
Here, you can read about Houdinis exploits through the eyes of the Times as the news occurred, taking with you some history, myth, and nostalgia about the legendary entertainer.

Of course, the newspaper is always there, recording virtually every phase of Houdinis life as it unfolds. The guy next to you picks your pocket, but you dont notice because your eyes are riveted on Harry Houdini, internationally renowned magician and self-liberator, who is suspended upside-down high above the crowd, wriggling his way out of a straitjacket.Ī reporter from The New York Times also is in the crowd, covering the spectacular feat. Surrounded by thousands of other people, you feel pure kinetic energy all around you.

Sea of hats floods the streets of Times Square in New York.
