Here's something interesting. In June 1927, Hardeen played the Golden Gate Theater in San Francisco. This was his first tour as "Houdini's Successor." Houdini had played the Golden Gate in 1923. The theater still stands today, and it occurred to me this might be the only surviving theater where both Houdini and Hardeen appeared?
Hardeen also played the Hillstreet theater in Los Angeles, where Houdini appeared in 1923. However, the Hillstreet is long gone.
It would be fun to find all the shared theatres that the two brothers played and see if any of those, besides the Golden Gate, still stand. But that's fun I'll leave for someone else.
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Not only is the Golden Gate still there, it's still an operating theater! THAT is rare.
ReplyDeleteI remember going there in 1988. I didn't know Houdini and Hardeen appeared there! Very cool!
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