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 ...

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.

Houdini (born in Budapest ... they maintained that their magic came from special powers, as did Harry Kellar, who associated his tricks with the devil. Instead, Houdin will say that it is from ...

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.

Erik Weisz, better known professionally as the great escapologist, illusionist and stunt performer Harry Houdini ... Houdini’s links with Ireland however, predate his famous visit to Belfast.