over 60 years!
	www.geniimagazine.com /books/Hilliard/index.html (473 words)

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