▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁V andy ▁tou red ▁the ▁USA ▁and ▁France ▁extens ively ; ▁highlight s ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁performances ▁at ▁the ▁Union ▁Square ▁Theatre ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁the ▁Cas ino ▁de ▁Paris . ▁His ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁T iv oli ▁Theatre ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁– ▁Begin s ▁a ▁business ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁not ▁only ▁had ▁V andy ▁integrated ▁magic ▁and ▁conj uring ▁into ▁his ▁impress ive ▁jug g ling ▁act , ▁he ▁had ▁also ▁begun ▁to ▁issue ▁catalog ues ▁of ▁mag ical ▁nov elt ies ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁business ▁the ▁Mag ical ▁Past imes ▁Co . ▁at ▁that ▁point ▁operating ▁from ▁Bar nes , ▁Sur rey . ▁▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁– ▁Success fully ▁comb ines ▁magic ▁and ▁jug g ling ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁V andy ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Edinburgh ▁then ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁following ▁a ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁Ch else a ▁Palace ▁in ▁London , ▁V andy ▁had ▁raised ▁the ▁standard ▁of ▁the ▁mag ical ▁element ▁of ▁his ▁act ▁to ▁such ▁a ▁level ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁merely ▁a ▁trick ster . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁V andy ▁star red ▁alongside ▁An nie ▁Abb ott ▁at ▁the ▁Hi pp od rome ▁Acc r ington . ▁ ▁Business es ▁He ▁published ▁a ▁house ▁organ ▁of