act renowned throughout Great Britain and Ireland as "the Phenomenom." In August 1895 he was requested to bring his magical juggling act to South Africa and set sail on the S.S. Spartan immediately. The first tour of South Africa was a great success and lasted until December 1895. By 1897 Vandy was heading playbills internationally as "The Greatest Juggling Novelty in the World" and in February 1897 he became the highest paid specialist act on record when he agreed to tour South Africa with Fillis' Grand Circus to great acclaim. He returned from South Africa to tour Ireland with repeated encore performances and rave reviews; he was most notable when he did a performance at the Empire Palace Theatre in Dublin in December 1897. At the end of 1898, Vandy was specially engaged for Keith’s Circuit in the USA. by H.H. Felber, Esq. at yet again record salary for a British speciality act. Around 1898 Vandy is repeatedly referred to as the originator of the evening dress act which was gaining popularity. On 31 December 1898 Mr. L. Livermore described Vandy as absolutely the greatest juggling novelty ever seen. 1900s – Vandy starts to introduce magic into his act. In 1900 Vandy toured the United States and France extensively, highlights of which were performances at the Union Square Theatre in New York and the Casino de Paris. His performance at the Tivoli Theatre in London on 24 November 1900. 1907 – Begins a business By 1907, not only had Vandy integrated magic and conjuring into his impressive juggling act, he had also begun to issue catalogues of magical novelties as part of his business the Magical Pastimes Co. at that point operating from Barnes, Surrey. 1908 – Successfully combines magic and juggling In May 1908, Vandy performed at the King's Theatre in Edinburgh then in October 1908, following a performance at the Chelsea Palace in London, Vandy had raised the standard of the magical element of his act to such a level that he was no longer referred to as merely a trickster. In April 1909, Vandy starred alongside Annie Abbott at the Hippodrome Accrington. Businesses He published a house organ of general interest for his business called Conjuring in 1914. Vandy also owned a magical depot at 156 Western Road, Brighton. The Act Vandy's novelty act at The Tivoli, Manchester on 7 July 1913 was fully described in Magical