"I learned about Michael Collins, first-hand, on our 1936 trip to London. Through the sister of Cardini, stage magician, who was on the ship, we met Sir John Larery, distinguished Irish painter."
Little Old New York
New York Daily NewsOctober 22, 1952
"Johnny, a parakeet which does magic under Cardini's direction, took off during afternoon dress rehearsal and made an unscheduled tour of the hotel."
Date is a guess
Close Call
Unknown Newspaper1955
"Cardini played most of them at one time or another, and captivated the massive audiences with cards, cigarettes and billiard balls when most of us considered these to be close-up or club material. "
Memories of Friends Past and Present
The Linking Ring - Volume 73 number 10October 1993