Houdini
The following are edited extracts from Houdini in Australia which details the escapologist's tour of Australian in 1910.
Houdini's performance in Melbourne
Houdini's milk can escape in Melbourne
Interview with the ABC website about the book
Interview with ABC TV about Houdini. Transcript
Houdini's Tour of Australia By Leann Richards.
When escapologist Harry Houdini
toured Australia in 1910 he brought magic, mystique, his wife and an aeroplane.
Houdini conquered crowds and nearly caused riots, he escaped straitjackets and
shackles and flew through the air. Some said he was supernatural, to others he
was a fraud, but Houdini confounded them all.
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All articles copyright Leann Richards 2004- 2007