Melies
was born in 1861
father was a merchant of shoes father was a merchant of shoes merchant of shoes from agra..a successful merchant of shoes with three pretty daughters, and a sadness about his visage. a wife wo smiles cheerily as mothers of the brides always must, bride's mother's mask. a merchant of shoes.. how do shoes make big profits? how do shoe selers become rich?? went to ecole des beaux arts- stage design and puppetry shoe design? went to england to learn english. 1884. to take over family business saw stage conjuring Maskelyne and Cooke took over family business. bought theatre robert houdin when it was sold in 1888
could draw well?
Saw a show by the theatre Robert Houdin at the age of..?
While on military posting later, was posted in the same suburb as Robert Houdin( different from Harry Houdini)
