The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin
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Introduction
22:59 -
Significant Events in the Life of Robert-Houdin
13:35 -
The Orange-tree Trick
29:03 -
The Writing and Drawing Figure
30:23 -
The Pastry Cook of the Palais Royal
25:44 -
The Obedient Cards - The Cabalistic Clock - The Trapeze Automaton
26:10 -
The Inexhaustible Bottle
19:41 -
Second Sight
19:10 -
The Suspension Trick
21:08 -
The Disappearing Handkerchief
18:30 -
Robert-Houdin’s Ignorance of Magic as Betrayed by His Own Pen
34:55 -
The Narrowness of Robert-Houdin’s Memoirs
28:54
The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin (1908) is a public domain work.
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Harry Houdini turns his admiration for a celebrated French conjurer into a dispute over the history of stage magic. Published in 1908, The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin challenges the invention claims made in Robert-Houdin's memoirs. Houdini describes years spent consulting libraries, collecting old programmes and prints, and speaking with retired performers. His argument centres on the earlier magicians whose work, he believes, deserves fuller recognition.
Chapters examine the orange-tree trick, mechanical figures, second sight and other theatrical illusions. In the discussion of rope-dancing automata, dated advertisements and performance bills become evidence for tracing devices across different entertainers. The book combines biographical criticism with the practical curiosity of a working magician. Readers interested in theatrical machinery and the making of professional reputations can follow both Houdini's case and the historical documents he brings to support it.
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