Born May 8th 1915. Of the many magicians who appeared at the Tivoli Theatre in Hull, Douglas Francis was one of the most popular with his act On The Way Home. There have been many drunk acts and Douglas Francis’ was a classic example, playing the part of a late-night reveller in the street clinging onto a lamppost. Douglas has signed this to Bert - All the very best from Douglas Francis ‘Still on the Way Home’. It is interesting that Bert Dexter himself often performed as a drunk.Douglas Francis was born in Liverpool, his real name according to Bart Whaley was Douglas Francis Jones. He wrote two magical booklets Right Under Your Nose and Spectator’s Choice published in 1947 and 1953 respectively.