Saturday, May 26, 2007

Harry Handcuff Houdini reporting for duty

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The website ancestry.com has launched a new section devoted to the military records of U.S. citizens from the Revolutionary War through Wor...
Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Burglar destroys Houdini collection in arson fire

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The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Jarrod Frederick allegedly made a priceless collection of Houdini memorabilia vanish. But the trick ha...
Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Houdini The Musical opens in the UK, June 6

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The new UK production, Houdini - The Musical , receives its world premiere at The Playhouse in Weston Super Mare, Somerset on June 6, 2007...
Monday, May 7, 2007

Poster for Death Defying Acts

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A new one-sheet for Death Defying Acts starring Guy Pearce and Catherine Zeta-Jones has appeared over at the Myriad Pictures website . You’...
Sunday, May 6, 2007

Houdini watercolor by Robert Nelson

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Robert Nelson, a highly respected contemporary painter, printmaker and collage artist, presents "Harry Houdini's Water Escape in N...
Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Houdini returns to Winston-Salem

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PRESS RELEASE: In November, 1924, the world famous Harry Houdini performed at Reynolds Auditorium. On May 31, 2007 Houdini returns to Winsto...
Monday, April 30, 2007

The Master Mystery screening in L.A., May 3

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Attention all LA-based Houdini buffs. The Silent Movie Theater in West Hollywood will screen episodes from The Mastery Mystery as part of t...
Sunday, April 29, 2007

A restoration that’s a revelation

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Houdini fans were pleased last year when Alpha Video finally released a DVD of Houdini’s 1922 film, The Man From Beyond . However, I’m he...
Monday, April 23, 2007

Inside Daisy White

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Adrienne Barbeau’s bestselling autobiography, There Are Worse Things I Could Do , is now available in paperback from Amazon.com . Of cou...
Wednesday, April 18, 2007

First pic of Guy Pearce as Houdini

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Finally we have a first photo of Guy Pearce as Houdini in the new film, Death Defying Acts , co-starring Catherine Zeta-Jones. Shouldn’t he...
Thursday, April 12, 2007

Magic Made Easy fetches $4,457 on eBay

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An original copy of  Magic Made Easy  has fetched a whopping $4,457 on eBay. The auction started at $9.95 (no reserve) and received 29 bids...

Revised cover for Secret Life UK paperback

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The cover art for the UK paperback edition of The Secret Life of Houdini by William Kalush and Larry Sloman has undergone a slight change. ...