tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post6009605683729605754..comments2024-03-27T02:30:04.482-05:00Comments on Carnegie: Magic Detective: An Expose on the King of Card Act of Harry HoudiniCarnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-34709227845489902722021-03-25T01:57:20.278-05:002021-03-25T01:57:20.278-05:00When Houdini first performed in Paris in 1901, aud...When Houdini first performed in Paris in 1901, audiences were still unfamiliar with handcuffs (they were not yet used widely in France), so he received few challenges. It's said his card work is what made him a hit in France.<a href="https://addtoqr.com/" rel="nofollow">qr code</a>EllaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14678057141497892443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-74024667082786010182017-05-17T20:28:20.126-05:002017-05-17T20:28:20.126-05:00Dean--you can catch up to speed about the controve...Dean--you can catch up to speed about the controversy surrounding Elliot's Last Legacy in Silverman's bio.<br /><br />John pointed out an interesting experience in Harry's early career. The card manipulations were Harry's go to thing in Paris 1901.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-63820978032473426482017-05-17T18:20:51.702-05:002017-05-17T18:20:51.702-05:00This has been such an eye opening thing. His card ...This has been such an eye opening thing. His card work was like his go-to thing when he wasn't doing escapes. IF you read Elliott's Last Legacy and the Intro to the book that Houdini wrote, he really believed he was hands down the best card man in the country. So interestingCarnegiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-14895123033335254752017-05-17T13:00:22.018-05:002017-05-17T13:00:22.018-05:00When Houdini first performed in Paris in 1901, aud...When Houdini first performed in Paris in 1901, audiences were still unfamiliar with handcuffs (they were not yet used widely in France), so he received few challenges. It's said his card work is what made him a hit in France.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-14593807070868818312017-05-16T20:33:31.553-05:002017-05-16T20:33:31.553-05:00Thank you for your input. I knew some of the detai...Thank you for your input. I knew some of the details of the Elliot book but not all, you've filled in the blanks! I see scattered reports here and there of Houdini's card work throughout his life, both the manipulative kind and the close-up style. He was clearly proud and confident of his abilities. Carnegiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-2390365364761132462017-05-16T20:23:19.858-05:002017-05-16T20:23:19.858-05:00Clinton Burgess pretty much wrote Elliot's Las...Clinton Burgess pretty much wrote Elliot's Last Legacy. Harry claimed that it was in such poor shape that Eugene Powell had to rewrite certain portions. Burgess was furious that HH had hijacked the book and put his name on it.<br /><br />Harry also kept some card manipulations in his handcuff act when he debuted at the Alhambra in London 1900.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.com