P.T. Selbit (1881-1938) was the first magician to saw a woman in half. His actual name was Perry Thomas Tibbles (he arrived at his stage name by spelling that backwards and taking out a “b”). A native of England, he became interested in magic as a boy when the great magician Charles Morritt leased the basement [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:45AM on November 23, 2012