Kratky-Baschik, Anton#
b. Koslany (Czech Republic), Jan. 11, 1810, d. Vienna, Aug. 28, 1889, magician, showman. Invented musical instruments. Began as a musician and started his career as a magician in 1850. After a long tour, taking in England and the USA, he returned to Vienna in 1863 and in 1864 opened a magic theatre at the Prater fairground; from 1865 he went on lengthy trips throughout the monarchy, returning to Vienna in 1868. The second theatre that he established at the Prater was later carried on by his nephew Mathias K. and then by Ottokar Fischer until 1911.
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