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After four years with the act Kellar felt ready to go solo again and in 1873 he and Mr Fay left to tour with their own act. They were an almost immediate success and toured across the Americas for the next couple of years.
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Disaster struck in 1875 when a shipwreck left the pair pennyless.
Fay rejoined the Davenports while Kellar formed yet another new act known as “The Royal Illusionists”.
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This was to be the start of the road to fame and fortune and eventually to the assumption of the mantle of “Greatest American Magician”.
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Kellar became renowned for his perfectionist approach and his spectacular stage productions. Every last detail of every performance was planned and perfected.
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Kellar struck up a long and close friendship with Harry Houdini. Houdini even persuaded him out of retirement to perform one last spectacular act in a Houdini charity show.
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