Career
When he died she continued the show and later became a major star in her own right. Adelaide was one of the few magicians to perform the infamous "bullet catch" trick, which had been an occasional feature of her husband"s acting However, on January 19, 1897, a month after his death, she stood in his place in front of a firing squad at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.
Surviving publicity material describes her as catching six bullets fired at her by local militiamen.
Adelaide continued performing until she was 75.
