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foolsnobody Special user Buffalo, NY 843 Posts |
Every effect of his I ever saw in print I liked. Just something about his magical thinking. Did anyone here know him? I wish someone would write a collection of his tricks and/or a book about him and his life.
When did he die? Is he dead? Did he get a lot of well-paying gigs when he performed? What was his act like? Anybody know? |
MField2000 Special user Hastings, East Sussex, England 590 Posts |
I'm a big fan of Anthony Barbatto/Senor Torino/Tony Kardyro. His "Kardyro's Kard Konjuring" is an excellent book. He's the "K" in the KM and KB moves.
Never saw or met him -- he passed away some years ago living, if memory serves, in Providence, R.I. -- but his magic lives on. Matt Field |
vinsmagic Eternal Order sleeping with the fishes... 10957 Posts |
Matt thanks for sharing that information
vinny |
foolsnobody Special user Buffalo, NY 843 Posts |
What's the KB move? I know the KM move and variants. I think the drop sleight used in Leipzig's opener (Matching the Cards) is also his.
Now I wonder, where can I find Kardyro's Kard Konjuring? |
MField2000 Special user Hastings, East Sussex, England 590 Posts |
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On 2004-08-12 21:11, foolsnobody wrote: Kardyro/Biddle. As for the book, check H&R Magic Books (www.magicbookshop.com). Matt Field |
Craig Matsuoka Loyal user Kailua, Hawaii 271 Posts |
Anthony Thomas "Tony" Barbato was born in Teano, Italy on September 23, 1908 and moved to the United States as a child. He turned pro around 1929 (or 1933) taking the stage names “Tony London” and “Tony Kardyro”. Did a dove act as “Señor Torino, the Continental Deceptionist” and wrote many books on magic. Retired after a stroke in 1984 and passed away on January 30, 1994.
His 1987 autobiography is, Magical Highway (Publisher: Abbott Magic Company). There’s also some interesting promotional info on page 3 of Kardyro’s The Routine Supreme booklet (1941): TONY KARDYRO "THE MAN WITH THE EDUCATED FINGERS" Born in Teano, Italy…Tony inherited a love for cartooning. Lack of funds soon put an end to this artistic urge. It was after witnessing the performance of a famous magician that Tony decided he, too, wanted to pull squirming bunnies from a tall hat. At fourteen he was manipulating the pasteboards in a manner that would put many a seasoned veteran to shame. His repeated pleas of "Take a card, any card", soon aroused the ire of his father who proceeded to get to the seat of the trouble. Overcoming parental objection to his new calling was not the least of many barriers to be surmounted. Having been incurably bitten by Maja, the magic bug, its virus was steadily gaining ground day by day and it is not surprising to learn that Tony, in the year 1929, stepped out of his shoes as an amateur performer into the ranks of a professional magician. Appearing on a number of convention programs, he proved a decided hit. His ease of performance, suavity of style, plus his original twists applied to old effects, won the applause of all. Magicians of all ranks welcomed this "newcomer" to their fold. He had definitely arrived. Tony is not the sort of conjurer that entertains at what one would call a respectable distance. Rather he glories in mystifying right under your very nose. Born with an infinite capacity for detail, every effect in his deft hands takes on a new twist. A classic example of this is his presentation of Albernice Beads and Walsh's Cane to Silk. He is ably assisted in his act by Mrs. Kardyro. Should you by chance run into a dapper young man with a clean clipped moustache and a dignified hearing, ruffling a deck of cards, this, this is KARDYRO. . . . |
Julie Inner circle 3936 Posts |
Years ago I knew Tony when he was in the Chicago area. He was the "inventor" of the Torino Dove Bag which enjoyed huge popularity in the 1960's or so.
The story is that he used two different names for his separate acts so he could be rebooked into the same venues (in live theatres etc.) and get twice as much business as other singles...VERY CLEVER! |
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