9 min listen
Harry Houdini
FromWitness History
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Oct 31, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In 1904, the great American escape artist, Harry Houdini, made his reputation with a sensational performance at a theatre in London's West End. It became known as the Mirror Handcuff Challenge. Simon Watts introduces contemporary accounts of the show, and talks to magician and Houdini expert, Paul Zenon.(Photo: Houdini later in his career. Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Released:
Oct 31, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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