tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post4306361830183455527..comments2024-03-27T08:03:12.221-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Houdini's magic theaterJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-53622600161464817882015-02-08T22:45:04.483-08:002015-02-08T22:45:04.483-08:00You're welcome John. It appears many of us loo...You're welcome John. It appears many of us looked up to HH as a role model. I preferred him to the professional athletes so many of my schoolmates revered. Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-6359126460471066552015-02-07T11:08:02.777-08:002015-02-07T11:08:02.777-08:00I love that, Leo. :)I love that, Leo. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-48454893021387861032015-02-07T11:01:12.968-08:002015-02-07T11:01:12.968-08:00I couldn't have picked a better role model at ...I couldn't have picked a better role model at the age of 12:<br /><br />1. Honored his parents.<br />2. Was charitable to the poor.<br />3. A non smoker and drinker.<br />4. Loved magic and escapes.<br />5. Stressed the importance of good physical conditioning. The best P.E. teacher I ever had.Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-9875307898170550642015-01-29T08:30:51.977-08:002015-01-29T08:30:51.977-08:00We try in many ways to use him as a role model.
...We try in many ways to use him as a role model. <br /><br />Dorothy Dietrich and Dick Brookz<br />The Houdini Museum<br />Scranton, PA<br />The Only Building in the World Devoted Totally to HoudiniDorothy Dietrich and Dick Brookzhttp://houdini.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-89444436642355080202015-01-27T21:48:51.139-08:002015-01-27T21:48:51.139-08:00Absolutely D & D! Houdini was indeed a visiona...Absolutely D & D! Houdini was indeed a visionary and a bold one at that. But then, boldness is part and parcel of being a visionary. It's the visionaries that defy inertia and take things to the next level whether it's aviation or magic or...Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-6279898176409806122015-01-27T21:38:02.944-08:002015-01-27T21:38:02.944-08:00I always amazes us what a visionary Houdini was!
...I always amazes us what a visionary Houdini was!<br /> <br />Dorothy Dietrich and Dick Brookz<br />The Houdini Museum<br />Scranton, PA<br />The Only Building in the World Devoted Totally to HoudiniDorothy Dietrich and Dick Brookzhttp://houdini.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-85708531523031165232015-01-27T21:05:20.078-08:002015-01-27T21:05:20.078-08:00Good old Silverman. Thanks. I didn't remember ...Good old Silverman. Thanks. I didn't remember this.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-78458916073138521932015-01-27T19:37:09.656-08:002015-01-27T19:37:09.656-08:00No, it's in the Silverman book near the bottom...No, it's in the Silverman book near the bottom of page 228. The things Houdini wanted to create in the Temple of Mystery is all Disney. Silverman doesn't mention that but it's clear Houdini was thinking along those lines (no pun here) of a Disney ride with audio animatronics, moving seats and all kinds of special effects.<br /><br />This could have been the ancestor, a crude early Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-79644851372210315152015-01-27T17:31:04.760-08:002015-01-27T17:31:04.760-08:00Thanks Leo. Good stuff. I don't recall these d...Thanks Leo. Good stuff. I don't recall these details. Is this in the Kalush book?John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-90780071436806743412015-01-27T17:12:37.120-08:002015-01-27T17:12:37.120-08:00Experienced theater people talked Houdini out of t...Experienced theater people talked Houdini out of this project because the time wasn't right with the First World War raging. It was envisioned to be something out of Disneyland--before Disneyland existed: Seats that moved and automata that talked, and recorded voices coming out of nowhere. Harry was ahead of his time by about 37 years.Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-17437425111328739252015-01-27T13:32:21.134-08:002015-01-27T13:32:21.134-08:00Thanks for the link to my article!Thanks for the link to my article!Carnegiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-7835809156208060592015-01-27T10:32:09.268-08:002015-01-27T10:32:09.268-08:00Many people over the years wanted to open a ongoin...Many people over the years wanted to open a ongoing magic show spot in New York City. As I recall Howard Thurston, Harry Houdini, Doug Henning, David Copperfield, etc. I am proud to say Dorothy Dietrich and myself, Dick Brookz, were the first ones to do so with The Magic Towne House 1026 Third Avenue, North of 60th Street, New York City that ran for 15 years. It was originally the brainstorm Dick Brookz and Dorothy Dietrichhttp://houdini.orgnoreply@blogger.com