|
Harry August Jansen (October 3, 1883 - June 15, 1955) was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and settled in the United States. He traveled the world as a professional magician under the name Dante the Magician.〔〔 ==Biography== He was born on October 3, 1883 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Jansen came to St. Paul, Minnesota at the age of 6 with his family. At the age of 16 Jansen made his stage debut under Charles Wagner. He then set off on a world tour for 5 years as the Great Jansen. In 1922, magician Howard Thurston, realizing Jansen's talent and possible competition to him, engaged Jansen to star in the #2 Thurston show. Thurston gave Jansen the stage name of Dante. The name came from the original Dante, Oscar Eliason (1869–1899),〔(【引用サイトリンク】 OSCAR ELIASON - After Dante: )〕 who had been killed in a tragic hunting accident in Australia years earlier. In 1925, Dante the Magician Inc. came into being with Thurston as co-owner. The 2nd unit Thurston show was built and co-produced by Jansen. Dante was known throughout the world under the name Dante the Magician, working in vaudeville, burlesque, legitimate theatre, films, and in later years, television. Dante and his troupe, consisting of between 25 to 40 performers, made several global trips and appeared in many U.S. theaters. His stage trademark was to utter three nonsense words, "Sim Sala Bim" (taken from the lyrics of a Danish children's song〔(【引用サイトリンク】 YouTube - Højt På En Gren En Krage - Danish Children's song )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 YouTube - KRAUKA - Højt på en gren en krage (2010) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 YouTube - Hoejt paa en gren en Krage )〕), during his performances to acknowledge applause. He can be seen using these words in the Swedish 1931 feature ''Dantes mysterier''〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Dantes mysterier (1931) - IMDb )〕 (''Dante's Mysteries''〔(【引用サイトリンク】 YouTube - Dante's Mysteries )〕) and in the 1942 Laurel and Hardy comedy ''A-Haunting We Will Go''. In 1940 he produced and starred the Broadway〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Sim Sala Bim / IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information: )〕 revue ''Sim Sala Bim''〔(【引用サイトリンク】 YouTube - Dante - Sim Sala Bim )〕 on the Morosco Theatre. With television, the public stayed home more often, and the world of variety theatre suffered drastically. As a result, Dante retired to his Southern California in the late 1940s. He died at his ranch in Northridge, California, of a heart attack, at the age of 71. He was alone at the time of his death. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harry August Jansen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|