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The most complete treatise on the magnetic girl act ever produced by Barry H. Wiley. 414 pages of the real magic and history of a unique and astonishing act
"One of the strongest men on the stage got up, and with the grip of a vise
took hold of the cane with each hand and held it out horizontally in front
of him...I place one of my hands on the cane, with the palm against it,
about midway between his hands.... As we stood thus, the big man grim and
solemn...his muscles knotted like corrugated iron...began to quiver, and
then to totter, and then to brace himself, and then to lose his balance, and
then to dance, and then to jump, and in the next instant he tumbled into a
heap in the corner of the stage..." LULU HURST-1897 .
Fourteen-year-old Lulu Hurst liked to play practical jokes, but when one of
them got out of hand Lulu suddenly found herself proclaimed "The Wonder of
the Nineteenth Century." LULU HURST: THE GEORGIA WONDER. Her act consisted of a number of tests in which she seemed to exude a mysterious force that made her more than a match for men much larger and stronger than herself. Her "Power" gave her a supernatural strength without her showing the least muscular effort. She was able to withstand the pushing of several men
without budging or seeming to exert any appreciable counter force- and with
one foot raised off the floor. With one hand she pushed renowned athletes
around the stage and into the scenery. And she lifted a chair with three
large men piled onto it six inches off the ground. All this she accomplished
without hidden devices, using just the few ungimmicked props in plain
sight-a pool cue or cane, a chair, an umbrella-and a handful of remarkable
secrets.
Lulu Hurst's act was one of the most unusual, original and mysterious
show-business phenomena of the 1800s. When only fifteen, she hit the road
for two sensational years. Playing the biggest theaters in the country, from
coast to coast, drawing full houses, she quickly amassed a substantial
fortune. Then, after two years of touring to tremendous success, and with
the theater doors of England and Europe swinging wide to welcome her, Lulu
Hurst, at the age of sixteen, abruptly and mysteriously retired from the
stage.
The Georgia Wonder gives an in-depth account of Lulu Hurst's brief and
amazing career. The centerpiece of The Georgia Wonder is Lulu Hurst's own
1897 autobiography. With this book Miss Hurst astonished America a second
time. Her autobiography is in part a transparently glamorized puff piece for
her and her act. But what astonished its readers was Lulu's own forthright
exposure of the secrets behind her tests. She explained not only the hidden
principles behind her feats, but also the requisite presentation and
psychology.
Barry H. Wiley's deep knowledge of the period and the history of
spiritualist mediums adds further insight, occasionally debunking Hurst when
she embellishes her truly amazing career with a few details that are larger
than fact. To Hurst's self-exposé Wiley has compiled newspaper reports, a
revealing scientific evaluation and the most comprehensive explanation of
Magnetic Girl feats ever assembled.
As Paul Daniels recently proved on his television show, the Hurst act is as
amazing and entertaining to modern audiences as it was to those of the past.
Barry H. Wiley adds valuable historical corrections and information to
complete the chronicle of Lulu Hurst's remarkable story and the secrets of
an extraordinary act that remains so to this day. |
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