tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post4909298027745443612..comments2024-03-28T08:03:31.442-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Memories of "Dime Museum Harry"John Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-82284017290799464442016-04-12T13:48:31.977-07:002016-04-12T13:48:31.977-07:00Great info. Thank you, Diego. Always happy to see ...Great info. Thank you, Diego. Always happy to see a comment from you. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-5045672288300390092016-04-12T13:40:24.321-07:002016-04-12T13:40:24.321-07:00Why Bess wouldn't work Huber's is for spec...Why Bess wouldn't work Huber's is for speculation: Huber's was one on the best and most enduring dime museums for decades. It may have been because it was a long grind from morning till evening...as sideshows and other continuos attractions are, or some bad experience there that Bess had.<br /> Besides long-running operations like Huber's, it was common for sideshows and other Diegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12379490800174666211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-54970899588302316602012-03-04T06:26:51.857-08:002012-03-04T06:26:51.857-08:00I believe he found these via online archives. That...I believe he found these via online archives. That's what they look like at least.<br /><br />The idea that Houdini might have used "Houdin" crossed my mind as well.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-85105903285032623122012-03-04T06:10:36.527-08:002012-03-04T06:10:36.527-08:00Wow! These a a great find. Thanks.
Just curious...Wow! These a a great find. Thanks.<br /><br />Just curious. Were these the actual clippings he found or on microfilm?<br /><br />I know this may get some people mad, but do you think it is possible that Houdini used the name Houdin very early on?<br />Dick Brooks and Dorothy DietrichDick Brookz Dorothy Dietrichhttp://houdini.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-41680876776405281202012-03-03T11:11:17.748-08:002012-03-03T11:11:17.748-08:00Yep, it's the full-blown challenge handcuff ac...Yep, it's the full-blown challenge handcuff act, just six weeks before he's discovered by Martin Beck at the Palm Garden.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-47894361032916569642012-03-03T11:02:48.300-08:002012-03-03T11:02:48.300-08:00I see he's already got his familiar "no h...I see he's already got his familiar "no handcuff ever invented can hold him" going.melbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032793912135092967noreply@blogger.com