Performer, the "glamourous Irish colleen"; daughter of the Great Benyon (Edgar Benyon), and toured with his show. Wife of Sean O'Hagan who also toured with the show.
Benyon, Doris, 1923-
Beynon, Doris, 1923-, O'Hagan, Doris, 1923-, Talma, Evelyn, 1923-
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The Great Benyon [Two pieces of ephemera. 1950s]
Date: 1950-1959
From: Radford, Robin, 1936-: Collection
Reference: Eph-B-MAGIC-Radford
Description: Includes: The Great Benyon Show. Flier [1950s] Edgar Benyon Bamboozalem with Evelyn Talma and Sean O’Hagan. Donor was the son of the "Great Benyon's" sister. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints on single sheets, sizes up to 240 mm.
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Various artists :[Posters concerning magic and magicians, collected by Charles Cabot. 1...
Date: 1920 - 1970
From: Cabot, Charles Henry, 1890-1978: [Collection of ephemera, posters and programmes. 1900-1976]
By: Cabot, Charles Henry, 1890-1978; Cabot, Beatrice Eliza, 1894-1981
Reference: Eph-E-CABOT-Magic
Description: Contains advertising for the following: ca 1909? Dallvante the Great (magician) (poster) 1930s? The Illustrious Chung (magician (2 copies) 1938. Nicola (2 copies of poster) 1939. Chang challenged (escape artist) (poster) 1941. The Great Levante (magican) (multiple copies of poster for different venues) 1946. The Amazing Mr Rooklyn (Magician from England). (4 posters including one 3 times this size, in three pieces) 1949? The Amazing Mr Rooklyn plus comedian Joe Lawman (2 copies of poster) 1953. The Amazing Mr Rooklyn, with the Eminent Van Loewe (hypnotist) (poster) 1950? John Calvert (Hollywood's King of Magicians) 1950s? The Levante Show (poster) 1952. Virgil, premier international illusionist from America (2 copies of poster) ca 1955. The Great Benyon in "Bam-Boo-Zalem" and other performances, with supporting acts including Evelyn Talma (2 posters) 1958. Dormia, first lady hypnotist (2 copies of poster) ca 1970. Orchante the master of stage hypnotism (with NZ pop vocalist Brian Swainson, and Sylvia Sevanna, fire dancer from Hawaii). (poster) Quantity: 3 container(s) (folders). Physical Description: Photolithographs, sizes varying, up to 1050 mm.
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Reilly, James Victor, fl 2003 :Photograph including Edgar Benyon
Date: [ca 1940s]
By: Reilly, James Victor, active 2003
Reference: 1/2-201464-F
Description: Photograph of Edgar Wilson Benyon (1901-1978), magician, juggler and entertainer, and an unidentified woman, possibly Benyon's daughter Doris, or his wife, also called Doris, taken ca 1940s by an unidentified photographer. Photograph thought to be pre-1949 Source of descriptive information - Te Ara describes this photograph as being Benyon with his wife. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate copy negative 12.5 x 10 cm