Today is the great Houdini’s birthday! For my full biographical essay on him go here. And see him do his rope escape below: To learn more about the roots of variety entertainment, consult No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous, available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and wherever nutty books are sold.
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:00AM on March 24, 2012