The Original Bosco - - - The Famous Italian Magician
Bosco was not only a clever magician, but a man of many adventures, so that his life reads like a romance.
By Dr. A. M. Wilson & Harry Houdini
Battles of Famous Mystifiers
In this rapid age and the scarcity of authentic history of magic and magicians; the world in general does not know that a bitter argument waged between John Henry Anderson, "Wizard of the North," the greatest advertising magician that ever lived, and Charles James Mathews, a renowned comedian.
By Harry Houdini
Zanzic, Charlatan Supreme!
Zancig spent some $5,000.00 in fitting up a house on Michigan Avenue in Chicago with trap doors, slides, panels, secret telephones, and numerous other devices, and with their aid, built up the strongest Spiritualistic studio.
By Harry Houdini
A Marvelous Coincidence
I was myself startled and so was everyone else, the performer possibly most of all. I have never seen anything like it in my experience with the art of conjuring.
By Harry Houdini
“A Carnival of Magic”
A letter in detail describing the Carnival of Magic Performance; or how a Magical Performance looks through the eyes of this young girl.
By Juliet Sawyer
T. Nelson Downs Mystified
Mr. Bertram said: "Very clever, young man, but—Why don't you do "tricks." I then replied, "the reason I don't do tricks is because other magicians do tricks." I believe neither Mr. Bertram nor I realized the full significance of the remark until several years later.
By T. Nelson Downs
Addressing An Audience
Say it as if you mean it and believe it yourself. If you believe your own claim to miracle doing and are sincere in your work, you are bound to succeed.
By Harry Houdini
Unknown Facts About Phillipe
The One time Celebrated Conjuror, and Father of the "GIFT" Show
By Harry Houdini
Frizzo — Master Magician
One of the most ingenious exponents of magical art was, perhaps, Enrico Longone, whom the world best knew as Frizzo—reputed to be the greatest Italian conjuror of modern times.
By Harry Houdini
The Life and Five Years Before the Public, of ROBERT NICKLE, the World's Prestidigitateur
By this time most of you have heard of me and my wonderful doings, and would like to know who I am, what I am, and where I came from.
By Robert Nickle
Wyman The Wizard
One of The Financially Successful Magicians of The Historic Gift Show Era
by Harry Houdini
Belzoni
Magician, Barber, Monk, Strong-man, Explorer, Egyptologist, Author and finally World-Famed Savant
By Harry Houdini and Henry R. Evans
Houdini On Exposure
From an ethical standpoint the public exposure of magical effects is wrong, and our utmost endeavors should be exerted toward its prevention. The magical societies of the world are uniformly against it, and they can't all be wrong.
By Harry Houdini
Robert Heller's Brother Alive
Personal Recollections of His First American Appearance
By M.H. Levett
Katterfelto
One of the Most Interesting Characters in the History of Magic. Magician, Quack Doctor Pseudo-Philosopher.
By Harry Houdini
PHILADELPHIA
A Historical Seventeenth Century Magician
By Harry Houdini
BRESLAW
One of the Great Mystifiers of the Eighteenth Century who toured Great Britain for more than two score years consecutively.
By Harry Houdini
Resurrecting The Pitch Book
The books themselves are designed very curiously, with just enough valuable information to fulfill their stated purpose but always hinting, teasing and pitching further. Virtually every page of every single chapter leads to a product or service.
Aries Horoscope & Astrological Sign Meaning
Aries is the first Sign of the Zodiac, and is known as an Equinoctial Sign, because when the Sun enters the first degree of Aries each year, on the first day of Spring, about March 21st, the days and nights are equal.
Maskelyne On The Indian Rope Trick
When Houdini was asked if he could offer any explanation of how the Indian rope-trick was done, he used to smile expansively and answer, “There is no such trick.”