41. Post-Crescent Wisconsin Files Hearthstone (Historic building); Herberger's (Firm); Hmong, (Asian people);Hotels; Houdini, Harry, 18741926; Icescape Festival; Indians of http://www.apl.org/pcindex/wi_files.asp

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42. Harry Houdini Harry Houdini (18741926). Houdini's real name was Ehrich Weiss. Hewas born on March 24, 1874 in Budapest. Although Houdini often http://www.towson.edu/~lglass/misc/houdini.htm

Harry Houdini (1874-1926) Houdini's real name was Ehrich Weiss. He was born on March 24, 1874 in Budapest. Although Houdini often claimed to be born in Appleton, Wisconsin, he actually came to the United States when he was four years old. To this day many connected with the small town of Appleton still claim that Houdini was born there. In later years, in a magazine interview, Houdini said about Appleton, "the greatest escape I ever made was when I left Appleton, Wisconsin." Houdini's father was Mayer Samuel Weiss. For a short time, he was Rabbi for the German Zoin Jewish Congregation in Appleton. His mother's name was Cecilia Steiner Weiss. His parents spoke only Yiddish, Hungarian, and German. The family was quite poor, so most of the children began to work at an early age. From the age of eight young Ehrich Weiss (Erik Weisz) sold newspapers and worked as a shoe shine boy. At the age of 12, young Ehrich left home to make his way in the world in an attempt to help support his family. Houdini began performing magic as a teenager, first calling himself Eric the Great. He read, as a teen ager in New York, "Revelations of a Spirit Meduim" by A. Medium, which exposed the tricks of phony psychics, who after being tied up would secretly release themselves to make ghostly things happen in darkened rooms. He also read "The Memoirs of Robert-Houdin," the autobiography of one of the greatest magicians of the day. Influenced by what he read and learned about the internationally known magician Robert Houdin, young Ehrich changed his name to Houdini, hoping to be in some way like his new found mentor.

43. Records For Spada, Pietro, 1935- (in MARION) Houdini, Harry, 18741926. cn A magician among the spirits. Houdini,Harry, 1874-1926 A magician among the spirits / by Houdini. http://js-catalog.cpl.org:60100/MARION/@SPIRITUALISM/31c491003000/0

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44. LitSearch: An Online Literary Database Houdini, Harry (18741926) Works by this author Miracle Mongers, An Expose',The. Copyright 2001 Keith Ito. All Rights Reserved. Admin Control Panel. http://daily.stanford.edu/litsearch/servlet/DescribeAuthor?name=Houdini, Harry

45. Booktalks Quick And Simple hit. (New Hampshire Great Stone Face Committee, 2002). SUBJECTS Houdini,Harry, 18741926. Escape artists. Magicians. © Permission http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/lalicki_spellbinder.htm

Nancy Keane's Booktalks Quick and Simple Main Page Author List Title List New This Month ... nancy@nancykeane.com Lalicki, Tom SPELLBINDER : THE LIFE OF HARRY HOUDINI New York : Holiday House, 2000. IL 3-6 RL 5.7 ISBN 082341499X Spellbinder is the life story of Harry Houdini. It is filled with great pictures like old advertisements for some of his performances. There are also interesting facts that I never knew about Houdini like personal details about his bizarre relationships with his mother and wife. The best part about this book is the cool descriptions of some of the crazy trick that he performed occasionally it includes HOW he did them, too! If you need to read a biography, this one is a hit. ( New Hampshire Great Stone Face Committee, 2002) SUBJECTS: Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926. Escape artists. Magicians. Permission is granted for the noncommercial duplication and use of this resource, provided it is substantially unchanged from its present form and appropriate credit is given.

46. ShalomOnline.com Translate this page Harry Houdini ( 1874-1926). El gran mago , el mayor de la historia, nació en Hungría como ARIK VAIS. Hijo del rabino Samuel Vais http://www.shalomonline.com/100judios_destacados/houdini.asp

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47. The ART Of Illusion By Dean Alan Carnegie He ushered in the 2nd Golden Age of Magic. Harry Houdini1874-1926.The Worlds Most Famous Magician, even today. Houdini specialized http://www.carnegiemagic.com/art.html

The ART of ILLUSION Artwork by Carnegie Dante 1882-1955. Dante(Harry Jansen) toured with Thurston's # 2 Show. He toured mainly in Europe. Although he had the same props as Thurston, he had a personality and charisma all his own. He named his show Sim Sala Bim and from all accounts it was sensational. Many classic effects came from that show. "The Backstage with the Magician" was an effect that Dante performed and today you can see a version in Lance Burton's show. HARRY BLACKSTONE 1885-1965 He was born Harry Bouton. During his career Harry went through many name changes before he stumbled upon the perfect name of Blackstone. Dante and Blackstone performed during the same period though Blackstone's popularity would outlast that of his competitor. Cesareo Peleaz is the founder of the Le Grand David Magic Show in Beverly Mass. He plays a character called 'Marco the Magi' and along with a huge cast presents the longest running resident magic show in the world. The performance is similiar to the shows of Fu-Manchu and Okito but yet they've developed a style all their own. They have performances each Sunday at the Cabot Street Cinema Theatre, and a totally different show on occasional Saturdays at the Larcom Theatre.

48. Circadian Shift Houdini, Harry Ehrich Weiss (18741926), American escape artist and magiciannoted for his daring feats and penchant for showmanship. http://circadian-shift.blogspot.com/

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49. Hjemmesider\posters ADELAIDE. 18531932. DAVENPORT. BROTHERS. HERRMANN. 1844-1896. Harry Houdini. 1874-1926.Harry Houdini. Harry A.JANSEN. 1882-1955. KELLAR. 1849-1922. ROBERT HOUDIN. 1805-? http://home.c2i.net/arivers/posters.htm

ADELAIDE DAVENPORT BROTHERS HERRMANN HARRY HOUDINI HARRY HOUDINI HARRY A.JANSEN KELLAR ROBERT HOUDIN Look at R.H. pendelur and old props ROSKOFF Painting on canvas ca: 20 x 24 cm. Painting on canvas ca:20 x 25 cm Durga Wizard of the Sphinx OKITO Blackstone Kalanag Thurstone Mark Wilson POSTER FOR SALE Magiske platter Dante 1883-1955 Houdini 1874- 1926 Channing Pollock.... 16. august 1928..... 13.juni 1939 - 3.okt.1944 Arne Arnardo Ingwaldo founder of MCN Finn Jon 14.mars 1939 Omedians de Mephisto postkort Ex liberis tegnet av Myhrmann

50. Antiques Memorabilia collection in Niagara Falls, Canada, this leg and waist restraint was once used bythe greatest magician of all time, Harry Houdini (18741926), during one of http://www.rauantiques.com/product.asp?InvCategoryID=29&page=1

51. 20th Century History Harry Houdini. One of Britannica Harry Houdini A short, concise overviewof the life of Erik Weisz, aka Harry Houdini. Chronology of http://history1900s.tqn.com/cs/houdiniharry/

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52. Russian Houdini Book An American of Hungarian extraction Harry Houdini (Erikh Weiss, 18741926), friendof the author of Sherlock Holmes, emerged in this new detective genre. http://www.uelectric.com/pastimes/moses1.htm

Russian Houdini Book A peek inside a Russian Work on Houdini By Arthur Moses The book translates into English as FROM ANCIENT MAGICIANS TO ILLUSIONISTS OF OUR DAY by authors Alexander A. Vadimov and Mark A. Trivas. The first Russian printing was in Moscow 1966 with 304 numbered pages which include text and photos. The second printing was also from Moscow in 1979 with text numbered from pages 5 through 271 and a photo section following renumbering pages beginning again from pages 3 through 62. A Czechoslovakian edition was printed in Bratislava, 1968 containing 368 numbered pages. The translated text as follows was taken from the second Russian edition. The book bestows upon us a brief over view of magic and magicians spanning everything from early Middle Eastern magic to medieval and Victorian magic to contemporary American, European, and Soviet Magicians. The work includes portrayals of those we easily recognize such as Houdin, the Herrmann's, the Davenport's, Dante, and Houdini among others. It even describes some early automatons. The text of the book follows: "Illusionists likewise were subject to the influence of this infectious enthusiasm. An American of Hungarian extraction Harry Houdini (Erikh Weiss, 1874-1926), friend of the author of Sherlock Holmes, emerged in this new detective genre. And although Conan Doyle was chairman of an English spiritual society and Houdini was clearly anti-spiritualist, having obtained the judicial punishment of more than 120 mediums, this didn't spoil their friendship.

53. HOUDINI - Historical Backdrop Harry Houdini's life (18741926) spanned one of the most vibrant eras in Americanhistory from the post-Civil War Reconstruction era to the high-flying Jazz http://www.turnerlearning.com/tntlearning/houdini/historical.html

TNT Originals Turner Learning The World of Houdini HOUDINI depicts life in New York City in the early twentieth century. To construct their sets, the filmmakers seem influenced by "How the Other Half Lives" by Jacob Riis. By the end of the 1880s photography was becoming cheaper, and Riis hit on the idea of using photography to draw attention to the conditions under which the poor in America-particularly the immigrants in New York City-were living. Examine the comparison between the Riis photograph and the sets created for HOUDINI. For Discussion

54. Researchpaper.com - Idea Diretory: Deaths - Famous And Unusual General Charles George Gordon, British general (18331885). Harry Houdini,magician (1874-1926). Bessie Smith, American Singer (1894-1937). http://www.researchpaper.com/questions/History/Deaths___Famous_and_Unusual/

Deaths - Famous and Unusual Grigori Rasputin, politically powerful Russian monk (1872-1916). Amelia Earhart, American aviatrix (1898-1937). Nicola Sacco (b. 1891) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (b. 1888), Italian anarchists (both died 1927). Girolamo Savonarola, Florentine priest and dictator (1452-1498). Anwar Sada, Egyptian statesman (1918-1981). Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir apparent to the Hapsburg monarchy. Anastasio Somoza, Nicaraguan leader (1896-1956). Alexander Hamilton, American Statesman. Dian Fossey, primatologist (1932-1985). Louis XVI, King of France (1754-1793). Indira Gandhi, Indian leader (1917-1984). Huey P. Long, Louisiana politician and governor (1893-1935). Pablo Escobar, Medellin drug lord, 1993. Joan d'Arc, French saint and national heroine (1412-1431). Jesus Christ, religious leader (c. 4 B.C.-29 A.D.) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Indian pacifist leader (1869-1948). Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Nazi Germany (1889-1945). Ernesto Che Guevara, Cuban revolutionary leader (1928-1967). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer (1756-1791).

55. What I Have Read Since 1974: The Great Houdini 21 cm. NOTES Includes bibliography and index. SUBJECT Houdini,Harry, 18741926. OTHER Epstein, Sam, 1909- joint author. http://www.whatihaveread.net/biblio/book_0690.html

Book 689 What I Have Read Since 1974 Book 691 Book 690/ The great Houdini Date completed: 1978-79 AUTHOR: Epstein, Beryl Williams, 1910- TITLE: The great Houdini : magician extraordinary / PLACE: New York : PUBLISHER: Julian Messner, YEAR: 1973 1950 FORMAT: viii, 182 p. : port. ; 21 cm. NOTES: Includes bibliography and index. SUBJECT: Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926. OTHER: Epstein, Sam, 1909- joint author. Purchase The Great Houdini: magician extraordinary from

56. FairyTale - A True Story 18741926. Harry Houdini, the escape artist and illusionist whose name has enteredthe English language as a synonym for impossible escape, was born Erich Weiss http://www.fairytalemovie.com/houdini.html

Harry Houdini, the escape artist and illusionist whose name has entered the English language as a synonym for impossible escape, was born Erich Weiss in Budapest, Hungary on March 24, 1874. His parents were Orthodox Jews, his father a rabbi. The family moved to Appleton, Wisconsin, near Milwaukee shortly after his birth. (Houdini later claimed to have been born there on April 6th, 1874.) He first became interested in magic at the age of nine when his father took him to see an English magician. He first appeared professionally in 1882, as a trapeze artist and circus acrobat. He also apprenticed to a locksmith, and learned how to pick locks. In 1888 his family moved to New York City. Aside from performing in theaters, Houdini did many of his most daring, seemingly impossible escapes in public venues, always attracting wide publicity. Such stunts as escaping from a strait jacket while suspended upside down, 75 feet off the ground, or emerging within 59 seconds after being tied up and sealed in a steel-bound packing case that was then lowered into the waters of New York Harbor, earned him world-wide fame. Many of Houdini's escapes were genuinely dangerous. Once, in Chatham, England he escaped from the muzzle of a loaded cannon while a lit fuse burned. In Nova Scotia he was nearly killed while lashed to wild runaway horse. Near Dresden, Germany he was nearly run over by a speeding train while roped to the tracks.

57. Anecdote Houdini Houdini Practical Jokes Mag Houdini, Harry Ehrich Weiss (18741926), American escape artist and magician notedfor his daring feats and penchant for showmanship Sources F. Oursler http://www.anecdotage.com/index.php?aid=5808

58. Anecdote Open Sesame? Houdini Surprises Solutions not locked it. Houdini, Harry Ehrich Weiss (18741926), American escape artist andmagician noted for his daring feats and penchant for showmanship Sources http://www.anecdotage.com/index.php?aid=9249

59. Tribute To David Copperfield - Oct. 19, 2000, Grand Central Station, NY Harry Houdini (18741926), Harry Kellar (1849-1922) and Howard Thurston (1869-1936)are all being honored on sheets of four stamps by the nation of Grenada. http://www.igpc.net/events/copperfield.html

"The world at your fingertips" Welcome to IGPC, the World's Largest Philatelic Network! Copperfield Postal Event Attracts Thousands In New York City Legendary Illusionist Gives Free Performance In Grand Central Station In Tribute To Magical Legends On October 19, 2000 a crowd of more than 5,000 people joined David Copperfield at New York's Grand Central Terminal for one of the largest and most spectacular postal ceremonies. The master illusionist literally stopped thousands of commuters in their tracks for an unforgettable performance of illusion and the unveiling of a series of postage stamps honoring the legends of magic. Following the event, Copperfield signed autographs on free stamp sheets for several hundred fans over the course of 90 minutes. This special event presented the history of magic with four nations paying tribute to David Copperfield, Harry Houdini and past magical masters. Copperfield was joined by artists and representatives from the participating governments to unveil the historic series in a dramatic public ceremony, which also honored, Harry Houdini, Howard Thurston and Harry Kellar. A portion of the Legends of Magic stamp proceeds will benefit 'Project Magic', a program designed by Copperfield to give the gift of magic to people with various physical and developmental disabilities in hospitals around the world. Honoring the legendary magic men on legal tender are the nations of Grenada, Nevis, Dominica and St. Vincent. Copperfield has visited all four nations.

60. Meta Subject Index To Government Information Scholarly Internet Resource Collections. Houdini, Harry, 18741926 (1),Infomine Scholarly Internet Resource Collections. HOURS OF LABOR http://www.isu.edu/library/docs/subjects/h1.htm

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