I'm opening this page with the hope that all artists experimenting with soap bubbles will contribute to its expansion and add their knowledge.

My historical research on the early artists of the Vaudeville/Music Hall era has finally been expanded and completed thanks in part to the contribution of Keith Johnson, who also sent me copies of the articles he found on the subject. Putting the pieces of a puzzle together is interesting and stimulating, and this work is the final result.

The goal is to create an open database on the history and effects of soap bubbles and their creator, to expand it as much as possible and with the idea of encouraging future artists and the next generations to continually create new effects.

Studying what other masters or creators have done in the past is always a good starting point; the next step is to create new effects or improve existing ones by making extensive and substantial modifications. I will try to share this page as widely as possible. Anyone is free to suggest comments that can help make it better and more comprehensive. My only request, whether you share all or part of the content, is that you always cite the sources, i.e., the title of this page and the author.

There's a section on the page called PUBLIC DOMAIN CLASSIC EFFECTS with a collection of effects so old that it's impossible to trace their creator; this can be a good starting point for learning without copying other artists' work.

If you know of any old artists and have information, images, or magazine/newspaper articles, feel free to share them and I'll publish them here. If you're the copyright holder or creator of an original effect and would like to share it, you can send me photos and information and I'll publish them on this page.

                                             Know the past, learn today, create in the future!

Enrico Pezzoli, September 2015 (last update: September 2025)