Harry August Jansen, 1883 - 1955
As mentioned previously, I love magic.
Jansen, better known by his stage name Danté, was a prominent magician / illusionist / performer in America during the golden age of vaudevillian stage shows. In some estimations, he was the last great magician of this era.
Jansen was born in Copenhagen. He and his family moved to Minnesota when he was six. For reasons that we could possibly explore later, the northern mid-west has long been a destination for Scandinavian immigration.
He started doing magic professionally at 16. He grew up to cut women in half.
Danté's catch phrase was sim sala bim.
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