Stanley Warde Hart (about 1870 - May 23, 1944) was a touring vaudeville performer and later theater manager. He performed under the stage name "Hart the Laugh King".[1] Hart was described as a graduate of the New York Institute of Science, a by-mail instution dedicated to hypnotism and the occult; Hart included stage hypnotism among his acts.[2] Hart was performing as late as 1910.[3]
After touring as the Laugh King, Hart relocated to Los Angeles where he ran theaters including the city's Hyman Theater.[4][5] In association with the theaters, Hart organized beauty queen pageants.[6] By 1914, he was manager of the Columbia theater.[7] In 1919, he was associated with Quinn's Rialto theater.[8]
Hart received a brief mention in the 1942 biography of American clairvoyant Edgar Cayce who recalled having first been exposed to hypnosis through Hart's stage act.[9][10] When Stanley Hart died in 1944, his death was covered nationwide via the Associated Press wire service.[11][12][13]
References
edit- ^ "Hart, the Laugh King". June 25, 1902. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Coming Science". November 1, 1901. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "A Riot of Fun". January 28, 1910. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Private Article Clipping - Newspapers.com™". Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hyman's Plans". February 22, 1914. p. 17 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Thousand Votes Towards Crown". November 17, 1915. p. 11 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Columbia". May 8, 1914. p. 13 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Real Globe-Trotter". March 22, 1919. p. 5 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Skeptical Inquirer". Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal. October 2, 1996 – via Google Books.
- ^ Sugrue, Thomas (March 3, 2015). "There Is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce". Penguin – via Google Books.
- ^ "May 24, 1944, page 7 - Evening star at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Private Article Clipping - Newspapers.com™". Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Obituary for Stanley Warde Hart". May 24, 1944. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
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