▁Africa . ▁ ▁V andy ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁Acc r ington ▁Hi pp od rome ▁( p rior ▁to ▁it ▁burning ▁down ▁circa ▁ 1 9 0 8 ) ▁along ▁with ▁Fred ▁Will m ott , ▁Frederick ▁Edward ▁We isk er , ▁John ▁Leopold ▁We isk er , ▁William ▁Johnson , ▁and ▁Albert ▁L inds ay ▁Park inson . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁partner ▁of ▁Ernest ▁Valent ine ▁D ' I ff anger ▁( prof ession ally ▁known ▁as ▁Ernest ▁Valent ine ) ▁in ▁a ▁The atr ical , ▁Musical ▁and ▁Vari ety ▁Agency , ▁located ▁at ▁ 1 1 ▁N ass au ▁Street , ▁Sh aft es bury ▁Avenue , ▁under ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁Valent ine ' s ▁Agency ; ▁a ▁business ▁that ▁V andy ▁took ▁sole ▁ownership ▁of ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁V andy ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁propriet or ▁of ▁the ▁Mag ical ▁Past imes ▁Co ▁and ▁V andy ' s ▁Magic ▁Sal oon ▁( West ▁Pier , ▁Bright on ). ▁ ▁Performance ▁career ▁▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁– ▁already ▁a ▁jug g ling ▁success ▁by ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁When ▁he ▁started ▁out ▁he ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁Tom ▁Col eno ▁of ▁Not ting ham . ▁His ▁act ▁was ▁so ▁successful ▁that ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁a ▁challenge ▁was ▁issued ▁in ▁The ▁Era ▁which ▁read : ▁" PA UL ▁V AND Y ▁– ▁the ▁Nov el , ▁Fant astic ▁Young ▁Jug