Direktor Kassner

Alois Kassner (1887-1970) was an illusionist who began performing magic in his native Germany in 1907. In 1930, he introduced his Vanishing Elephant illusion. The elephant – Toto – cost Kassner his life savings, but proved to be a successful part of the act. Frightened by Allied air raids on Berlin, Toto died in 1941. Kassner’s final performance took place in Berlin in 1954