djc726Nov 22, 20221 minIn Search Of - HoudiniDo you remember the show In Search Of with Leonard Nimoy? When I was a little kid (5-8 years old) this show regularly freaked me out. I'm...
djc726Nov 19, 20221 minBehind The Scenes At The Master MysteryWhile unrelated to my Houdini & Kansas research, I did discover something recently of personal interest I thought I would share. My "day...
djc726Oct 20, 20227 min"If you can get away with a trick before a country audience you can get away with it anywhere."Harry Houdini 1926 This article appeared in the FALL 2020 issue of AMUSE magazine. A few days after Christmas in 1897, a medicine show...
djc726Oct 20, 20221 minHarry & Bess Houdini in Cherryvale, KS and A Fire!The next stop on my recent exploration of towns Houdini visited during the winter of 1897-98 was Cherryvale, Kansas. Bess & Harry were...
djc726Oct 20, 20222 minHoudini Opera House Discovered - Scammon, KSDuring a cold weekend in January 1898, the California Concert Company got off the train at the Scammon, KS depot and made their way a few...