At this point Houdini realized he needed to make their show more interesting. He got a new idea from a book about spiritualism (talking with the spirits of dead people). At the time many people believed that it really was possible to speak with the dead. "Spiritualist" sometimes held performances that helped them believe this. They asked someone to tie them to a chair with a rope. Then, with the lights out, they untied themselves. Moving around the room, they made strange sounds that people thought were spirits. Than they tied themselves up again before the lights were turned on.
Spiritualism did not interest Houdini but he was very interested in rope escapes. Soon he also learned how to escape from handcuffs (metal rings used by the police)and how to open all kinds of locks. At about this time he bought a magician's trunk (a large box used for traveling). It looked like a regular trunk, but it could be opened form the inside. With the trunk and the ropes, he invented a new trick. In the trick. Theo tied Harry up with ropes, covered his head
with a bag, and locked him in the trunk. Then he pulled across a curtain. In less than a minute, the curtain was pulled back again-by Harry. Theo was now tied up in the trunk.
With this trick the Houdini Brothers were invited to popular vaudeville theater. These theaters offered eight to ten short shows - singing, dancing, magic, acrobatics, and clowning. This was inexpensive entertainment for ordinary families. The Houdini Brothers did some tricks with cards and coins, and then the trunk trick. For the first few nights, all went well and the audience was enthusiastic. But one night Theo made a mistake and trick failed. After that, the director of the theater did not want them and they were bake in the beer halls and dime shows.
In 1892, after a long illness, Harry's father died. Before dying, he made Harry promise to take good care of his mother. Harry kept that promise and remained very close to her until she died.
Not long after this,there was another big change in his life. While he and Theo were working in Coney Island,New York,he met a young women named Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner. Known to everyone as Bess, she was working in a song and dance act called the Floral Sisters. Harry and Bess got married after they had known each other for just two weeks.
At this point Houdini realized he needed to make their show more interesting. He got a new idea from a book about spiritualism (talking with the spirits of dead people). At the time many people believed that it really was possible to speak with the dead. "Spiritualist" sometimes held performances that helped them believe this. They asked someone to tie them to a chair with a rope. Then, with the lights out, they untied themselves. Moving around the room, they made strange sounds that people thought were spirits. Than they tied themselves up again before the lights were turned on.Spiritualism did not interest Houdini but he was very interested in rope escapes. Soon he also learned how to escape from handcuffs (metal rings used by the police)and how to open all kinds of locks. At about this time he bought a magician's trunk (a large box used for traveling). It looked like a regular trunk, but it could be opened form the inside. With the trunk and the ropes, he invented a new trick. In the trick. Theo tied Harry up with ropes, covered his head with a bag, and locked him in the trunk. Then he pulled across a curtain. In less than a minute, the curtain was pulled back again-by Harry. Theo was now tied up in the trunk.With this trick the Houdini Brothers were invited to popular vaudeville theater. These theaters offered eight to ten short shows - singing, dancing, magic, acrobatics, and clowning. This was inexpensive entertainment for ordinary families. The Houdini Brothers did some tricks with cards and coins, and then the trunk trick. For the first few nights, all went well and the audience was enthusiastic. But one night Theo made a mistake and trick failed. After that, the director of the theater did not want them and they were bake in the beer halls and dime shows.In 1892, after a long illness, Harry's father died. Before dying, he made Harry promise to take good care of his mother. Harry kept that promise and remained very close to her until she died. Not long after this,there was another big change in his life. While he and Theo were working in Coney Island,New York,he met a young women named Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner. Known to everyone as Bess, she was working in a song and dance act called the Floral Sisters. Harry and Bess got married after they had known each other for just two weeks.
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