How Houdini Made Magic: 3. Know your audience
Houdini almost gave up on the act that would make him a star: the handcuff escape. But with his wife’s encouragement, he persisted. And it paid off. Join Derren Brown as we learn how Houdini went from a sideshow hustler to the big time. In 1899, Martin Beck, a Vaudeville booker, stumbled into a beer hall in St Paul,…
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