L'Academie was the first French Society and possibly the first in the world, although there were very early German and Indian clubs and The Conjurers' Club in Florence, Italy was in existence in By the late s, there were small groups in the United States gathering, like those that assembled in the " Martinka 's Little Back Shop. These gatherings resulted in a series of social entertainments. The first real impetus of creating a club for magicians most likely came as a direct result of the first periodical published in United State devoted to the interests of magic, Mahatma , which began publishing in This periodical introduced magicians to each other and fostered a fraternal feeling as can be seen in a letter published in Vol 3, No.
Kiley, 32 Franlilin St. Also in , W. However, the Magic Mystic Fraternity did not seem to have gotten any further than to "incorporate," and nothing more was heard of it.
The slogan for the club was "Work-Eat-Play", which was still going strong in In March, , the Sphinx magazine began publishing. In its May issue that year the editorial stated: "Last November I devised a scheme for creating a friendship among all magicians and lovers of magic. I called my society "The Order of The Sphinx. LeRoy , the Boston agent for the Sphinx at the time, was one of the first to send in his application for membership. However, a few weeks later after learning about the existence of the newly formed Society of American Magicians S.
They decided to put their efforts into the helping the SAM. LeRoy became member 33 when he was admitted at the first regular monthly meeting of the S. At the end of , they already had over members. December , the A.
Become the A. By early , word was spreading around the world about the S. Also in , George E. By the following year, Closson official formed and became the president of the Brotherhood of Magicians.
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