Marriage
Fred met Constance Greta; it was not long before she was part of the act. They were married at Smallwood Methodist Church on 13 May 1961 and before the reception was over they dashed off to Leeds to star in cabaret. Two days later they were in Llandudno at the start of a 17 week season.
With the introduction of Connie into the act and the fact that they were now in demand for theatre and variety as the Yoxanis, Fred began concentrating more on magic and illusions and worked under the name of Van Buren. Here his cabinet making skills came into play as he built all his own apparatus including a fabulous vanishing radio, described by Bayard Grimshaw in The World’s Fair as “the best ever” and his version of the substitution trunk with a surprise finish when the trunk transforms into a garden scene with flowers and real fountains.
A major change occurred in 1962 when they received a contract for a tour starting at Brighton Hippodrome with Dorothy Squires.
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