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The Magic Show: Directed by Norman Campbell. With Doug Henning, Didi Conn, Jon Finlayson, Jack Creley. A young magician with an unorthodox look and style's first big break is threatened by a villainous rival.
- (75)
- Comedy, Musical
- Norman Campbell
- 1983-03-03
A young magician’s first big break is threatened by a villainous rival.
- Background
- The Magician
- Houdini’s Most Famous Escape Acts
Houdini was born Erik Weisz on March 24, 1874, in Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary but moved to the United States at the age of four. Fascinated by magic as a little boy, he had to take several jobs at the circus and became a trapeze artist at the age of nine. This Hungarian-American artist read about the French magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin and d...
Houdini launched his magic career with little success in 1891, he did conventional magic tricks like playing with cards, performing in a circus, and sideshows. He was criticized for lacking finesse by other magicians. However, he started experimenting with escape acts like breaking free from handcuffs, chains and straightjackets, and slinging from ...
Houdini would up the antics each show, from using handcuffs to straight jackets and using water tanks. In 1904, he was challenged by a Daily Mirror reporter to escape from a handcuff that took Nathaniel Hart, a locksmith, five years to make. He accepted the challenge, and on March 17, over 4,000 people watched the famed magician break free from the...
Nov 2, 2014 · David Copperfield called it a breach of magic protocol, and performers declared that they would boycott the exhibition. Many claimed to still use Houdini’s tricks themselves. But Harry has been dead nearly 90 years. Despite their claims, few modern illusionists use his dated techniques.
Jun 17, 2021 · Showing the first streak of chutzpah that'd serve him well his whole life, Ehrich strutted his stuff for the circus manager, and the future Harry Houdini got his first big break. In 1883, at just 9-years-old, Ehrich performed his first act as a trapeze artist.
Alice does a spell, which broadens the crack into a big break, spraying magic into the air. They both feel more magic around them. At the convenience store, Dylan also feels the increase in magic, and calls a friend.
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