Talk:The Bottle Conjuror

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Did you know... that in 1749, London newspapers advertised that at the Haymarket Theatre, and in full view of the audience, the Bottle Conjuror would climb into a wine bottle?

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I suggest to add a better ref to the original ads: https://books.google.it/books?id=hTIoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA49#v=onepage&q&f=false — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.25.120.180 (talk) 21:29, 3 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Bottle conjuror in Melville

In Moby Dick, the Bottle Conjuror appears in C. 112 in the story of the Pequod’s blacksmith. Here, the conjuror reference is to alcohol and alcoholism’s ruination. 2600:1008:B11D:3171:FC4C:63A7:6D6B:EB67 (talk) 15:30, 6 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]