tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post7636961583585810927..comments2024-03-29T04:10:07.098-05:00Comments on Carnegie: Magic Detective: Ford's Theatre & The Mantle of MagicCarnegiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-10013578487077623942011-01-21T13:53:20.713-06:002011-01-21T13:53:20.713-06:00It is Jerry - uncanny!
It is sad when old buildin...It is Jerry - uncanny!<br /><br />It is sad when old buildings are replaced by such uninspiring architecture. At least some of the constraints of the Heritage Act here have forced people to find workarounds when they're demolishing. Although in practice, it might simply mean that you just get a more olde world parking garage with a heritage plaque on the front of it.melbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032793912135092967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-29537756993981434052011-01-20T16:47:28.294-06:002011-01-20T16:47:28.294-06:00My opinion, Houdini would have loved the Mantle. B...My opinion, Houdini would have loved the Mantle. BUT it didn't matter. Mantle or not, who does the public remember today? And you are right, he wouldn't have wanted to share his profits. Birch actually backed out of the agreement with Thurston to be his successor over the same issue. Birch finally gave in but the economic conditions in the US really prevented it from finally taking place.Carnegiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476836446638612873.post-9301863188897322172011-01-20T16:27:56.540-06:002011-01-20T16:27:56.540-06:00OMG, it's Jerry Seinfeld! LOL.
Interesting st...OMG, it's Jerry Seinfeld! LOL.<br /><br />Interesting stuff as always. Have you read the new Steinmeyer book yet? Lots of stuff about the handover.<br /><br />I really don't think Houdini was troubled that he wasn't named Kellar's successor. Like you say, he was an escape artist, I don't think he'd want to take over an illusion show -- especially as it meant giving Kellar a cut of his profits. Houdini actually promoted Thurston over Valadon in his Conjurers Monthly. Think he might have had some inside info.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.com