ÜBER DIESE EPISODE
In this episode, we trace the transformation of Hungarian immigrant, Eric Weiss, into the Great Harry Houdini. Then we journey out with Houdini and Marco the Magician on their 1896 Tour of the Maritimes, which included a stop in a little city where nothing ever happened. We discuss Houdini's publicity stunts, his reported visit to the provincial asylum where he first encountered the straitjacket (maybe), and his chance meeting with the famous magician, Samuel Baldwin, which would change his career forever. Houdini’s tour of the Maritimes was a disaster at the box
office, but his experiences in Saint John would make him into an international superstar who is still talked about 100 years after his death.
Show Notes: https://www.nothinghappenedhere.ca/post/except-for-harry-houdini
