tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post5673606587720906441..comments2024-03-28T21:34:40.656-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Houdini and The Master Mystery at Clune'sJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-73072290527301240202022-11-07T08:42:10.442-08:002022-11-07T08:42:10.442-08:00https://www.lahtf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/C...https://www.lahtf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Cameo-Theatre-300x225.jpg. A recent photo of the interior of the theater, now used by the retailer for storage, etc. While no longer a theater inside, that the building has been preserved is a plus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-76099946451163752882022-03-18T08:38:34.100-07:002022-03-18T08:38:34.100-07:00I found this today in my feed. Scroll down to #21 ...I found this today in my feed. Scroll down to #21 and see a drawing someone did on the Automaton back in 1918. As soon as I saw this I knew where it was from.<br /><br />https://www.boredpanda.com/old-things-historical-finds-took-you-long-enough/<br /><br />Amazed and confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08440951890663749280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-4511706279951407582019-08-25T08:46:50.138-07:002019-08-25T08:46:50.138-07:00Oh, fantastic. I had forgotten about that. Thanks....Oh, fantastic. I had forgotten about that. Thanks.<br /><br />So with GG we know he talked about the airplane crash. With TMFB he did magic or talked about spiritualism. Now we just need to find some description of what he did during these MM appearances.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-12202508411773558782019-08-25T08:37:01.060-07:002019-08-25T08:37:01.060-07:00You might have forgotten this blog entry by Joe. H...You might have forgotten this blog entry by Joe. HH discussed the stunts in the Grim Game in this personal appearance:<br /><br />http://harryhoudinicircumstantialevidence.com/?p=672Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-45418878883158804462019-08-23T12:32:30.985-07:002019-08-23T12:32:30.985-07:00Those people in there were immune to your charms. ...Those people in there were immune to your charms. :(<br /><br />The summer of 1919 had to be the apex of Houdini's brush with Hollywood glamour: Shooting a major motion picture while promoting his serial. Those were the good times, but alas, the action/adventure crown would go to Douglas Fairbanks.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-10043432716750073762019-08-23T08:32:03.314-07:002019-08-23T08:32:03.314-07:00Will do. Thanks.Will do. Thanks.Tom and Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133250855806942658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-29060962725190351532019-08-23T07:55:13.633-07:002019-08-23T07:55:13.633-07:00BTW, I took that pic above on the same day I was d...BTW, I took that pic above on the same day I was downtown researching and taking pics of the 1915 straitjacket escape location. I went in hoping to maybe get a look at the back. But I got no love.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-65468134518296270812019-08-23T07:51:54.608-07:002019-08-23T07:51:54.608-07:00Love it!Love it!John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-80404072488948514852019-08-23T07:51:30.221-07:002019-08-23T07:51:30.221-07:00Oh wow! I didn't know that. Thanks, Rick.Oh wow! I didn't know that. Thanks, Rick.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-16728290700095002512019-08-23T07:50:41.669-07:002019-08-23T07:50:41.669-07:00I've yet to read anything that describes exact...I've yet to read anything that describes exactly what Houdini did during these personal appearances.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-31472915149443695782019-08-23T07:49:05.267-07:002019-08-23T07:49:05.267-07:00Also check out some of those links to the Los Ange...Also check out some of those links to the Los Angeles Theaters blog. It was a real state of the art theater with a huge projection booth. Built in 1910, but clearly looking ahead.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-43911151164873547802019-08-23T07:32:25.800-07:002019-08-23T07:32:25.800-07:00Very interesting. I just looked up the theater and...Very interesting. I just looked up the theater and it looks like it had a huge auditorium and seating capacity.Tom and Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133250855806942658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-2523175314854899022019-08-22T18:52:54.831-07:002019-08-22T18:52:54.831-07:00BTW: Fantastic work. Very exciting to know that th...BTW: Fantastic work. Very exciting to know that the building, auditorium and screen still survive.Joe M. Notarohttp://harryhoudinicircumstantialevidence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-90574907082160904442019-08-22T18:49:54.846-07:002019-08-22T18:49:54.846-07:00I also love the connection to the Pickwick Theatre...I also love the connection to the Pickwick Theatre in San Diego, where the serial was also booked for the summer months, but unlike his personal appearance at Clune’s on June 25th, Houdini couldn’t make his original scheduled personal appearance due to fracturing his wrist on June 28th during the making of The Grim Game.Joe M. Notarohttp://harryhoudinicirumstantialevidence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-32918443395408544342019-08-22T18:46:51.471-07:002019-08-22T18:46:51.471-07:00Clunes was also were Birth Of A Nation premiered. ...Clunes was also were Birth Of A Nation premiered. Rick SchmidlinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310181467925165830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-53223480513228368222019-08-22T12:14:03.900-07:002019-08-22T12:14:03.900-07:00Great story about the Clune, later Cameo theater. ...Great story about the Clune, later Cameo theater. I remember the Cameo, for decades showing "4 Hit Movies" (Four!) for $1.50/$2.00. It was a grind house where people went, (and slept, it was open 24 hours) when they had no place to go, or didn't know what to do with themselves, or couldn't afford more for entertainment. It mostly showed old action and later ex/black/sex Diego Domingonoreply@blogger.com