Stage Magician
Maskelyne was a successful stage magician. His 1936 Book of Magic describes a range of stage tricks including sleight of hand, card and rope tricks, and illusions of "mind-reading".
A 1937 Pathé film, The Famous Illusionist, was made of Maskelyne, looking dapper and apparently eating a boxful of razor blades, one at a time.
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