6/25/2023 0 Comments Harry houdini card tricksHoudini proposed a challenge that if shown any trick three times in a row, he would be able to figure out how it was done. Houdini was considered ‘competent’ by his peers (among them Thurston, Vernon, Finley & Horowitz) the latter trio being pioneers in the use of the double-backed card and some but not all, professional magicians regarded him as a competent but not a particularly skilled sleight-of-hand artist, lacking both the grace and finesse needed to achieve excellence in the craft. When he began his career, he initially focused on traditional card tricks. He began his magic career in 1891 appearing in a tent act with strongman Emil Jarrow performing in Dime museums and Sideshows, even doubling as ‘The Wild Man’ at a circus. Before Harry Houdini became known for his death-defying escape acts and illusions, one of his many monikers was The King of Cards.
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