Dreamland with Chevalier Ernest Thorn

Initially performing with his brother Heinrich, Austrian magician Chevalier Ernest Thorn (1855-1928) billed his act as being able to perform a variety of feats including levitation, answering questions posed to the spirits, and duplicating feats by the well-known Davenport Brothers. Thorn eventually became one of the first magicians to travel the world and was most renowned for his “Dreamland” performance, which included many effects invented by Thorn himself. He was knighted a chevalier Cambodian King Norodom I.