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"In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, stage magic started to boom around
Europe and the US, with Australia following suit.
"When we think about [the development of modern stage magic], we may think of
women as 'just assistants' … But there were women who were performers and
magicians in their own right," the exhibition's curator Cathy Pryor says.
Three Australian women — Esme Levante, Myrtle Roberts and Moi-Yo Miller — began
their careers in the 1920s and 1930s, and went on to perform for decades.
"Stage magic was very much a male-dominated scene. It would have been very
tough for them to make a name for themselves," Ms Pryor says.
And in a profession which still experiences a gender divide in Australia, the
legacies of these three women are as important as ever."
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