Kio Emil Teodorovich and his sons-illusionists

Kio Emil Teodorovich (1894-1965) is a Soviet magician-illusionist who dreamed of creating an attraction for a full-fledged department, and not limited to one or two numbers. He realized this dream.

Emil Kio: Biography

Emil Teodorovich Hirschfeld was the eldest of the three sons of the traveling salesman Theodor Emilievich and Beatrice Germanovna and was born in Moscow. Having received his education, he began working at the Moscow Theater of Miniatures "Odeon". Then there was a circus in Warsaw, where Kio Emil Teodorovich became administrator, uniformist and rider, acting under the pseudonym Emil Renard. At the age of 27 he worked in Moscow in cinemas and cabarets, and a year later appeared posters with mysterious letters "KIO" (one of the variants of the pseudonym "How Interesting to Deceive"). He then had one number, the so-called "Rejuvenation".

An intelligent young man put into the box, which stood on the stand, an ancient old woman, then pierced from four sides with swords and pierced from above with a spear. When the swords were taken out, the drawer opened and a young beauty fluttered out of it.

Kio Emil Teodorovich disappeared for almost ten long years and appeared in Leningrad with eastern numbers. Critics called his attraction vulgar. But, having changed it, leaving orientalism, Kio moved to Moscow and successfully performed in the variety theater. Then he moved to the circus. This was a bold decision, as the actions of the illusionist were visible from all sides. Emil Kio tricks and complex attractions set so that the viewer could not guess anything. In the arena, he came out as a performance in the Philharmonic. Impressive, in dress coat, he communicates during the number with the clowns, who tried to guess what the trick is, and inform the spectators. It was innovation in the genre of illusion - humor and irony. He spent rehearsals at night, keeping a secret of tricks.

Personal life

Kyo Emil Teodorovich was married several times. From the marriage with Kosha Alexandrovna, the son Emil was born. From the latter with Yevgenia Vasilievna Smirnova (the age difference was 20 years) - the son of Igor Kio. Both became remarkable illusionists. Only Emil by invitation worked in Japan, and Igor - in the USSR.

Evgenia Vasilyevna and Kio Emil Teodorovich not only in the circus, but also in life were a harmonious pair. Both loved that the house was full of guests, treated money easily, not skopidomnichali. Probably, therefore, when Emil Teodorovich died in Kiev on tour to bury him, he had to sell the car "Volga". Igor Kio's education was completely entrusted to his mother. She managed to find a language with him that a child, and then a teenager, always thought he was doing what he wanted.

Life of Igor's son

He first entered the arena at the age of fifteen, because his father fell ill. The debut was successful, and from that time Igor Kio became an assistant to his father. Unusual was his first love - Galina Leonidovna Brezhnev. They registered the marriage, but the relevant authorities intervened, and nine days later the newlyweds received clean passports. However, to meet, because the feelings of both were deep and full of tenderness, they continued for another four years. After that, Igor was summoned to the KGB. The lovers had to part.

Second marriage

With his second wife, Igor Emilevich met in the circus. She performed her own number with parrots. Her name was Iolanta Nikolaevna Olkhovikova. On the eve of her birthday, Iolanthe saw on her table the watch "Dawn" - a formal proposal of the hand and heart had already been made. They had a daughter, Victoria. A gift for this was an expensive fur coat. In the photo on the right, Iolanta Nikolaevna, on the left Igor Emilevich with his daughter Victoria and grandchildren. After eleven years they divorced. Iolanthe became the wife of Igor's older brother, Emil.

Third marriage and work

The third wife of the illusionist was his assistant. With Igor Ivanovna Igor Emilevich lived until the end of his life. He left Iolanthe and his daughter an apartment, and at first he rented a house with his young wife. Igor Emilievich inherited his program after his father's death. Artistry and skill allowed him to control the attention of the hall. During the year he gave five hundred to six hundred performances. His plans were wide. He dreamed of his own theater, in which miracles would begin right at the door. However, he was not given money for staging new numbers and props. Grandson Igor spent a lot of time with him in the circus, but did not become an illusionist. When Igor Emilevich died in 2006, he did not leave successors and students after him.