tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post3265205087322010437..comments2024-03-28T08:03:31.442-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Houdini's hurt feelingsJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-4121375940170903462023-10-18T08:42:58.125-07:002023-10-18T08:42:58.125-07:00This comes from his 1916 diary which today is owne...This comes from his 1916 diary which today is owned by Bruce Averbook.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-82925724488543874232023-10-18T08:39:51.617-07:002023-10-18T08:39:51.617-07:00There are some Houdini archives in the library of ...There are some Houdini archives in the library of Congress. I’ve seen a bunch of diary’s but not sure about thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-26285883147868249472016-02-12T19:30:55.428-08:002016-02-12T19:30:55.428-08:00There was another episode where HH tipped the stag...There was another episode where HH tipped the stagehands to help him pack up his show and they gave him the cold shoulder and didn't bother to help out. <br /><br />Can't remember which book it was in but might have been untold Story.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-87929849387668275512016-02-12T17:17:43.508-08:002016-02-12T17:17:43.508-08:00I'm pretty certain that book was made up of pi...I'm pretty certain that book was made up of pics from Christopher's own collection. Where they are today, who knows.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-15284924552954176702016-02-12T12:13:31.592-08:002016-02-12T12:13:31.592-08:00Ah, I see! It was a suspended straitjacket escape ...Ah, I see! It was a suspended straitjacket escape performed in Toronto two days before this journal entry. I love the other photos of it in Milbourne Christopher's book. Do we know what Christopher's source was for these photos? I'd like to pinpoint which streets in the city are pictured. Hunting . . . Joe Culpepperhttp://www.joeculpepper.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-58422274447478739122016-02-04T11:56:46.215-08:002016-02-04T11:56:46.215-08:00Do we have any idea or evidence of which O.D. stun...Do we have any idea or evidence of which O.D. stunt Houdini performed on this visit to Toronto?Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03157457827942245689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-2438411483908017062013-06-24T07:26:49.072-07:002013-06-24T07:26:49.072-07:00That's true! This article is a real gem. Wish ...That's true! This article is a real gem. Wish I had the other pages. It was among Pat Culiton's papers.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-55824058390710739652013-06-23T21:42:14.623-07:002013-06-23T21:42:14.623-07:00I asked because diary entries are difficult to com...I asked because diary entries are difficult to come by. Most of Houdini's personal diaries are in the hands of collectors. Some of them refuse to allow researchers to read them.Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-9644865500679103142013-06-23T18:03:03.468-07:002013-06-23T18:03:03.468-07:00I knew someone would ask the source. I didn't ...I knew someone would ask the source. I didn't say because I'm not sure. I have the last page from what appears to be a magazine article (or book?) that excerpts quotes from Houdini's 1916 diary. But there's nothing on that page to show were it came from. The article appears to be a personality test of sorts with a "Mrs. Siever." <br /><br />Think I need to dig into John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-69681457145341843412013-06-23T10:35:53.746-07:002013-06-23T10:35:53.746-07:00Another great blog John! What was your source for ...Another great blog John! What was your source for this diary entry? Is it published somewhere?<br /><br />The Red Cross should have thanked him. $2,796 is a nice hunk of cash--and worth even more back then. <br /><br />Not the first time Houdini was snubbed this way. On a European tour, he tipped some stagehands and they didn't bother to help him pack up his show.Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.com