Speaking of Australia, here's something I recently found. This 1895 ad for the Welsh Bros. Circus in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, advertises "The Mystifying Houdinis" as hailing from Melbourne, Australia.
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| Lancaster New Era, April 22, 1895. |
I've actually seen several other early mentions of Australia being Houdini's home country. I always suspected reporters were confusing Australia with Austria (because Houdini claimed that as well). But this mention of Melbourne puts that notion to rest. So, yeah, in his early days, Houdini sometimes claimed he was an Aussie!
Kangaroo straitjacket fail.
ReplyDeleteHaha. Nice.
DeleteEver wonder if Harry got in a kicking match with a kangaroo whenever he went to Australia?
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Sorry dude but even if you do prepare for the blow this time, those kangaroos have such big feet!
Houdini did a lot to pay the bills, but I don't think he ever tangled with animals to entertain a crowd.
Deletelol it was a joke.
DeleteA nice podcast! Andrew did an admirable job of it. He missed Leopold's name and referred to him as Leonard. A few other small misses but it's to be expected.
ReplyDeleteYeah, he's excellent when he sticks to HH in Australia, but falls into a few familiar traps when he talks HH in general.
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