Article reproduced with permission from THE LINKING RING, Vol. 48 No. 10 (October 1968), the official magazine of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, USA.
An excerpt from the ‘MAGIC INTERNATIONAL’ article by Thornton Poole
Early in August a letter went to magicians in India, from S. R. Corera, the President of Ring 177 in Bangalore, informing them that there would be a Public Reception on August 20th for International President Ronald Haines and Mrs. Haines who would be visiting Bangalore at that time.
Newspaper cuttings report details of the All India Magic Congress that took place when the Haines’ were in Bangalore. These show P. C. Sorcar with Ronald Haines and Benjamin Kleinman.
I have also received a most colorful program which has Greetings from the Secretary and the President of India and other high Indian Officials, and shows pictures of Sorcar, Brother Haines and many other notable magicians such as Milbourne Christopher and Werner Hornung.
This All India Congress is the first such gathering of magicians from all over India, and P. C. Sorcar, who presided hopes that, as an Annual Event, it will unite all magicians in that country.
Thornton Poole
Article reproduced from: Pgs. 83-84, The Linking Ring Vol. 48 No. 10 (October 1968); Howard Bamman, ed.; International Brotherhood of Magicians, USA.
Sourced from: Linking Ring Archives at AskAlexander.org, A Conjuring Arts Project.
