(Reading, England: 11th October 1909 - 22nd June 1980)
Self-taught as a boy. Insurance businessman. Semi-pro kid-show magician. Co-founded (with George Sylvestre) the Cotswold Magic Society in 1943. Edited Meteor 1949 (4 issues). British Ring President 1959-60.
Wrote Open Sesame (1947, 154pp, with Eric C. Lewis; repr 1968) and Playing with Magic (1953, 107pp). Column in Hughes' News. Audio: How to Entertain Children.
Coauthors: Eric C. Lewis
An ebook for the children's conjurer.
The first chapter is required reading for any performer doing shows for kids.
Excerpt from the preface by Goodliffe:
It has been generally accepted, by those "in the know," that conjuring for children, besides being the most remunerative branch of the art, is also the most difficult, and so it is not surprising that, as Eric Lewis points out in his first chapter, very few magical authors have ventured to explore the field in print.
Some eighteen months ago the author, who is a personal friend of mine, described to me at my home a few of the routines and...
Wilfred Tyler chats with Martin Breese on how to entertain children with magic. Tyler's philosophy put in one sentence is: "Playing with magic." Learn the secrets of an accomplished pro.
runtime 1 hour 10 minutes