This is more likely 1917 based on the record of Alexandra Carlisle in the play “The Country Cousin. Harry Houdini escaping a straitjacket while suspended upside down in Manhattan (Broadway and 46th Street, New York: 1907).Image credit: Ephemeral New York – When Houdini hung upside-down over Broadway Protul Chandra Sorcar-better known as P.C.Sorcar was an Indian magician who performed Indrajal shows live on stage as well as on T.V. Harry Houdini on liberation « Entersection Says:.15-21 as that’s when HH played KC in 1923. Trouble is, I have no date, but it would have either been the week of Jan. You can see film footage on the Kino DVD set. I love the part in the novel ‘Ragtime’ when Houdini is hanging upside down and sees a guy in a window giving him the finger. It appears Houdini repeated his suspended straitjacket escape from the Post building in 1923. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.Ĥ Responses to “When Houdini hung upside-down over Broadway” Or you could pay homage by going to Houdinis old digs on 113th Street and. The straitjacket escape was popularized by Houdini, who 'discovered' it. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Once up there, hell hang by his ankles, and attempt a full escape from the restraints of a regulation straitjacket. patents include a toy Houdini that escapes from a straitjacket and a special. He trained by submerging himself in an icy bathtub, holding his breath while Bess timed him - up to three minutes. Houdini, the inventor, filed for only a handful of his inventions in the United States and abroad. This entry was posted on Maat 6:41 am and is filed under Cemeteries, Midtown, Music, art, theater, Queens. Houdini took his act outdoors, performing ever more dangerous water escapes. movie star performing an escape act first. Tags: Ehrich Weiss, escapologist, Harry Houdini, magician, upside-down straitjacket stunt This is the straitjacket used by actor Tony Curtis (1925 2010) in the 1953 biopic of Houdini, with the U.S.
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