Washington Irving Bishop
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Washington Irving Bishop, also known as Wellington (1855-1889) was an American
stage mentalist. He started his career as an assistant under the muscle reader
J. Randall Brown
, but was most well known for his performance of the blindfold drive.
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stage mentalist. He started his career as an assistant under the muscle reader
Muscle reading
Muscle reading, also known as "Hellstromism", "Cumberlandism" or "contact mind reading", is a technique used by mentalists to determine the thoughts or knowledge of a subject, the effect of which tends to be perceived as a form of mind reading...
J. Randall Brown
J. Randall Brown
J. Randall Brown was an American mentalist of the Victorian era, and was one of the first nationally popular mentalists of his age. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota....
, but was most well known for his performance of the blindfold drive.