Houdini visited Dallas three times. He played the Majestic Theater(s) in 1916 and 1923. On both occasions, he did a suspended straitjacket escape in the city. In 1924, he returned with his spiritualism lecture, which he gave at the Dallas State Fair.
Dallas Morning News, Jan. 18, 1916. |
By the way, I have yet to discover an account of Houdini's second suspended straitjacket escape in Dallas. It's said to have occurred during the week of Oct. 29, 1923, from the 4th floor of the Dallas City Hall on Commerce Street. If someone wants to be a Dallas hero and discover this for me, I'll buy you a cocktail at Armoury D.E.!
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