From the February 24th article "More than 120 years after the ‘Queen of Magic’ was catching bullets, women magicians are still scarce" by Sue Carter in the Toronto Star:
“Adelaide had a career as a woman, which was a rare thing to see,” says Eng. “She was smart and obviously talented. She competed and she was respected because she could do it.”
Herrmann is one of several women performers on display at the Art Gallery of Ontario’s new exhibition “Illusions: The Art of Magic.” Co-curated by Toronto magician and historian David Ben, the show features more than 55 promotional posters from the Allan Slaight Collection from the McCord Museum in Montreal, alongside other late 19th- and early 20th-century props and materials, including one of Harry Houdini’s famous straitjackets.
David Ben and Jonah Babins are also mentioned in the article.
Additional media coverage for “Illusions: The Art of Magic:”
Did you catch her? Julie Eng was in studio with Tom Power on CBC q yesterday. She & Tom discuss Golden Age magic posters at @agotoronto (opens this weekend) and the role of women in magic. There's even a trick or two for Tom! LISTEN: https://t.co/Hs1b8tW4mD PHOTO V. Rashotte/CBC pic.twitter.com/3gWj53A8oF— Magicana (@sharingwonder) February 19, 2020
The art of magic! @theconjuror joins @JennValentyne to show off some tricks of illusion, and give a preview of the @agotoronto's thrilling new exhibit. pic.twitter.com/skZp0f1pcE— Global News Toronto (@globalnewsto) February 20, 2020
So fun to meet @MWigmore and to chat on The New Classical FM about @agotoronto Illusions: The Art of Magic, which opens this Saturday. A bonus to find out Mark saw Dad “Mysteries of the Orient” back in the day! There’s a story about that very costume in the exhibition, too! pic.twitter.com/klnu1GMbP8— Julie Eng (@anjusan) February 20, 2020
Did you miss @theconjuror on CBC Metro Morning when he was talking about magic and the Golden Age magic poster exhibition now on @agotoronto #illusionsago LISTEN HERE: https://t.co/AqTOMDwAjZ pic.twitter.com/0L4y94EFvf— Magicana (@sharingwonder) February 27, 2020
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