Magician. Born in Rhône-Alpes, France, Joseph was a son of Claude Bautier and Mariette Rambaud. He gave up studying for the priesthood to become an assistant to the Hungarian magician De Kolta, and adopted that as his stage name. Joseph performed in both England and America during the 1870s and 1880s. In 1879 he married Alice Constance Mumford in Kensington, London. He is best remembered for his De Kolta Chair (or Vanishing Lady illusion), Multiplying Billiard Balls, the Vanishing Bird Cage, and other tricks, including the Folding Flowers and the Spirit Board. Many of his illusions are still performed by magicians today. Joseph died in New Orleans but was buried in Hendon Cemetery, London.
Magician. Born in Rhône-Alpes, France, Joseph was a son of Claude Bautier and Mariette Rambaud. He gave up studying for the priesthood to become an assistant to the Hungarian magician De Kolta, and adopted that as his stage name. Joseph performed in both England and America during the 1870s and 1880s. In 1879 he married Alice Constance Mumford in Kensington, London. He is best remembered for his De Kolta Chair (or Vanishing Lady illusion), Multiplying Billiard Balls, the Vanishing Bird Cage, and other tricks, including the Folding Flowers and the Spirit Board. Many of his illusions are still performed by magicians today. Joseph died in New Orleans but was buried in Hendon Cemetery, London.
Bio by: FlissP
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