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Sunday, June 4, 2023

Flashback: Houdini vs. Success

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I've always felt like Houdini's escape from the famed prison ship Success on June 4, 1913 doesn't get enough attention as one o...
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The Grim Game serialized in 'Pictures and Picturegoer'

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Our friend Joe Notaro at Harry Houdini Circumstantial Evidence has made a fantastic discovery in the October 16, 1920 issue of Pictures and...
Friday, June 2, 2023

Houdini takes the lid off Fleischmann’s Yeast

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Ever hear the one about Harry Houdini and Fleischmann’s Yeast? Sounds like the start of a joke, doesn't it? But it's not. Houdini...
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Thursday, June 1, 2023

The Man From Beyond pressbook free PDF

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Attention fans of Houdini's movies! This month's reward for  patrons  is a free PDF of the complete pressbook for  The Man from Beyo...
Wednesday, May 31, 2023

New Houdini musical to have reading

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Broadway World reports that a new musical, Houdini Among the Spirits , will be presented at two private industry readings on June 5 and Jun...
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Monday, May 29, 2023

Milt Larsen, 1931-2023

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Sad news today. Milt Larsen, who co-founded the Magic Castle in Hollywood with his brother Bill, has passed away at age 92. Arlene Larsen r...
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Sunday, May 28, 2023

Houdini Jeopardy! triple stumper

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On May 11 Houdini again showed up on Jeopardy! The category was Grandma for $1600. But this one was a triple stumper as none of the contest...
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Thursday, May 25, 2023

A tour of Houdini's Cleveland

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Two weeks ago I gave a lecture on "Houdini in Cleveland" at the Magic Collectors Expo 2023. After the conference I spent a day vi...
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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

MetaPixel Lab colors HOUDINI

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Here's a well done video from the YouTube Channel MetaPixel Lab . They take the unique approach of slowly colorizing Houdini images as t...
Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Huber's Palace Museum on The Knick

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This came to my attention via one of my favorite blogs, Travalanche , where the great Trav S.D. did a post about Huber's New York Dime M...
Monday, May 22, 2023

'A History of Houdini in Columbus' updated edition

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Our friend Joseph Hanosek has updated his terrific booklet on Houdini in Columbus, Ohio . This new edition is twice as long (29 pages) and f...
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Saturday, May 20, 2023

Official Houdini Séance will be held in Charleston, SC

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The 97th Official Houdini Séance will be held this year at Holy City Magic in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, on October 31, 2023. I r...
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