tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post112274762501997508..comments2024-03-18T16:43:36.049-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Houdini tours TexasJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-42883360734635359342018-03-14T17:52:33.003-07:002018-03-14T17:52:33.003-07:00Sadly, no. At one time his daughter had a collect...Sadly, no. At one time his daughter had a collection of signed photos of various stars he had met over the years. I do not know if Houdini was part of that collection. I believe the photos were lost in a Galveston fire during Hurricane Ike. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-30779666889201847762018-03-14T10:25:45.617-07:002018-03-14T10:25:45.617-07:00Wow, yes, he would have certainly worked with Houd...Wow, yes, he would have certainly worked with Houdini. Any diaries? :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-66839950609011115392018-03-14T09:53:19.765-07:002018-03-14T09:53:19.765-07:00My grandfather worked for Interstate Theatres in H...My grandfather worked for Interstate Theatres in Houston for over 50 years, starting in 1905, becoming manager of Houston's Majestic in 1924. As Ass't Manager and Treasurer of the Majestic in 1916, he most certainly worked with Houdini. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-53166751494798787282017-05-21T17:18:07.786-07:002017-05-21T17:18:07.786-07:00Thank you for the very nice comment. I'm glad ...Thank you for the very nice comment. I'm glad you enjoyed this and that it brought back memories. How exciting that your father may have seen Houdini!John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-53350108678926338012017-05-18T20:45:32.545-07:002017-05-18T20:45:32.545-07:00My father and his family lived in Houston when he ...My father and his family lived in Houston when he was young. He has passed away but i remember him telling me about seeing a man in a straight jacket hanging outside a building in Houston, Texas when he was just a kid. In 1916 my father would have been 12 years old. I loved reading this article. It made me feel so close to my daddy. So many times I have wished I had more of his stories. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-2435538435982634392016-01-19T17:57:13.004-08:002016-01-19T17:57:13.004-08:00This really makes me want to visit Austin. Stay at...This really makes me want to visit Austin. Stay at the Driskill, visit the Paramount, and do research at the Ransom Center. It's a great Houdini city. Candidate for a future Official Seance, I'd think.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-62156679520746654382016-01-14T19:35:22.047-08:002016-01-14T19:35:22.047-08:00Nobody seems to know, Bullet. HH also performed it...Nobody seems to know, Bullet. HH also performed it on board the Imperator in June 1914, the voyage that included Teddy Roosevelt. When HH performed it in Texas, a hole had to be drilled on the roof of the Majestic--now Paramount Theater.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-64123397534003135942016-01-14T17:53:39.815-08:002016-01-14T17:53:39.815-08:00"..A slow, certain death would be his positio..."..A slow, certain death would be his position." Whoever that writer for the Express was, Houdini should have hired him.<br /> A really fun article, John! What was Jesse James hanging trick?Bullet Valmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10602986456504407419noreply@blogger.com