The Great Nicola (William Mozart Nicol) | "The Sleeping Miracle of Strength"

The Great Nicola (William Mozart Nicol)

Nicola, Prince of Magic. "The Sleeping Miracle of Strength." Cleveland: Morgan Litho. Co., ca. 1906–1910 (no. 12125)

Color lithograph poster (28 x 20 1/8 in.; 713 x 512 mm). Fold creases, marginal tears, some extending into image, some marginal chipping and repair. Accompanied by 2 photographic images of the act.

Capitalizing on the popularity of theatrical hypnotism, Nicola led his audience to believe that his assistant, Zoki, gained superhuman strength while in a hypnotic trance, but no actual hypnosis was involved in the illusion. Quite a scarce poster.

REFERENCE:

Magic, p. 342