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“Who is Joseffy? He is Mr. Freud, an Austrian who was born in Vienna. He is a man with a scientific trend of mind, a splendid violinist, and a master of six languages and five trades… I am not at liberty to reveal the secrets of his strange creations, even in the limited degree of which I am capable. I may also say that many conjurers are puzzled as to certain of his effects. I do not mean mean to disparage the performances of other conjurers; but merely to say that the creations of Joseffy are in a class by themselves… Joseffy traveled all over Europe when quite youthful… he lived in a quiet way, did not push himself forward, and was not heard of by magicians at large… During all this time he was quietly working on his own ideas and experimenting…” – David P. Abbott