Houdini a frequent visitor to Texas

  • Houdini a frequent visitor to Texas
    Houdini a frequent visitor to Texas
Following a weeklong engagement at the Majestic Theater, a cheering crowd saw off Harry Houdini, escape artist extraordinaire, at the Dallas train station on Jan. 25, 1916. The four year old Hungarian, destined to be the most famous live performer of his generation, came to the United States with his family in 1878. During his childhood in Wisconsin, little Erik Weisz showed more aptitude for…

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