Poe’s Magic Theatre · Lord Baltimore Hotel
The Magic
Poster Tour
Choose a poster to explore its artwork and the performer behind the billing. Audio is included on stops with a finished recording.
Celebrating Magicians of Color
This week, we’re taking time to give magicians of color the recognition their work deserves, beginning with the African American performers featured in our Magic Poster Tour.
These artists brought imagination, skill, and showmanship to audiences while confronting racism, exclusion, and barriers to opportunity. Their stories include overcoming adversity, but their artistry deserves attention in its own right.
Explore the featured posters and hear the stories behind the performers who helped shape magic’s history.
Most works on display are high-quality reproductions. This lets visitors study historically important designs while fragile originals remain protected from light, handling, and the occasional overenthusiastic ghost.

Ellen E. Armstrong
mid twentieth century
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Black Herman
book first published in 1925
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Hiawatha
contemporary tribute poster
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Richard and Sally Potter
early nineteenth century
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Joseph Dunninger
circa 1930s
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Frederick Bancroft
circa 1895
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Grover George
1929
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Alexander, The Man Who Knows
circa 1915–1920
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Houdini, Do Spirits Return?
circa 1924–1926
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Adelaide Herrmann and Company
circa 1905–1910
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David Devant
circa 1910
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Harry Blackstone Jr.
late twentieth century
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The Great Jansen
circa 1911–1914
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Harlan Tarbell
mid twentieth century
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The Wanda’s
circa 1910–1920
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Doug Henning
1983
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Carter Beats the Devil
circa 1926
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The Zancigs
circa 1905–1910
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Malini, Conjurer of the Century
1932
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Brindamour and His Great Company
circa 1900–1910
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Ionia, L’Enchantresse
circa 1910–1912
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Denny Haney and Lee, The Denny Lee Show
circa 1980s–1990s
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Prof. Bourdini
modern vintage-style reproduction
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Scott Hitchcock’s Performance Straightjacket
modern performance object
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Demons’ Club of Baltimore Magicians
1931
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Howard Thurston Throw-Out Card
circa mid-1920s
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Eugene Burger and Max Maven
contemporary
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Blackstone, The World’s Master Magician
circa 1920s
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Dell O’Dell, World’s Greatest Lady Magician
mid twentieth century
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Carter the Great, The World’s Weird Wonderful Wizard
circa 1920s
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Larry and April Becker
late twentieth century
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Miss Marianna De Lahaye, Magic and Illusion
circa 1900
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Harry Thurston, Illusionist
early twentieth century
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The Mysterious Dante
mid twentieth century
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An Evening in Spiritland with Herrmann the Great
1880
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