When vaudeville impresario Martin Beck "discovered" a struggling Harry Houdini in 1899, it was Houdini's ability to escape from handcuffs which caught his attention. Although Houdini was hardly the ...

When vaudeville impresario Martin Beck "discovered" a struggling Harry Houdini in 1899, it was Houdini's ability to escape from handcuffs which caught his attention. Although Houdini was hardly the ...

PITTSBURGH -- Almost as soon as magician Lee Terbosic began to dangle 90 feet in the air in a canvas straitjacket, he was back on the ground. From the point he began to wriggle, the escape took just ...

Harry Houdini, two officers from the New Orleans Police department and a straightjacket in 1916. Harry Houdini's name was already synonymous with show business when he came to New Orleans a century ...

Harry Houdini made two appearances in Fort Worth, one in 1916 and again in 1924. Max Faulkner Star-Telegram/Max Faulkner Harry Houdini (1874-1926) was the stage name of Ehrich Weiss, arguably the ...

Magician Lee Terbosic will recreate Harry Houdini's suspended straightjacket escape on the 100th anniversary of the original act on Nov. 6, 2016, in downtown Pittsburgh. (Courtesy of Lee Terbosic) ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. A master of escape, Harry Houdini drew crowds of thousands ...

The 24-year-old magician had been struggling to launch his career for years. He did card tricks. He swallowed needles. He even took a circus job as the "Wild Man of Borneo" to make ends meet. He’d ...

Harry Houdini made a name for himself as an escape artist, from chains, straitjackets and other contraptions. He launched one of his most popular acts in Kansas City. AP This probably will not ...