tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post2579262897966350251..comments2024-03-29T07:21:28.014-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Houdini's leading ladies: Mae BuschJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-78445024811081964502017-02-12T05:48:42.689-08:002017-02-12T05:48:42.689-08:00(1866-1916) Singer, serio-comic [Born: Elizabeth M...(1866-1916) Singer, serio-comic [Born: Elizabeth Maria Lay in Rutherglen, Victoria]<br /><br />Dora De Vere started her career in the early 1880s and from 1883 was able to secure work with Frank Smith, F. M. Clark and the Cogill Bros among others. While touring with Clark in 1887 she met pit band musician Frederick William Busch. They married the following year and De Vere subsequently used BuschBornOnBellStreethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07845250483216396194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-42405026090785532842015-04-11T18:57:22.143-07:002015-04-11T18:57:22.143-07:00Great story!Great story!Peter Forresthttp://ukulelenorth.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-4508665661706701002015-04-11T06:56:16.529-07:002015-04-11T06:56:16.529-07:00It really does have a A-list cast, doesn't it?...It really does have a A-list cast, doesn't it? Certainly Houdini's best cast movie.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-47110842707553102382015-04-11T06:55:36.950-07:002015-04-11T06:55:36.950-07:00The Hudson, you mean. Yes, she could have. Althoug...The Hudson, you mean. Yes, she could have. Although she may have lived in L.A. at this time.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-89400336097793081412015-04-10T10:04:51.646-07:002015-04-10T10:04:51.646-07:00As I was the one who also produced the re of Von ...As I was the one who also produced the re of Von Stroheim reconstruction of"Greed" and also discovered all his lost papers and photo's( 4,000) for The Academy I have to say Mae in Foolish Wives is a must! Mae and also Tully Marshall who is great in Von Stroheim "The Merry Widow" is also another must o see. What really makes 'The Grim Game" shine for Houdini is Rick Schmidlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-21591417381521276082015-04-10T09:23:43.446-07:002015-04-10T09:23:43.446-07:00"She's a stunner. And now we have a nice ..."She's a stunner. And now we have a nice Houdini/Laurel and Hardy "<br /><br />They probably all stayed at the Hillside where we stayed when we went to Hollywood to introduce Houdini's "The Grim Game"Dorothy Dietrich and Dick Brookzhttp://houdini.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-88323226497374234392015-04-10T09:00:31.968-07:002015-04-10T09:00:31.968-07:00Sorry, David, I don't know who her parents wer...Sorry, David, I don't know who her parents were. But you can find quite a bit of info on her online. That would be quite a connection!John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-24160374463621258092015-04-10T08:55:15.826-07:002015-04-10T08:55:15.826-07:00Fascinating. Do you happen to know who her parents...Fascinating. Do you happen to know who her parents were? Asking because Rosa Csillag, opera singer mother to Blanche Corelli, had an affair with an orchestra conductor, which led to her divorce from Herrmann. Just grasping at straws, obviously, but you know how one thing leads to another....DAVID SALTMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270760638995836991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-49224181883244335142015-04-10T08:04:47.741-07:002015-04-10T08:04:47.741-07:00She's a stunner. And now we have a nice Houdin...She's a stunner. And now we have a nice Houdini/Laurel and Hardy connection. Could help Harry get a few degrees closer to Kevin Bacon. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-78640530155392300832015-04-10T08:02:29.670-07:002015-04-10T08:02:29.670-07:00They haven't yet announced a DVD release. It w...They haven't yet announced a DVD release. It will air on TCM first.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-28104461986235938262015-04-10T08:00:32.140-07:002015-04-10T08:00:32.140-07:00Can we get the movie on DVD?Can we get the movie on DVD?Professor Slim Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13560047621149566925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-14969079939550015152015-04-10T08:00:17.170-07:002015-04-10T08:00:17.170-07:00Wow .. So interesting. I love this story!Wow .. So interesting. I love this story!Professor Slim Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13560047621149566925noreply@blogger.com