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Prince Kar-mi, the 1914 poster advertising a magic show starring Prince Kar-Mi ("Mysteries of the Spirit World and demonstrations of Occult Powers by a series of Astounding Feats that have no counterpart on Earth!"). Prince Kar-Mi was a famous magician who was born Joseph Hollingsworth in the U.S., but he would dress in the garb of an Indian Prince. He lived from 1872 to 1956. He originally performed at the turn of the 20th century as "Victorina", and he had already printed many posters when he changed his name to Kar-Mi, so he continued using those posters, with a snipe over the Victorina name, but he ran out of those and then printed many more with "Kar-Mi". His act included sword swallowing, sharp shooting, and magic illusions. He had several "signature" tricks that he invented, including "Selma" (where he cremated and revived his female assistant), and "Shooting a Cracker from a Man's Head" (which is pretty self explanatory). He was also a tattoo artist, and between shows he would sell tattoos to his customers. He retired from performing in the mid 1930s, when he was in his 60s, and he passed away at the age of 84! The poster is dated 1914 at lower right, and it shows a great image of Kar-Mi in a white turban and clothing with unusual markings.

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