Houdini then drew the curtains and opened the door to the cabinet. A huge curtain was then drawn over the large cabinet and a few moments passed. The elephant was directed into the closet and the closet was shut. He enlisted the services of a big elephant as well. He had a specially made closet that could spin really fast. Only Harry had the courage to attempt such a fete and he made it happen. Vanishing such a large creature was unprecedented at the time. The normal routine at the time was to make small animals like birds and rabbits disappear.
Chains, handcuffs, trunks, safes, vaults, strait jackets, ropes, often while dangling from a bridge or crane high above an audience.This illusion was performed by Houdini in 1918. Houdini then began doing escapes from any contraption. "He had the biggest ego on the planet even though he was an absolutely horrible magician." "He was a great athlete, with a body of all muscle," Klodzen said as historic photos of Houdini were shown on a large screen. This is likely why Klodzen's presentation attracted a packed room at the library, with question after question about young Ehrich Weiss from Budapest, who took his stage name from French magician extraordinaire Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin. "Ask someone to name one and they're most likely to say Houdini." "For the normal Joe, he's the most famous magician to exist," he said. "And as the world gets smaller, thanks to internet research, new insights into the man and legend come out." "For media, Houdini was larger than life," Klodzen told me after his presentation. Houdini collectibles are probably the most expensive out there." "For the collector, we are coming into a time where the old collectors are dying off and the material is being released, some of which hasn't been seen in a generation.
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