Adelaide Herrmann

AKA:
The Queen of Magic
Birth Name:
Adelaide Scarcez (Scarsia)
Birth Date:
1853
Birth Place:
London, England
Death Date:
February 19, 1932
Place of Death:
New York, New York
Age:
79
Cause of Death:
Pneumonia
Cemetery Name:
Woodlawn Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Other Entertainers
Associates:
Adelaide Herrmann was a well-known American magician and vaudeville performer billed as "the Queen of Magic." She was married to Alexander Herrmann, another magician. Together, Alexander ("Professor Herrmann" or "Herrmann the Great") and Adelaide entertained audiences with a variety of magic tricks, including escape tricks and the bullet catch trick. Adelaide was a key part of many illusions, performing as a levitating sleeper, a human cannonball, a bicycle rider who carried a girl on her shoulders, and a dancer who spectrally swirled in red silk like a pillar of fire. The Herrmanns toured the United States, Mexico, South America, and Europe. Adelaide continued performing for 25 years after her husband's death, and was one of the few magicians to perform the infamous "bullet catch" trick. She was possibly the only woman magician to perform the trick at the time.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Woodlawn Cemetery

4199 Webster Avenue

Bronx, New York, 10470

USA

North America

Map:

Grave Location:

Oak Hill, Section 86

Grave Location Description

From the Jerome Avenue entrance, continue straight ahead on Central Avenue. Continue driving for 0.26 miles and then left on Prospect Avenue and stay right when approaching the mausoleum. Continue on Prospect Avenue for about 400 feet and Alexander and Adelaide’s graves will be on your left and are about 50 feet from the road.

Grave Location GPS

40.890480, -73.872688

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