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The most well-known among his children was
Julienne-Reine, who called herself Julie Courtois (1813–1880). She married another Belgian illusionist, André-Joseph Grandsart (1813–1882). The couple founded a company called The Grandsart-Courtois Theater, which performed all over Europe. The Courtois
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Theater was continued after Papa Courtois’ death by his son Antoine-Léonard Courtois (1823–1901), who married Euphrosine Picolo, daughter of the Italian acrobat Jean-Baptiste Picolo (1790–1871), whose "Théâtre Picolo" had become well-known in France.
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Between 1813 and 1834, he and Marie-Jeanne had 18 children. Fourteen of them eventually became professional magicians and in 1850 "Papa
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He obtained great fame with his shows where birds, bowls and coins appeared and disappeared in the theaters where he performed. He also introduced magical tricks from India and Egypt, and supplemented his shows with juggling performances.
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