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30 lug 2011 · Remember, too, that Bess regularly performed the "Metamorphosis" illusion with Harry as a young woman. This would be almost impossible for a woman suffering with the orthopedic maladies, also manifested in Turner's. As to the high collars Bess wore, the fact is, those were simply in fashion when those photos were made.
27 ott 2023 · BESS – The Other Houdini. On the 19th of October 1926, Houdini was injured backstage after a performance in Montreal. A week later he collapsed and on the 31st he died at Detroit’s Grace Hospital.
Bess Houdini (Q4896361) Bess Houdini. stage assistant and wife of Harry Houdini (1876-1943) edit. Language. Label. Description. Also known as. English.
It is 1929, the height of the Spiritualist frenzy. Houdini, the world’s first Superstar, has been dead two years - yet surely if anyone can break through from the Other Side, it’s Harry. When his beloved wife, Bess, hints that he already has, she is accused of rigging the séance.
6 nov 2023 · This play is about Bess’ personal metamorphosis, her transformation after Houdini’s death. Bess was the rock upon which Houdini built his superstardom whilst leaping into rivers, locked in trunks and prisons or being buried alive, but taking its toll on her health every time. When he died, she was adrift. The play is set in 1929.
Paul is a multi-award-winning performer, author and expert on the history of Variety and Magic. His specialist subjects include celebrated escape artiste Harry Houdini, faux-Chinese magician Chung Ling Soo, and ‘War Magician’ Jasper Maskelyne. He is a Gold Star Member of the Inner Magic Circle. With regard to the awards; look him up, he’s ...
3 apr 2014 · Before her 1943 death, Bess Houdini declared the experiment a failure. Harry Houdini Death Though there are mixed reports as to the cause of Houdini's death, it is certain that he suffered from ...
