▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁– ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 2 ) ▁an ▁American ▁mag ician ▁regarded ▁in ▁her ▁profession ▁as ▁a ▁pione er ▁who ▁provided ▁a ▁role ▁model ▁for ▁modern ▁female ▁perform ers . ▁She ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁mag icians ▁to ▁appear ▁on ▁television , ▁on ▁her ▁own ▁show , ▁The ▁D ell ▁O ' D ell ▁Show , ▁on ▁ABC ' s ▁local ▁station ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁few ▁American ▁women ▁to ▁have ▁her ▁own ▁circ us , ▁the ▁D ella ▁O ' D ell ▁Society ▁Circ us , ▁which ▁tou red ▁the ▁Mid west ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁Before ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁female ▁mag icians ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁club ▁circuit ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁ 4 0 s , ▁and ▁ 5 0 s , ▁D ell ▁O ' D ell ▁also ▁performed ▁in ▁v au dev ille ▁and ▁bur les que . ▁Her ▁skills ▁included ▁jug g ling ▁furn iture ▁and ▁lect uring ▁on ▁physical ▁culture . ▁ ▁At ▁an ▁early ▁stage ▁of ▁her ▁career , ▁she ▁acquired ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁comedy ▁magic ▁act ▁of ▁Frank ▁Van ▁H oven ▁( 1 8 8 6 - 1 9 2 9 ) ▁and ▁created ▁her ▁own ▁versions ▁of ▁his ▁bur les que ▁magic ▁tr icks . ▁At ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁her ▁career , ▁she