Whether it was being locked inside a Russian prison van, or being tied to a windmill sail in the Netherlands, no one ever accused him of not being creative or being shy of drawing attention. He often imparted that his skills were learned, and touted himself as being so knowledgeable that there was no cage, rope, or lock that he could not figure out. Houdini worked tirelessly to understand how all locks worked. This gave him the perfect opportunity to show off his enormous mechanical skills. A believer in word of mouth, he staged countless “escape-acts” in public hanging from straightjackets from buildings, locked inside safes, tied to chairs or various other objects, often in handcuffs or heavy manacles. Other stunts soon followed, and Houdini wrote all his own promotions. One year later, he was the biggest stage attraction in all of Europe! Escapology – The “Science” of Escape No one knew his name, but after a stunt where he enlisted the help of Scotland Yard to lock him to a street pole and quickly freed himself, a contract materialised. Houdini was restless, and often took risks in his career. He spent a year in theatre Vaudeville alongside other performers before striking out for London. Houdini knew this, and began to steer his act more towards escaping from difficult situations.
Here is a video of the Pendragons performing the spectacular quick change metamorphosis illusion invented by the master himself.Īudiences wanted to be transported to a world of mystery. The answer was not by accident and involved a lot of intense study. Who was this man? How did he pull it off? This lightening fast illusion is still performed today Houdini called it the Metamorphosis however it is also called the substitution trunk. Together, they performed to amazed audiences with lightning-fast tricks, such as changing places between a locked truck and cabinet while tied up. It wasn’t long before he found his calling on stage and married his wife Bess at the age of 19. Harry Houdini started his career early… at the age of 12! Following in the footsteps of the magician who inspired him, Robert-Houdin, Harry Houdini was born “Erich Weiss” he changed his name and decided to start life on the road. Inspiring millions of fans and would-be magicians like no one else in the history of magic, Houdini performed over a century ago. When I say the words “famous magician”, the first person you are likely to think of is Harry Houdini.
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