tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post2721252656839257998..comments2024-03-28T03:39:00.025-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: The Houdinis and the Doyles...take an Uber?John Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-76799027043344261372020-06-22T13:46:25.075-07:002020-06-22T13:46:25.075-07:00In 1977 there was an big article in the Denver Pos...In 1977 there was an big article in the Denver Post titled 'When Houdini and Doyle Met in Denver.' i saved it because i saved everything Houdini but, as a kid, i wasn't as interested in the spiritualism as in the escapes. i remember it being kind of a dull read but i was thrilled to see Harry in the newspaper.Bullet Valmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10602986456504407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-43092754846802379702020-06-20T14:10:00.186-07:002020-06-20T14:10:00.186-07:00That is precisely where Houdini was staying that w...That is precisely where Houdini was staying that week! (Not sure about Doyle.)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-14143886264851080942020-06-20T14:09:13.795-07:002020-06-20T14:09:13.795-07:00The Brown Palace hotel was (and is) across the str...The Brown Palace hotel was (and is) across the street from the location of Mile High Photo. It remains a high-end hotel, the sort of place that people like Houdini and Doyle would have stayed. I'd imagine that the photo was taken because one or both of them were staying there.Bill Mullinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-27407317055715159702020-06-20T09:26:52.676-07:002020-06-20T09:26:52.676-07:00Wonderful photo - thanks for sharing. That's q...Wonderful photo - thanks for sharing. That's quite a hat on the driver (Scottish, no doubt!)Tom and Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133250855806942658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-15803763177820121952020-06-19T18:01:39.933-07:002020-06-19T18:01:39.933-07:00I think Jack is right. Harry and Bess are standing...I think Jack is right. Harry and Bess are standing outside the car. Not enough room in the back for all four of them.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-81885624632271968372020-06-19T12:14:13.609-07:002020-06-19T12:14:13.609-07:00Perhaps Bess might actually be standing behind the...Perhaps Bess might actually be standing behind the running board and this accounts for the "weird" angle making her look extra tiny.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141355067065997944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-65302977014258460062020-06-19T07:32:35.980-07:002020-06-19T07:32:35.980-07:00Sensational! Thank you, Ted. I did not have that D...Sensational! Thank you, Ted. I did not have that Denver lecture in my chronology. Now I do. :)<br /><br />If it's no trouble to send me the article, that would be greatly appreciated. Sounds like it was quite a night! <a href="https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/p/contact_6512.html" rel="nofollow">Contact</a>John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-20653659847969950922020-06-19T07:30:52.492-07:002020-06-19T07:30:52.492-07:00Oh, you know, that could be! Good eye.Oh, you know, that could be! Good eye.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-35091887218668769282020-06-19T04:50:24.692-07:002020-06-19T04:50:24.692-07:00This struck me as odd that four people could sit i...This struck me as odd that four people could sit in the back seat of this model of a sedan. I don't think it was cramped in fact it appears to me that Houdini and Bess are not in the car they are on the street standing on the other side of the car. Houdini is leaning against it with his arm hanging over the side panel while Bess is standing to his right. The car looks to be parked or stopped Houdini & Hardeenhttps://houdiniandhardeen.home.blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-42226872230548257332020-06-19T03:38:41.592-07:002020-06-19T03:38:41.592-07:00Tuesday October 21, 1924 I should say.Tuesday October 21, 1924 I should say.Ted Richthofenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651706269748895374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-23497851604678629842020-06-19T03:25:19.427-07:002020-06-19T03:25:19.427-07:00I misspoke (wrote?), you are correct about the con...I misspoke (wrote?), you are correct about the congruent Doyle/Houdini tour dates in May of 1923. Houdini was at the Orpheum theatre. However, he was also touring (without the company of Doyle) for his lecture "Can the Dead Talk to the Living" in Denver on the 21st of October in the Denver Auditorium this time. He gets a front-page feature in the Denver Post on October 22. I am able to Ted Richthofenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651706269748895374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-43604507064818856542020-06-18T14:33:48.965-07:002020-06-18T14:33:48.965-07:00Great, thank you Ted! Did you see my little update...Great, thank you Ted! Did you see my little update? I did notice the Mile High Photo sign in the background and guessed this might be Denver. Glad to have it confirmed! But I have Houdini and Doyle in Denver the week of May 7-13, 1923?<br /><br />Do you have a source for the 1924 lectures? I have HH in Texas on Oct 19 , Idaho on the 23rd, and Oakland on the 25th. Maybe there's a Denver stop IJohn Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-25968242163049067292020-06-18T12:57:35.508-07:002020-06-18T12:57:35.508-07:00Hi John!
This is from a set of two photos in Denve...Hi John!<br />This is from a set of two photos in Denver, Colorado. They were taken in the week of October 21-24 (?) in 1924. In the background, there's the Mile High Photo Company, which firmly places these photos in Denver at 322 17th St. Houdini visited Denver several times in his life, but this visit included both cordial and tense meetings with the Doyles. They were lecturing about Ted Richthofenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651706269748895374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-64486886631833339192020-06-18T11:29:45.628-07:002020-06-18T11:29:45.628-07:00Oops, I removed for a typo....
Oh goodness, Bess ...Oops, I removed for a typo....<br /><br />Oh goodness, Bess looks so adorably teeny tiny here! The perspective just really emphasizes how small she was. This is a really neat photo! Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495592540465884727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-75119537724390121132020-06-18T11:28:00.380-07:002020-06-18T11:28:00.380-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495592540465884727noreply@blogger.com