Mahatma in Magazines & Journals

Included in this index are:

• table of contents of each of the 104 issues
• effect index
• contributor index

38 pages

1. Mahatma – Index – 38 pages
2. The History of Mahatma – Richard Kaufman, July 1994
7. Mahatma Index – Stephen Hobbs
23. Index of Effects
32. Mahatma Contributors

• Mahatma – Volume I – 12 Issues – March 1895 to June 1898 – 184 pages – including: ...

On the covers are

• Henry Evans Evanion
• Henry Hardin
• E.D.W. Tiebout
• Selbit
• Robert Henri Elroy
• Nate Leipzig
• Soto Sunetaro
• Carl Herbert

Note: Page numbers refer to those in the PDF files when the collection was assembled. Originally this volume began with page 1.

1037. Mahatma - Volume IX, Number 1 - July 1905 - 12 pages
1039. Henry Evans Evanion - photo & biography
1040. Cannibalism on the Stage - Vienna
1040. The Tricks Our Grandfathers Saw - poem by A.G. Lumsden
1041. S.A.M. Official Column - Oscar S. Teale
      • puzzle card
1041. Boston Items - news - W.D. Le Roy
1042. London Notes - news - Neil...

On the covers are

• V. A. G. Waring
• Frank C. Meislahn
• Charles Roltare
• De Kota
• The Great Nicoli
• Van Camp
• Miss Violet Doles
• Chung Ling Soo, Suee Seen
• Prof. Albert C. Burch
• Martin Chapender
• Benlare
• John J. Goodwin

Note: Page numbers refer to those in the PDF files when the collection was assembled. Originally this volume began with page 1.

893. Mahatma - Volume VIII, Number 1 - July 1904 - 12 pages
895. A. G. Waring - photo & biography
896. New Zealand Notes - news
897. From Our Own Special European Correspondent - N. Osey
897. Modern Optical Illusions - Edmund H. Wilkie
898. Ching Ling Foo...

On the covers are:

• Oscar S. Teale
• Suee Seen
• Buatier de Kolta
• Wah Loo
• Marshall P. Wilder
• Morgan H. Winans
• Theo Hardeen
• Prof. Harney Ives
• Barton the Merry Wizard
• Prof. Hartman
• Fred Morphet
• Kaufmann the Great Magician

Note: Page numbers refer to those in the PDF files when the collection was assembled. Originally this volume began with page 1.

751. Mahatma - Volume VII, Number I - July 1903 - 10 pages
753. Oscar C. Teale - photo & biography
754. Our Office Oracle - callers at the office
754. The Purse and Coin - C.O. Williams
755. William B. Caulk's Column
     • Appearing Bird Cage ...

On the covers are:

• Martin Chapender
• E. A. Hendrickson
• Neil Weaver
• Julius Adler
• The Happy Houdini Family
• Francois DeVilliers
• Chung Ling Soo
• Trewey
• Carl Willmann
• Bennett Springer
• Aristos
• F. Alexander

Note: Page numbers refer to those in the PDF files when the collection was assembled. Originally this volume began with page 1.

603. Mahatma - Volume VI, Number I - July 1902 - 8 pages
603. Martin Chapender - photo & biography - T. Nelson Downs
604. The Great Gold Fish Trick - Prof. Mingus - continued
605. S.A.M. Official Column - W. Golden Mortimer, M.D., President
605. Changing Flag...

On the covers are:

• Mildred and Rouclere
• Le Clair Zelleno
• Selbit
• Maro
• Victor Selden
• Prof. Ambrose
• J. DeWitt
• Mr. M. Dockweiler
• Sylvester
• The Great Dual Alliance
• Prof. Mingus
• W. Golden Mortimer

[Note: Page numbers refer to those in the PDF files when the collection was assembled. Originally this volume began with page 1 and page numbers appeared with page 60.]

483. Mahatma - Volume V, Number I - July 1901 - 10 pages
483. Mildred and Rouclere - photo & biography
484. The De Vere Ace Trick - Rupert De Vere
485. Stroubeika Persana - illusion
486. The Magic Bomb - Fred J. Peters
487. Here and There - news
487. Hal Merton's Revolving Servante - Hal Merton
488. The Mechanism of Ghosts - Henry Ridgely Evans - continued
488. A Unique Entertainment
489. London Notes - news -...

On the covers are:

• Professor Hoffmann
• Balabrega
• Frank Ducrot
• Harry Helms
• Henry Ridgely Evans
• William J. Hilliar
• F. W. Conradi
• Nay Mikels
• Durbin
• Ah Foon
• H. C. Weber

Note: Page numbers refer to those in the PDF files when the collection was assembled. Originally each issue began with page 1.

377. Mahatma - Volume IV, Number I - July 1900 - 8 pages
377. Professor Hoffmann - photo & cover story
378. London Notes - news
378. Review - of Past Year
378. Items from British Colonies, Etc. - news
379. Two Great Magicians: Carl and Alexander Herrmann - An Adventure in Russia - Carl Herrmann - continued ...

On the covers are:

• F. Robert Lanskail
• John Hamley
• John Henricks
• Hal Merton
• C. Milton Chase
• John Whalen
• Zanzic
• Walter G. Peterkin
• Ellis Stanyon
• The White Yogi
• J. Witt Dougherty

Note: Page numbers refer to those in the PDF files when the collection was assembled. Originally each issue began with page 1.

253. Mahatma - Volume III, Number I - July 1899 - 12 pages
253. F. Robert Lanskail - photo & cover story
254. New Card Tricks - Elliott
     • New Card Reading
     • Mystic Flight of Card
254. The Modern William Tell - Chas. L. Burlingame - continued
256. Juggling Tricks - Wm. E. Robinson ...

On the covers you will find:

• Sargent
• Soto Sunetario
• Stevenson
• Robert Ankele
• Leon Herrmann
• J. Burlingame of Chicago
• Adrian Plate
• Albert E. Smith - the popular Lyceum prestidigitateur
• Prof. Samri S. Baldwin
• Francis J. Werner
• T. Nelson Downs
• Marshall the Mystic 136 pages
  125. Mahatma - Volume II, Number I - July 1898 - 8 pages
  125. Sargent - biography
  126. Manchester Notes - news
  126. Boston News
  126. Is Magic Dead - Sargent, The Merry Wizard
  127. Spiritualism - F.D. Hewes
  127. News of the Day
  128. My First Performance as a Star - tory by J.W.
  128. Postal Card Trick
  129. Wine and Water Trick
  129. New Vanishing Performer...

On the covers you will find:

• Robert Houdin - father of modern magic
• Herrmann - prince of conjurers
• Jewett - the greatest coming 20th century magician
• Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Robinson
• W. D. Leroy
• Davenport Brothers
• Frederick Eugene Powell
• David Devant and his spirit wife
• Frencesca Redding and Hugh Stanton
• A. J. Martyne
• Bernice Nata
• Imro Fox
• Harry Kellar
• Clivette
• Prof. Ziska
• Prof. Elliott

Mahatma, Volume 1, George H. Little, editor

[Note: Page numbers refer to those in the PDF files when the collection was assembled. Originally each issue began with page 1. However, the original page numbers were retained for issues of The Vaudeville and Artist Era.]

184 pages

1. Mahatma - Volume I, Number I - March 1895 - 8 pages
1. Robert Houdin: Father of Modern Magic - biography
2. To Our Readers...

As Alfredson and Daily write in their Conjuring Periodical Bibliography, Mahatma is the 'first English language magical serial of any substance'. It is a fantastic resource for historians, researchers and other treasure hunters. A few of the prominent names you will find in Mahatma are Conradi, De Kolta, Downs, Elliott, Evans, Hilliar, Hoffmann, Houdini, Kellar, Leipzig, Plate, Selbit, Trewey and many more.

Some interesting facts about this periodical are:

• Mahatma was printed in the rear of the storied Martinka's magic shop in New York City, then the central hub of all things magical.
• Among the delightful period advertisements in Mahatma are some...