When vaudeville impresario Martin Beck "discovered" a struggling Harry Houdini in 1899 ... fastened at the knee under his trousers. Houdini also used tricks that didn't involve opening locks.

Glen Gerard is a magician, illusionist, and Harry Houdini Historian. He joined What's Brewing Wisconsin to talk about Houdini's deep Wisconsin ties in honor of the escape artist's 151st birthday.

A magician’s magician, his close-up magic and card trick techniques even managed to fool the great Harry Houdini ... “The Man Who Fooled Houdini.” Aside from the famous aforementioned ...

Ehrich Weiss (Harry Houdini ... magazine pronounces it "one of the most remarkable tricks ever performed." In September, Houdini debuts his famous Chinese Water Torture Cell escape at the Circus ...

Harry Houdini had issued a challenge to every magician, illusionist and escapologist in the world — perform any trick for him three ... He became famous for escaping from handcuffs, cells ...

A pair of handcuffs which once belonged to Harry Houdini were found to ... Hungarian performer when he attempted the famous Chinese Water Torture trick, during which he stunned audiences by ...