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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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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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Dinner at The Magic Castle with Actress Kristen Connolly
By Tom Interval If you’ve seen The Cabin in the Woods or the Netflix series House of Cards, actress Kristen Connolly’s face might be more familiar to you than her name. But make no mistake about it: Because of her talent, intelligence, beauty, and … Continue reading
Posted in Bess, Experts, John Cox, Magic Castle, Movies, Museums, Portrayals, Television, Websites, Wild About Harry
Tagged actresses, adrien brody, bess houdini, biopics, harry houdini, history, history channel, hollywood, john cox, kristen connolly, los angeles, magic castle, shows, television, tv
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Houdini Final Official Seance
The final official Houdini seance took place on the rooftop of the Knickerbocker Hotel in Hollywood, California, on October 31, 1936, exactly 10 years after Houdini died. I made this video from an old audio cassette tape in honor of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1936, beatrice, bess, bessie, ca, california, final seance, ghosts, halloween, harry houdini, hollywood, houdini, knickerbocker, los angeles, magicians, mediums, seances, spirits, spiritualism
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