Magic historians are too familiar with the story of Howard Thurston’s life for me to devote very much attention to it in this brief feature.  Needless to say, he we was already a fixture on the entertainment scene both here and abroad, by the time that Harry Kellar chose him as his successor. A magician of considerable talent, culture, polish and ability, he rose to become America’s favorite magician and dazzled generations of audiences with his “Wonder Show of the Universe.”