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# Harlan Tarbell

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Harlan Eugene Tarbell was an American stage magician and illustrator of the early 20th century. He was the author of the well-known Tarbell Course in Magic.

##  Quotes by Harlan Tarbell

> [Please note that, at no point in the performance, does my hand leave the end of my arm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-tarbell/please-note-that-at-no-point-in-the-performance-does-my-hand-leave/)

Harlan Tarbell

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a64/harlan-tarbell-74981_arms_please-note-that-at-no-point-in-the-perf_367670.png)

> [A Magician is not a Magician because he knows tricks, but because he knows Magic - the principles, the fundamentals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-tarbell/a-magician-is-not-a-magician-because-he-knows-tricks-but-because-he/)

Harlan Tarbell

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf1/harlan-tarbell-74981_fundamentals_a-magician-is-not-a-magician-because-he_381223.png)

> [Comedy is, of course, closely associated with eggs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-tarbell/comedy-is-of-course-closely-associated-with-eggs/)

Harlan Tarbell

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/699/harlan-tarbell-74981_closely_comedy-is-of-course-closely-associated-w_1412414.png)

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