tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post4845210819905355388..comments2024-03-28T08:03:31.442-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: "I don't drink, smoke or chew"John Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-60354760975742088902015-09-17T08:11:25.816-07:002015-09-17T08:11:25.816-07:00I'm sorry Jack appears to have removed his com...I'm sorry Jack appears to have removed his comment. I forget now what his interesting theory was. ???John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-26839840331794206132015-09-17T08:09:11.433-07:002015-09-17T08:09:11.433-07:00In the chapter about Metamorphosis in Houdini'...In the chapter about Metamorphosis in Houdini's Fabulous Magic, Walter Gibson refers to Herrmann's "Asiatic Trunk Mystery" which he was "presenting at the time of his death in 1896." Hermann billed it as his "Original Oriental Mystery" -- words that seem very similar to what we see on this stationary. I'm now convinced the Asiatic Trunk Mystery was the John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-15968422174161637492015-07-21T08:00:40.971-07:002015-07-21T08:00:40.971-07:00You know, the more I think about this (and having ...You know, the more I think about this (and having re-read <a href="http://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2012/11/houdinis-lost-levitation.html" rel="nofollow">THIS POST</a> from 2012), I think there's a real possibility the "act" HH is referring to could be the Trilby levitation. It really depends on when this letter was written.<br /><br />I've also shot an email to Bruce MacNab. He John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-88844000847086148732015-07-21T07:17:05.579-07:002015-07-21T07:17:05.579-07:00It seems to me that HH had this stationary printed...It seems to me that HH had this stationary printed up specifically for his "6th Annual Tour", which is 1896. And that fact that Herrmann died in December means it was written before. <br /><br />As Joe pointed out, HH and Bess were with the Marco Co in 1896. Could HH have written this from Canada trying to secure bookings back home ("back East")? As we know, when Marco gave upJohn Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-67274553096192768672015-07-21T04:18:48.295-07:002015-07-21T04:18:48.295-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jack Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975667357575553159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-12266911135533524452015-07-20T21:04:25.685-07:002015-07-20T21:04:25.685-07:00HH got the cold shoulder from Herrmann. That he wo...HH got the cold shoulder from Herrmann. That he would swing back was part and parcel of the man. He wrote the letter to Kellar sometime between the summer of 1896 and the end of 1897. The letter to Herrmann obviously had to have been before the letter in the CFI collection. I believe the Herrmann/Kellar letter episode is in The Untold Story, and Silverman mentions the letter to Kellar on page 17.Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-30006442396477133802015-07-20T19:44:27.446-07:002015-07-20T19:44:27.446-07:00That letter is amazing.
In 1896, Houdini and Bess ...That letter is amazing.<br />In 1896, Houdini and Bess were touring with the Marco Magic Company. It’s interesting he would claim that “Herrmann the Great stole the idea of our act from us and he featured it”.<br />According to Bruce MacNab’s book, The Metamorphosis: “The entire Marco production, except for Houdini’s escape act [including Metamorphosis], was little more than an amateur Joe M. Notarohttp://harryhoudinicircumstantialevidence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-977619722535349542015-07-20T18:52:13.943-07:002015-07-20T18:52:13.943-07:00Could be. What year did HH write that letter?Could be. What year did HH write that letter?John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-34625704139278254652015-07-20T18:05:58.243-07:002015-07-20T18:05:58.243-07:00Could also be that HH was not happy that Herrmann ...Could also be that HH was not happy that Herrmann did not respond to his letter offering his services as an assistant. He had also written to Kellar, who did send a reply that he had enough assistants. I firmly believe that one of the reasons HH admired Kellar was the fact that Mr. K took the time to respond to his letter when HH was an obscure magician.Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-42234364763217092802015-07-20T13:12:06.234-07:002015-07-20T13:12:06.234-07:00It really is. Would love to read the other pages.It really is. Would love to read the other pages.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-15037737147313275862015-07-20T13:11:36.198-07:002015-07-20T13:11:36.198-07:00Hey, that's a very interesting theory. Maybe.Hey, that's a very interesting theory. Maybe.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-17454206772240471892015-07-20T12:31:29.856-07:002015-07-20T12:31:29.856-07:00Really great letterReally great letterJoe Hanoseknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-5015532703338723932015-07-20T07:56:11.720-07:002015-07-20T07:56:11.720-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jack Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975667357575553159noreply@blogger.com