Raffaele Chefalo and film of a performance he gave in 1939

The Davenport Collection has collaborated with Marco Pusterla to produce a short biographical film about the life and work of magician Raffaele Chefalo (1885 - 1964). This film makes use of Marco’s extensive knowledge of Chefalo and an actual performance by him at the Chiswick Empire Theatre in London in 1939.
DIRECTORY
0.00 The Early Years
0.32 Palermo & Chefalo
0.56 Touring Great Britain
1.40 The 1939 Chiswick Empire Performance
Setlist:
1.45 The Palanquin
1.48 The Jap Box
1.58 The Flying Silks
2.01 The Girl From The Drum
2.08 The Decapitation of Rooster and Duck
2.14 The Vanishing Elephant
2.22 The Mutilated Parasol
2.29 A Lesson In Magic
2.40 The Rising Cards
2.46 The Flowers Mat
3.00 The Linking Rings
3.30 The Doves Production and Vanish & The Egg Bag
3.50 The Million Dollar Mystery
Details Of Some Key Illusions:
4.06 The Million Dollar Mystery
5.21 The Palanquin
5.54 The Jap Box
6.19 The Girl In The Drum
7.12 The Flowers Mat
8.17 1939 and After The War
8.47 The 1950s & Final Years
The film music is 'In a Persian Market' which Chefalo used to accompany this performance.
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