With Dante's death, what historically has been known as the "Golden Age of Magic" came to an end. Gone were the variety theaters of the world, and with it were the large traveling magic productions that had thrilled and mystified millions for generations. In prior decades, the magical lineage created by the American public had elevated magicians
Alexander Herrmann,
Harry Kellar, Thurston and Dante to the position of the #1 magician in the country. Shortly before Dante's death, he approached a young magician, Lee Grabel, to be his successor in the lineage of great magicians.{{cite book In 1991, magic historian Phil Temple published the definitive biography of Dante the Magician,
Dante - The Devil Himself, based largely on Dante's personal records, and Temple's friendship with surviving family members who had toured with the show decades earlier. Years later, a memoir about life on the road with the Dante show was written by Marion Trikosko, who spent two years with Dante as an assistant. His book,
Trouping with Dante, was published in 2006. ==See also==