tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post2076966233344028458..comments2024-03-28T08:03:31.442-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: David Copperfield conjures Houdini's library in Las VegasJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-61526703527307217462019-05-01T07:56:31.955-07:002019-05-01T07:56:31.955-07:00Having seen some old photos of the (single) bookca...Having seen some old photos of the (single) bookcase as it sat inside 278, I'm now not sure there was room for another full bookcase beside it. I'm now thinking that case was actually half the size of the surviving one (so two units instead of 4). Not sure if that's how DC had the second case recreated.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-3796221585036105442019-04-15T09:22:03.390-07:002019-04-15T09:22:03.390-07:00Here here!Here here!John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-3336685257691503672019-04-15T06:59:53.896-07:002019-04-15T06:59:53.896-07:00I'll say one thing for sure: David Copperfield...I'll say one thing for sure: David Copperfield has certainly been both industrious and respectful at collecting the things Houdini used, owned, performed with and treasured. It is wonderful that these things survive, even if they survive in a private collection. So much is lost and destroyed as time goes by just because folks don't think they are important. I'm glad David Copperfield James Criswellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-83589562939627282712019-04-13T12:47:38.394-07:002019-04-13T12:47:38.394-07:00I saw one before Eric and before the books were in...I saw one before Eric and before the books were in place and the crack was there.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-5021075032798539322019-04-13T12:37:52.600-07:002019-04-13T12:37:52.600-07:00The first magician I saw posing in front of the bo...The first magician I saw posing in front of the bookcase was Eric Decamps. He must have been standing right in front of the crack since it was not visible. Then I saw the photo of Julie Eng posing at the bookcase and the crack was suddenly visible. I say cut a new piece. Not every single piece of Houdini item can be absolutely original. The USD is almost entirely a copy anyway.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-21072888794628071952019-04-13T09:22:38.431-07:002019-04-13T09:22:38.431-07:00That was the idea. Hopefully they accomplished thi...That was the idea. Hopefully they accomplished this. But so many of HH's books went to the Library of Congress.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-37683271529947294342019-04-13T09:21:02.386-07:002019-04-13T09:21:02.386-07:00I hadn't noticed that. Shame to think it was c...I hadn't noticed that. Shame to think it was cracked in transit. And that presents a dilemma. Does one replace the glass, or keep Houdini's original glass and seal the crack.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-18503244942746317212019-04-13T07:31:57.548-07:002019-04-13T07:31:57.548-07:00I seem to recall Chris Kenner mentioning that they...I seem to recall Chris Kenner mentioning that they were making an attempt to identify the actual books in the famed photo, and getting them reunited with their shelf to the greatest degree possible.Lisa Cousinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-133927617796398802019-04-13T07:13:47.309-07:002019-04-13T07:13:47.309-07:00With the old books and the old cups, etc., inside,...With the old books and the old cups, etc., inside, it really looks like it's living in Houdini's time again. Marvelous. (What effort it must've taken to get that case out of 278 without destroying it.)Tom and Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133250855806942658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-57322835926579136572019-04-12T22:26:20.413-07:002019-04-12T22:26:20.413-07:00Oh dear.Oh dear.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-54955454988782303002019-04-12T20:32:48.174-07:002019-04-12T20:32:48.174-07:00Yes, there is.Yes, there is.Scott Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16443245023293651153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-57042929041737952762019-04-12T19:08:50.621-07:002019-04-12T19:08:50.621-07:00Is there a crack in the glass showcase next to Sco...Is there a crack in the glass showcase next to Scott's right shoulder?Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-88256157870502462112019-04-12T09:43:06.142-07:002019-04-12T09:43:06.142-07:00Beautiful. Just perfect.Beautiful. Just perfect.Lisa Cousinsnoreply@blogger.com