tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post7230575272723390421..comments2024-03-28T03:39:00.025-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Houdini, Delprade, and the origin of MetamorphosisJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-54230050063832228522023-04-17T08:20:37.474-07:002023-04-17T08:20:37.474-07:00That is interesting. Thanks! It's the part abo...That is interesting. Thanks! It's the part about Delprade bringing it to America that was key for me.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-73620840821301364532023-04-16T13:56:54.899-07:002023-04-16T13:56:54.899-07:00In case it's of interest, prior to Houdini'...In case it's of interest, prior to Houdini's letter to Kellar, P. T. Selbit noted that Delprade's "Substitution" routine preceded that of Houdini, Valadon and Albini, among others, in the third part of his "Recollections of Magicians," which appeared in The Showman of December 20, 1901, p. 231.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-88614849827546101472023-04-16T06:20:45.819-07:002023-04-16T06:20:45.819-07:00Bravo!Bravo!DAVID SALTMANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-31839825446708809702023-04-14T18:10:06.995-07:002023-04-14T18:10:06.995-07:00The pictures and info about the subject is great �...The pictures and info about the subject is great 👍Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-13641947919142128612023-04-14T07:48:55.525-07:002023-04-14T07:48:55.525-07:00Haha. That's the plan!Haha. That's the plan!John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-64873753142845139642023-04-13T20:53:05.176-07:002023-04-13T20:53:05.176-07:00That's incredible! The chronology book will be...That's incredible! The chronology book will be like being dazzled by a sudden shower of diamonds!Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-47911100534346979172023-04-12T08:41:51.136-07:002023-04-12T08:41:51.136-07:00I love Randi. But I think he was a great gatherer ...<br />I love Randi. But I think he was a great gatherer and teller of stories. Not sure he was ever a researcher who went deep into the trenches (at least with Houdini). That was true of many of these guys back then. I was just talking to Pat Culliton about this. Pat was the young whippersnapper who went deep and uncovered a lot of new information. And they would all tell him he was wrong becauseJohn Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-35346651545928355952023-04-12T06:39:47.771-07:002023-04-12T06:39:47.771-07:00As I recall, James Randi in his book, Houdini His ...As I recall, James Randi in his book, Houdini His Life and Art, talks about the sub trunk and where Houdini got it. I was always a bit flustered because I didn't know where that information came from. But I'll bet, after reading your post, it came from Walter Gibson, as his info and what Randi wrote are similar. The story is on pg 25. Randi goes go into more detail, and claims it was 1891Carnegiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-46904452345133791672023-04-11T17:18:24.806-07:002023-04-11T17:18:24.806-07:00Haha. Nice.Haha. Nice.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-9345313563521923532023-04-11T17:17:51.593-07:002023-04-11T17:17:51.593-07:00It took two marathon sessions, but it's done. ...It took two marathon sessions, but it's done. :) Yes, loads of dates for the chronology.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-76910794785900241432023-04-11T17:16:43.677-07:002023-04-11T17:16:43.677-07:00Thank you for the tip on Gibson's The Master M...Thank you for the tip on Gibson's The Master Magicians. I never would have thought to look at that book. Something else Gibson says in that book is Ehrich adopted his stagename "Houdini" on his birthday (1891). I've never heard that before.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-13605854236426804882023-04-11T16:22:58.274-07:002023-04-11T16:22:58.274-07:00As soon as I read the start of this post I remembe...As soon as I read the start of this post I remembered reading decades ago about someone doing the sub trunk before Houdini. Great info. Thanks. <br />Teacher to student: "Harry, use the word metamorphosis in a sentence."<br />Harry: "I never metamorphosis I didn't like."🤣Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-74086720084951453482023-04-11T16:07:52.443-07:002023-04-11T16:07:52.443-07:00There must be more dates for your Chronology in th...There must be more dates for your Chronology in those Kellar/Houdini binders. It will require a marathon reading session, but that would be fun, and interesting work.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-52458829219412268282023-04-11T15:16:25.150-07:002023-04-11T15:16:25.150-07:00Thank you John for bringing this topic up. I have ...Thank you John for bringing this topic up. I have been searching for the origin to the Subtrunk for a while and now it seems the mystery is solved. <br /><br />Charles did wonderful work unearthing the key element of this mystery. It has been a long journey for all of us, but now we have a lot of the pieces to this puzzle. I'm sure there is more to undig. Michael Pascoenoreply@blogger.com