This juggler is named for one of the greatest - and most intriguing -
jugglers who ever lived, Magnus Nicholls, born 1895.

Most of what is known about him today is rumor; the rumors even
purport to explain his obscurity. One has it that a juggling
historian, miffed that Magnus' son did not pay for a dinner, removed
all references from his work. Many other rumors relate it to a
long-running feud between Magnus and Enrico Rastelli, who was apparently 
initially inspired by Magnus to seek ultimate technical mastery.

Magnus may have been the first to juggle five clubs, and is claimed to
have multiplexed 11 balls. He was widely rumored to have acquired his
skills in a pact with Satan, and was burned in effigy outside theaters.
In one run of performances for which ticket sales were slow, the
theater manager requested that the tickets be made cheaper. Magnus
demanded that prices rather be doubled, and the ensuing interest taken
by the newspapers led to the rest of the shows selling out.

Many more colorful stories of his exploits - most of which are surely
false - are available at the Juggling Information Service.  An indexed
list is available at

	http://theory.lcs.mit.edu/~mslevine/juggler/magnus.html
