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Charles Joseph Carter was born on June 14, 1874, in New Castle, Pennsylvania. From a young age, he was captivated by performance and mystery. By ten, he was already performing as “Master Charles Carter, the Original Boy Magician,” enchanting audiences at museums and lodge halls with sleight of hand and small illusions. As he matured, Carter became determined to dedicate his life to magic, quickly surpassing the crowded American variety circuits. Faced with intense competition and a desire to c

Servais Le Roy was born on May 4, 1865, in Spa, Belgium. He began his professional career in Belgium in the late 1880s developing a passion for Soccer and Adventure, before moving to England in the early 1890s. Leaving home at the age of 12 he went to London. Attending a school in Plymouth. Later, while in Wales pursuing a soccer career, LeRoy witnessed a man perform the "Cups and Balls". Captivated by it, he practiced until he could deceive the very man who had initially performed it.

Goldin, of Polish Jewish heritage, was born Hyman Elias Goldstein in Vilnius, which was then part of Russia and is now Lithuania's capital on the 17th December 1874. A childhood accident of falling into a well left him with a speech impediment. It is said that he discovered his talent for magic tricks at a young age after learning from a gypsy performer.