David P. Abbott
From Kook Science
| David P. Abbott | |
|---|---|
.jpg) As pictured in The Spirit Portrait Mystery (1913) | |
| Born | 22 September 1863 Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska |
| Died | 12 June 1934 (70) Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska |
| Known for | Behind the Scenes with the Mediums (1907) |
David Phelps Abbott (September 22, 1863 - June 12, 1934) was an American stage magician who studied and debunked the methods of Spiritualist mediums and other clairvoyants for hire, often using the same methods as inspiration for his own performance work.
Selected Bibliography
Articles
- Abbott, David P. (February 1907), "Half Hours with Mediums (I-VI)", The Open Court 21 (2): 92-117, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3058175&view=1up&seq=224
- Abbott, David P. (March 1907), "Half Hours with Mediums (VII-XIII)", The Open Court 21 (3): 129-163, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3058175&view=1up&seq=262
- Abbott, David P. (March 1907), "Spirit Slate-Writing and Billet Tests (I-IV)", Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research 1 (3): 149-160, https://archive.org/stream/journalamerican02resegoog#page/n162/mode/2up
- Abbott, David P. (May 1907), "Spirit Slate-Writing and Billet Tests (V-IX)", Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research 1 (5): 244-254, https://archive.org/stream/journalamerican02resegoog#page/n256/mode/2up
- Abbott, David P. (September 1907), "Spirit Slate-Writing and Billet Tests (X-XIII)", Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research 1 (9): 413-427, https://archive.org/stream/journalamerican02resegoog#page/n420/mode/2up
- Abbott, David P. (November 1907), "Spirit Slate-Writing and Billet Tests (XIV)", Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research 1 (11): 513-522, https://archive.org/stream/journalamerican02resegoog#page/n518/mode/2up
Books
- Abbott, David P. (1907), Behind the Scenes with the Mediums, Chicago: Open Court Pub. Co., https://archive.org/details/behindsceneswit03abbogoog
- Abbott, David P. (1908), The Marvelous Creations of Joseffy, Chicago: Open Court Pub. Co., https://books.google.com/books?id=nt43AQAAIAAJ
- Abbott, David P. (1908), The History of a Strange Case, Chicago: Open Court Pub. Co., https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hwqrfg — reprints articles from The Open Court (May and June 1908)
- Abbott, David P. (1912), Behind the Scenes with the Mediums (4th ed.), Chicago: Open Court Pub. Co., https://archive.org/details/b00ehindsceneswithabborich
- Abbott, David P. (1913), The Spirit Portrait Mystery: Its Final Solution, Chicago: Open Court Pub. Co., https://archive.org/details/spiritportraitmy00abborich
Press Coverage
- Logan, Casey (2 Jun. 2013), "In this Illusionist's House of Mysteries, Secrets Didn't Vanish", Omaha World-Herald (omaha.com), https://www.omaha.com/lifestyles/in-this-illusionist-s-house-of-mysteries-secrets-didn-t/article_49748b92-6980-5513-b281-39733e3f1ef3.html