I first learned about mentalist Washington Irving Bishop (1855-1889) many decades ago from Ricky Jay's indispensable Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women. Born in New York City (plainly to fans of a certain famous writer), Bishop first came to public notice when still a teenager as the manager the famous mentalist Anna Eva Fay. In 1876, […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:03AM on March 4, 2025