However, audience members noted that Houdini didn’t quite seem himself that night. He appeared to be carrying on a conversation with someone in the wings, and was unable to complete some of his magic effects in the first part of the show. His chief assistant, Jim Collins, had to take over at several points.
Houdini cut the escape section of the show and appeared to rush the final act in which he exposed the methods of fraudulent mediums.
It was 85 years ago today, and something was wrong with Houdini...
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The beginning of the end for Houdini. That pic comes from my old blog and unforunately I don't know who sent me the picture.
ReplyDeleteIf you are the owner of the ad/pic and want me to take it down or credit you, just shoot me an email. It's really a cool thing to feature. But I can also replace it with a pic of the theater if need be.
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