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Tag Archives: bess
Blogcast #3: The Final Moments of Houdini’s Life
By Tom Interval Blogcast #3: The The Final Moments of Houdini’s Life is now live on YouTube. About two months after Harry Houdini died, Bess, his wife, wrote a heartfelt letter to magic collector Edwin A. Dearn and his wife, … Continue reading
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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Mademoiselle Houdini
By Tom Interval From the time Harry Houdini graced the stage in the early 1890s as one of the two Brothers Houdini, to the day he died in 1926, he earned a superabundant paper-flood of press coverage. Whether he was mentioned … Continue reading
Posted in Bess, Popular Science Monthly
Tagged articles, ball and chain, beatrice, bess, bess houdini, bessie, clippings, equality, escapes, houdini, mentions, mrs h, mrs houdini, newspapers, oregon boot, photos, public relations, publicity
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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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The Abracadabra Kid Meets Bess Houdini
By Tom Interval If you’re a fan of children’s literature, then you’re probably familiar with Sid Fleischman’s work. If not, here’s the scoop: Fleischman (1920-2010) was a Newbery Medal-winning author who wrote children’s books, screenplays, novels, instructional magic books, and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Authors, Bess, Literature, Sculptures, Sid Fleischman
Tagged 1936, 2014, Aztec Woman of Tehuantepec, balboa park, beatrice, bess, bess houdini, bessie, ca, california, courtyard, donal hord, fountain, harry houdini, house of hospitality, la Tehuana, park, san diego, sculpture, sid fleischman, sidney fleischman
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Houdini’s Stamford Home Identified: 286 Webb’s Hill Road
By Tom Interval Listen to/watch this blog post on video → One of Harry Houdini’s better-known homes was (and is) located at 278 W. 113th St. in Harlem, his permanent residence. However, unless you’re a Houdini geek, you might not … Continue reading
Posted in 278 W. 113th St., 286 Webb's Hill Rd., Bess, Buildings, Homes, Leopold
Tagged 1904, 1905, 286 webb's hill road, bess, connecticut, ct, ehrich weiss, farm, farmland, ferguson library, giovanni's, harry houdini, historic neighborhood preservation program, hnpp, home, houdini, house, john de forest, john l de forest, kenneth silverman, leopold, madonia, newsletter, north stamford, once ipon a long long ridge, property, rd, renee kahn, residence, restaurant, stamford, steak house, steakhouse, summer, triumphant lockwood, water well, webb family, webbs hill
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Bess Houdini with Mirror Cuffs and Houdini Bust
Here’s a magnificent photo of Bess Houdini I recently found on an auction website (below). The glittering goodies on the table include some pretty recognizable stuff. such as the original bronze Houdini bust, the legendary Mirror Cuffs, and the Hamilton & … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Bess, Bust, Collecting, Handcuffs, Mirror Cuffs
Tagged beatrice, bess, bessie, bust, daily mirror, harry houdini, mirror cuffs
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‘Harry Harry don’t go’: The Final Moments of Houdini’s Life
By Tom Interval Listen to/watch this blog entry in video format → Magicians the world over have heard of magic historian and author Edwin A. Dawes. But there’s another Edwin A. whose role in the history of magic and Houdini … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Bess, Death, Letters
Tagged 1926, beatrice, bess, canada, death, died, harry houdini, j. gordon whitehead, mcgill university, montreal
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Niagara Falls Lovebirds
A rare, never-before-published photo of Harry Houdini and his wife Bess inhabiting this dimension to visit the Houdini Magical Hall of Fame in Niagara Falls, Canada. May your Valentine’s Day be equally anachronistic. Tom Interval
Posted in Bess, Holidays, Houdini Magical Hall of Fame, Museums
Tagged anachronism, beatrice, bess, bessie, canada, harry houdini, lovebirds, magical hall of fame, museum, niagara falls, ontario, photoshop
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