| 词条 | Lulu Hurst |
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| name = Lulu Hurst | image = File:Lulu Hurst.JPG | alt = | caption = Lulu Hurst demonstrates her technique of overpowering three men on a chair | birth_name = | birth_date = 1869 | birth_place = | death_date = 1950 | death_place = | nationality = American | other_names = | occupation = Stage magician | known_for = }}Lulu Hurst (1869–1950), also known as the "Georgia Wonder", was an American stage magician remembered for her demonstrations of seemingly miraculous physical strength.[1] However, she later revealed that her feats had nothing to do with strength but were stage tricks accomplished by force deflection.[2] CareerHurst was born in Polk County, Georgia, in 1869 as Lula Hurst, but was more often called Lulu. She began performing as a teenager. It was alleged in publicity promoting her act that Hurst had developed powers after an electrical storm.[2][3] Under the stage name the "Georgia Wonder" or "Laughing Lulu", the teenage Hurst specialised in demonstrations of great physical strength. Her act involved having a number of men hold an object (such as a chair or pole), and then moving the object and the men holding it with an apparently light touch.[4] Her performances were popular in the early 1880s, drawing crowds in major cities such as Atlanta, New York, Indianapolis,[5] and Chicago.[2] She performed for only two years, before cancelling a planned European tour and retiring in 1885 (aged 16).[6][7] Soon after her retirement, she married her former manager.[8] MethodsHurst later admitted, in her autobiography, that her "supernatural" powers were in fact due to the judicious application of body mechanics and deflection of force, although she claimed that during her teenage years she had believed them to be genuine.[8][6] As Lula Hurst Atkinson, she died in 1950 and was buried beside her late husband in Morgan County, Georgia.{{fact|date=March 2019}} The magician Harry Houdini noted that her "methods consisted in utilizing the principles of the lever and fulcrum in a manner so cleverly disguised that it appeared to the audience that some supernatural power must be at work."[9] According to an article in Popular Mechanics her effects were "based almost exclusively on the pivot-and-fulcrum theorem of physics."[10] Skeptical investigator Joe Nickell has written that "Hurst was not the first such performer (nor the last) to make use of force deflection, along with other physical principles and tricks."[8] Publications
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References1. ^Price, David. (1985). Magic: A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater. Cornwall Books. p. 458. {{ISBN|978-0845347386}} 2. ^Proskauer, Julien J. (1946). The Dead Do Not Talk. Harper & Brothers. p. 150. "Lulu Hurst, later called the "Georgia Magnet," whose reputed powers began when strange noises and clatters of pebbles occurred in her presence. Fortunately, Miss Hurst outgrew those symptoms, and later published a complete account of how she fooled everyone." 3. ^Harris, Melvin. (2003). Investigating the Unexplained. Prometheus Books. p. 165. {{ISBN|1-59102-108-1}} "The public were told that her strange powers emerged after a severe electrical storm and a spate of poltergeist-style happenings. Her public demonstrations, however, at no time involved the activities of unseen entities." 4. ^Harrington, Hugh. (2005). Remembering Milledgeville: Historic Tales From Georgia's Antebellum Capital. The History Press. p. 129. {{ISBN|978-1-59629-041-9}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=The Magnetic Woman who Overpowered Indy|url=http://historicindianapolis.com/misc-monday-the-magnetic-woman-who-overpowered-indy/|website=HistoricIndianapolis.com}} 6. ^1 Hutto, J; TcGehee, L. (2005). Southern Seen: Meditations on Past and Present. University of Tennessee Press. pp. 188-189. {{ISBN|978-1-57233-359-8}} 7. ^"New Georgia Encyclopedia: "Georgia Wonder" Phenomenon". Retrieved 1 March 2012. 8. ^1 2 3 4 Nickell, Joe. (2005). Secrets of the Sideshows. University of Kentucky Press, pp. 247-248. {{ISBN|978-0-8131-2358-5}} 9. ^Houdini, Harry. (1920). [https://archive.org/stream/miraclemongersa00conggoog#page/n249/mode/2up Miracle Mongers and Their Methods]. E. P. Dutton & Company. p. 228 10. ^{{cite magazine |author= |title=Two Pounds |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0t8DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA402&dq=%22Lulu+Hurst%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiC4NWtir_NAhUEtxoKHaseDD44ChC7BQg3MAM#v=onepage&q=%22Lulu%20Hurst%22&f=false |magazine= Popular Mechanics |publication-date=March 1928 |page=402 |access-date=12 October 2018}} Further reading
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