Jasper Maskelyne toured London and provincial variety theatres almost constantly from the mid-1930s through to 1950. The only significant...

This image is an original version of magic dealer Jack Hughes' 'Ball in Glass' or 'Pentra-Spheres' trick. Designed in 1937, it was later...

A playbill for an early summer variety show at the London Palladium featuring magician Jasper Maskelyne. Jasper headlined this 1931...

General Johann von Ravenstein’s 21st Panzer Division was engaged in counterattacks against the Allies during Operation Crusader in World...

In late 1942, while serving with the British Army in North Africa, Lieutenant (later Major) Jasper Maskelyne joined the regional branch...

A trick performed by magician Jasper Maskelyne (probably invented by Oswald Williams). While Williams held a tray, Maskelyne said: “If...

John Nevil Maskelyne (1839-1917) is buried, with his wife and mother, in the family plot in Brompton Cemetery in London. John Nevil...

Jasper Maskelyne starred in a musical show at the Royal Opera House in Cairo during World War Two. Presented by the Cairo Amateur...

British actor and former RAF officer, Christopher Lee (famous for playing Dracula and other movie villains), tells how Jasper Maskelyne...

Jasper Maskelyne performing 'The Sands of the Desert trick'. Originated in the early 19th Century, it sees the magician stir different...

In the late 1930s, Jasper Maskelyne was recruited to promote clothing company Harry Hall Ltd. Dressed in their suits, he appeared in...

On 3 December 1937, Jasper Maskelyne appeared as a talking head on a B.B.C. radio broadcast titled 'Entertainment at St. George’s Hall,...

On 7 February 1925, Jasper Maskelyne got engaged to 20-year old Evelyn Home-Douglas, one of his on-stage assistants. The photo below was...