tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post5928708203521235994..comments2024-03-18T20:46:10.605-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Chung Ling Soo is a True NightmareJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-32639741329383960532022-05-11T09:14:04.539-07:002022-05-11T09:14:04.539-07:00The book JC references is available on Google Book...The book JC references is available on Google Books as PDF if interested Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-15261937892502497852015-11-02T15:49:14.403-08:002015-11-02T15:49:14.403-08:00That's great news! Then it's not a bad thi...That's great news! Then it's not a bad thing that Derek's book slipped under my radar. Will pick up the new edition on publication. Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-52717098015539277752015-11-02T15:06:30.538-08:002015-11-02T15:06:30.538-08:00There will be a new edition of Derek's book co...There will be a new edition of Derek's book coming out next year.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-23564341507667985132015-11-01T10:14:25.841-08:002015-11-01T10:14:25.841-08:00My Houdini library has fallen behind. I don't ...My Houdini library has fallen behind. I don't have Derek's book and still haven't purchased Witch of Lime Street.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-10971902374699290542015-11-01T07:24:51.964-08:002015-11-01T07:24:51.964-08:00I thought I read it in Derek Tait's Houdini Th...I thought I read it in Derek Tait's Houdini The British Tours, which is a great source for his early handcuff king performances. All kinds of unexpected things pop up in those reviews that Derek posts in full. But I had a quick browse and couldn't find it, so I might have been conflating the Barrel Mystery and the Die.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-30249447052339597102015-10-31T12:49:16.512-07:002015-10-31T12:49:16.512-07:00I couldn't find any info in HH's early exp...I couldn't find any info in HH's early experimental illusion in Silverman. I'm curious as to the source of this piece of information.<br /><br />Glad you liked my Soo post but it's all from Silverman.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-89422340611465756602015-10-28T19:20:13.279-07:002015-10-28T19:20:13.279-07:00Oh, my bad then. There was some illusion that he e...Oh, my bad then. There was some illusion that he experimented with during his Handcuff King days (and I don't mean the barrel mystery). I remembered it as the Die.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-76406979788647178142015-10-28T18:07:25.202-07:002015-10-28T18:07:25.202-07:00De Kolta's effect was part of the failed Briti...De Kolta's effect was part of the failed British Grand Magical Revue of the Spring of 1914. By then the cuffs were ancient history.<br />Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-73584395562855315282015-10-28T07:56:22.383-07:002015-10-28T07:56:22.383-07:00Good stuff. Thanks Leo. Also, the De Kolta Expandi...Good stuff. Thanks Leo. Also, the De Kolta Expanding Die is a good example of how Houdini continued to perform stage illusions even during the height of his Handcuff King days.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-33300349210190303632015-10-27T20:58:43.368-07:002015-10-27T20:58:43.368-07:00The only spat between HH and Soo that I'm awar...The only spat between HH and Soo that I'm aware of occurred when HH asked Soo not to perform Bautier de Kolta's Expanding Die. HH purchased de Kolta's original die from Will Goldston, who had acquired it from DK's mistress. Apparently Goldston gave HH exclusive performing rights and HH believed he had it.<br /><br />When HH heard the rumor that Soo was going to present this effectLeo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-90798004450934538982015-10-27T17:28:26.940-07:002015-10-27T17:28:26.940-07:00Thanks. I will check that book out.Thanks. I will check that book out.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-89682311787219919642015-10-27T17:08:14.483-07:002015-10-27T17:08:14.483-07:00Hi John,
You should read the 'Silence of Soo,...Hi John, <br />You should read the 'Silence of Soo,' by Todd Karr. He has some very interesting correspondence between Houdini and Robinson. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712078758138413652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-85601737811152922212015-10-27T10:32:24.766-07:002015-10-27T10:32:24.766-07:00Really excellent question, JC. Unfortunately, I af...<br />Really excellent question, JC. Unfortunately, I afraid I don't know whether the book presented any friction between HH and Robinson. My guess is it didn't. Houdini and Robinson became friends well before Houdini developed his close relationship with Kellar, so it might not have come into play. Jim's book is my own go to source for all things Soo/Houdini, so if there's John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-75342559498496654552015-10-27T09:16:15.244-07:002015-10-27T09:16:15.244-07:00I was just going to write you to ask for your opin...I was just going to write you to ask for your opinion on something about Houdini and Chung Ling Soo. Please, forgive me if this is explained somewhere in the web. It's HUGE and didn't found anything by now so I put it here. And patience for my english as, you know, it is not my native language.<br /><br />I'm reading Steinmeyer's biography about Chung Ling Soo and knew about the JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17777741372056624537noreply@blogger.com