HOUDINI POSTER

AIRED: Season 4, Episode 1
THE DETECTIVES: Gwen Wright and Elyse Luray
THE PLACE: Chicago, Illinois

THE CASE:

In an appearance worthy of Houdini, a Chicago man replacing roof insulation in his home realized that the old material contained scores of old posters for a Harry Houdini magic show. Could such rare and random theater signs possibly be real?

With the theater where the alleged performance took place no longer in business, our contributor is eager to determine the poster’s authenticity as well as learn what kind of show Houdini was performing in Chicago. Houdini built his reputation on elaborate tricks and illusions, yet  in later years, he devoted portions of his stage acts to questioning the spiritualists and clairvoyants who claimed they could contact the dead.

History Detectives ventures to New York City and Las Vegas to peer behind the magician’s veil, and examine the final chapter in Houdini’s career.

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