The top of the can was padlocked, with Houdini submerged in the water-in later versions, done as promotional stunts, it was milk or beer. Members of the local police-with helmets reaching down around their ears and impressively ugly mustaches-stand to the side, looking like nothing so much as the baffled cops who harassed Charlie Chaplin a few years later. There is a photograph of the act in which Houdini’s unsmiling face sticks out above the can (his knees were pulled up to his chest). They filled it with water, the excess slopping over the sides as Houdini climbed in. Louis, Houdini and his assistants dragged onto the stage a sixty-gallon milk can, a larger version of the ones delivered to grocery stores. With a pack of cards in his hands, Houdini couldn’t kiss the hem of the late Ricky Jay’s rolled-up sleeve. As a mentalist, he would have been shamed by today’s master, Derren Brown. Never a great illusionist, he lacked mystery and atmosphere his stagecraft was ordinary. But now, having spent most of the previous five years in Europe, he had to conquer America all over again. He had conquered inspectors from Berlin and Scotland Yard, who chained him up and then watched, bewildered, as he broke free. Indeed, he was an affront to authorities everywhere. It was a time of intense anti-Semitism in Russia, and Houdini, who was Jewish, wanted to flummox the tsarist politsiya. In Europe, he had pulled off such stunts as escaping (in 1903) from the “Siberian Transport Cell,” a metal safe on wheels that was used to haul political renegades off to prison. As a beginner, he had performed with trained monkeys and fat ladies a few years later, he did his tricks in a tuxedo with a boutonnière. He had toured all over the United States, playing circus sideshows, vaudeville houses, and packed theatres of the Orpheum Circuit. He was thirty-four and had worked in show business for fifteen years. Using the magic tree house to travel back in time, Jack and Annie head to Coney Island to look for the elusive magician.In 1908, Harry Houdini-“The World’s Handcuff King and Prison Breaker”-needed a new act. They’re looking for a secret of greatness from the best escape artist that ever lived, Harry Houdini. The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system!Ībracadabra! Jack and Annie are on a mission for Merlin the magician. ![]() High Time for Heroes (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #51) (Hardcover): Hurry Up, Houdini! (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #50) (Hardcover): Winter of the Ice Wizard (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #32) (Hardcover): Night of the Ninth Dragon (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #27) (Paperback): Shadow of the Shark (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #25) (Paperback):īalto of the Blue Dawn (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #26) (Paperback): Soccer on Sunday (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #24) (Paperback): High Time for Heroes (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #23) (Paperback): Stallion by Starlight (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #21) (Paperback): Leprechaun in Late Winter (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #15) (Paperback):Ī Ghost Tale for Christmas Time (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #16) (Paperback):Ī Crazy Day with Cobras (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #17) (Paperback):ĭogs in the Dead of Night (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #18) (Paperback):Ībe Lincoln at Last! (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #19) (Paperback):Ī Perfect Time for Pandas (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #20) (Paperback): Moonlight on the Magic Flute (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #13) (Paperback):Ī Good Night for Ghosts (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #14) (Paperback): Monday with a Mad Genius (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #10) (Paperback):ĭark Day in the Deep Sea (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #11) (Paperback):Įve of the Emperor Penguin (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #12) (Paperback): Night of the New Magicians (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #7) (Paperback):īlizzard of the Blue Moon (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #8) (Paperback):ĭragon of the Red Dawn (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #9) (Paperback): Season of the Sandstorms (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #6) (Paperback): Winter of the Ice Wizard (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #4) (Paperback):Ĭarnival at Candlelight (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #5) (Paperback): Summer of the Sea Serpent (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #3) (Paperback): ![]() Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve: A Fall and Halloween Book for Kids (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #2) (Paperback): This is book number 22 in the Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission series.Ĭhristmas in Camelot (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #1) (Paperback):
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