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Category Archives: Holidays
Houdini Jack-o’-Lantern 2018
By Tom Interval Each year I carve a different Houdini-themed jack-o’-lantern, so here’s 2018’s offering. If you’d like to carve your own jack-o’-lantern, I posted steps on my Interval Magic blog. Happy Halloween!
Posted in Halloween, Holidays, Misc
Tagged carvings, harry houdini, jack-o-lantern, jackolanterns, projects, pumpkins
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Houdini the Mystercist Wishes You a Happy Fourth of July
By Tom Interval Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the mystercist, wizard, and expert in extrication and self-release, HOUDINI, assisted by MME. HOUDINI, in new illusions this Fourth of July, 1899, at the Orpheum, 110 S. Main St., Los Angeles, California. Both masters of … Continue reading
Posted in Fourth of July, Holidays
Tagged 4th of july, beatrice, beatrice houdini, bess, bess houdini, ca, california, Fourth of July, harry houdini, holidays, houdini, july 4, july 4th, july fourth, los angeles, mademoiselle, mme, orpheum
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Houdini’s Suspended Straitjacket Escape at Police Field Day Games
By Tom Interval There’s no enviable day to die, but if you’re a magician, and you have to cash in your chips, anyway, it might as well be on Halloween. That’s exactly what Harry Houdini did 91 years ago today: … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Death, Escapes, Halloween, Straitjacket
Tagged athletics, clippings, competitions, coney island, contests, escapes, events, exhibitions, fairs, games, gravesend, harry houdini, horses, hotel mcalpin, houdini, images, new york, new york times, newspapers, nypd, photos, pictures, police, police field day games, pomp and circumstance, race track, races, racetrack, sam, sheepshead bay, society of american magicians, straight-jackets, straightjackets, strait-jackets, straitjackets, suspended, upside down, upsidedown
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Houdini Jack-o’-Lantern 2017
By Tom Interval Last year I skipped my annual ritual of carving a Houdini jack-o’-lantern, but on this day—the eve of Halloween and of Houdini’s 91st death anniversary—I’m pleased to share a few photos of the one I made this … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Art, Death, Halloween, Holidays, Sculptures
Tagged art, carvings, eve, halloween, harry houdini, houdini, jack-o-lanterns, pumpkins
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In Memory of Houdini on the 90th Anniversary of His Death
By Tom Interval It’s been 90 years since Harry Houdini (1874–1926) died on Halloween, yet his name lives on—a testament to the genius behind his showmanship, originality, technical abilities, and knack for attaining publicity. Unhappy anniversary, Harry.
Posted in Anniversaries, Death, Halloween, Holidays, Photoshop Art
Tagged 1926, death, halloween, harry, holidays, houdini, memorial, memory, October 31
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Holiday Wishes
By Tom Interval Best wishes to you and your loved ones this holiday season.
Posted in Art, Christmas, Holidays, Photoshop, Photoshop Art
Tagged christmas, harry houdini, holidays, houdini, new year
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Happy Thanksgiving from Young Houdini
I hope everyone has a happy and safe Thanksgiving. Tom Interval, Interval Magic, Houdini Museum Note: The image above is Photoshopped, which should be pretty obvious to graphic designers and Houdini enthusiasts.
Posted in Holidays, Photoshop, Photoshop Art, Thanksgiving
Tagged art, harry houdini, holidays, houdini, manipulation, photo, photoshop, thanksgiving, turkey, young houdini
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Houdini Died Today, 89 Years Ago
Posted in Death, Halloween, Holidays
Tagged death, ehrich weiss, famous deaths, halloween, harry houdini, holiday, holidays, houdini
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San Fran Pre-Seance Show Tickets Still Available
By Tom Interval Tickets are sold out for the Official Houdini Seance 2015; however, you can still reserve your seats for the 2 and 5 p.m. magic and skepticism shows that will precede the main event at the historic Brava … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Events, Halloween, Holidays, Seances, Seances
Tagged events, harry houdini, houdini, official seance, san francisco, seance, seances, tickets
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Listen to Houdini’s Final Seance (1936)
By Tom Interval Long before Harry Houdini died on Halloween (89 years ago this Saturday), he and his wife, Bess, purportedly made a pact that the first to die would try to contact the survivor from “the great beyond,” as … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Bess, Death, Halloween, Holidays, Multimedia, Photoshop Art, Seances, Videos
Tagged 1936, 1943, beatrice, bess, code, ed saint, edward saint, final seance, harry houdini, hollywood, hotel, houdini, houdini code, knickerbocker, knickerbocker hotel, los angeles, pact, seance
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