Price$22.00
Media TypeBook
CategoryHistory
Date AddedDec 22, 2012
The Great Alex Weyer
Faber, Veronique
Veronique Faber
(Based on 1 review)
Veronique Faber is the author of this little biography. She does an outstanding job in researching and finding all the material about this performer. The result is a 49 page booklet, very well written and extensively annotated.
This will become quite a collectible. Only 200 copies have been printed.
(Softbound booklet - 49 pages)
Reviews
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This short, informative, engaging, and kind of heart breaking book shows that while the phrase, “... And they all lived happily ever after” is a popular expression in show business on stage, it’s not always true off stage.
Alex Weyer is more than likely a magician you have never heard of, but he toured the world performing magic for years, and kept an extensive correspondence with the still famous Harry Houdini. The book details what his act looked like, where he performed the act, and more importantly, where he didn’t perform the act.
As inspiring as it is to read about the legendary magicians that became household names in their day and age, I think it’s important to remember there were performers like Weyer. He had the talent, drive, and ambition for stardom, but never get that ‘lucky break’ that is so crucial to ‘make it’ in show business.
The fact he was barely able to sustain a career, and feed his family, despite the hardships, is what inspired me about this small book. We’ve all read enough books about rich and famous entertainers, and this book gives an alternate perspective that is both refreshing, and a little bit depressing.
It’s just a tiny book, barely more than a pamphlet, but it is gorgeously produced. The book is less than fifty pages, and eleven of them are extensive footnotes. I read it in one sitting. It was a wonderful, touching peek into magic history.
History buffs will love this. To anyone looking to have a career in show business, I think you should read this book, and get a whole new perspective on show business.
Alex Weyer is more than likely a magician you have never heard of, but he toured the world performing magic for years, and kept an extensive correspondence with the still famous Harry Houdini. The book details what his act looked like, where he performed the act, and more importantly, where he didn’t perform the act.
As inspiring as it is to read about the legendary magicians that became household names in their day and age, I think it’s important to remember there were performers like Weyer. He had the talent, drive, and ambition for stardom, but never get that ‘lucky break’ that is so crucial to ‘make it’ in show business.
The fact he was barely able to sustain a career, and feed his family, despite the hardships, is what inspired me about this small book. We’ve all read enough books about rich and famous entertainers, and this book gives an alternate perspective that is both refreshing, and a little bit depressing.
It’s just a tiny book, barely more than a pamphlet, but it is gorgeously produced. The book is less than fifty pages, and eleven of them are extensive footnotes. I read it in one sitting. It was a wonderful, touching peek into magic history.
History buffs will love this. To anyone looking to have a career in show business, I think you should read this book, and get a whole new perspective on show business.