Monthly Archives: October 2011
Houdini’s Final Seance
Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz, later Ehrich Weiss; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926)
Halloween is National Magic Day
Film of Houdini’s Funeral:
Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz, later Ehrich Weiss; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926)
Halloween is National Magic Day
Houdini: Can the Dead Speak to the Living?
Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz, later Ehrich Weiss; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926)
Halloween is National Magic Day
Fire at the Magic Castle!
Sophie Evans
The Magic Castle will be closed tonight, Halloween, because of a fire in the attic.
The fire started at 12:35 pm this afternoon, and was put out in just over an hour. No one was hurt, and the fire is out. The Magic Castle is okay with only superficial and water damage to the attic. The Castle will be closed tonight until the damage can be assessed. It will re-0pen as soon as possible.
More information is available here: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/10/magic-castle-fire-damage.html
Sophie Evans has been performing all this past week with her amazing fire magic act and fire-eating in the Palace of Mystery–part of our Inferno at the Magic Castle Halloween week theme, and unfortunately will not be able to perform her last shows tonight.
Sophie, of course, denies any involvement in this unfortunate affair, and she looks perfectly innocent to me…
More Ghosts, Spirits and Demons!
Super-spooky Halloween video…Happy Halloween!
King Candy Corn
George Renniger of the Wunderle Candy Co. is credited with creating Candy Corn in the 1880’s, it was introduced into the mass market in 1898 by the Goelitz Confectionary Company which later created the Jelly Belly jelly beans. Nine billion kernels are sold every year.
Houdini the movie star:
Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz, later Ehrich Weiss; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926)
Halloween is National Magic Day
Nancy Magill
Pop Haydn
Pop's Soapbox 