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[Performance schedule of Houdini in Germany] – Vintage Print

[Performance schedule of Houdini in Germany], 1900 — historic print
[Performance schedule of Houdini in Germany], 1900. Historic print from the Astrology & Magic collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic print captures [Performance schedule of Houdini in Germany] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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A colored print from 1900 lists the performance schedule of Harry Houdini in Germany, a tour that marked his rise to stardom in Europe. By then he had left behind the dime museum and medicine show work of his earlier years. In 1899 the Orpheum Circuit booking agent Martin Beck arranged bigger engagements for him, and in 1900 Houdini concentrated on escape acts, the challenge routines that became his trademark. The schedule itself offers a glimpse of how a touring magician planned his dates across a foreign circuit at the turn of the century.

Created / published1900
Medium1 print : color.
Notes1900 was the year of Houdini's emergence, in Europe, as a star and his performance schedule in Germany is presented here. In 1899, booked by Martin Beck for the Orpheum Circuit, the magician put his dime museum and medicine show days behind him. In 1900, focusing upon escapology
SubjectsHoudini, Harry,--1874-1926--Associated objects.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,148 × 1,458 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-217290

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