tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post6287475312325474902..comments2024-03-28T03:39:00.025-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Who coined the word "Escapologist"?John Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-55824618752689844912017-02-19T10:22:03.124-08:002017-02-19T10:22:03.124-08:00Great stuff. Thanks. A conundrum indeed. But that&...Great stuff. Thanks. A conundrum indeed. But that's Houdini for you!John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-49615290809594465072017-02-18T03:10:15.361-08:002017-02-18T03:10:15.361-08:00Here are the links for you John but now he is a co...Here are the links for you John but now he is a conundrum.<br />The article in The Argus (BTW correct date is 7th Feb.) does use the word 'escapologist'<br /><br />The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Monday 7 February 1910 p 9 Article<br />http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10832758?searchTerm=houdini&searchLimits=dateFrom=1910-01-01|||dateTo=1910-12-31|||l-title=13<br />Karl Bartonihttp://www.dragonskull.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-30536183811972793012017-02-17T04:16:37.201-08:002017-02-17T04:16:37.201-08:00Good points, Karl.
In the Houdini quote from the...Good points, Karl. <br /><br />In the Houdini quote from the 1910 Argusm he uses "escapologist." Escapeologist is used in the 1915 clippings. <br /><br />But maybe I need to recheck that Argus interview and see if it actually says "escapeologist." I might have just typed it wrong. Hope I can find that again.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-6405233852198885392017-02-17T01:10:01.055-08:002017-02-17T01:10:01.055-08:00A small point seems to be unoticed. In the above c...A small point seems to be unoticed. In the above clippings, it's the word escapeologist (escape-ologist) that's used not escapologist. Another interesting poins is that I've also searched all the available Australian newspapers (at the TROVE website)for the time Houdini was there and there is no further mention in reviews or advertising of the word used in the above clippings.So, Karl Bartonihttp://www.dragonskull.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-71084506442248128862016-09-25T18:37:18.182-07:002016-09-25T18:37:18.182-07:00Great find John. Funny I saw a challenge notice in...Great find John. Funny I saw a challenge notice in Gibson's The Houdini Scrapbook today with "Escapologist" in the title.<br /><br />Jack<br />Houdiniandhardeen.wordpress.com Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-553977402942174692016-09-25T16:29:46.817-07:002016-09-25T16:29:46.817-07:00Ah, the master. Never forget.Ah, the master. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ9q0x04k_c" rel="nofollow">Never forget</a>.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-83972414003399025842016-09-25T15:57:38.838-07:002016-09-25T15:57:38.838-07:00Interesting. I thought the word was created by the...Interesting. I thought the word was created by the great escapist Cyril St. John.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com