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This handcuff expert and magician is of great value to any vaudeville theatre if properly exploited. Escort him to a police station or jail and permit him to be stripped and locked up. He will escape from the handcuffs, manacles and cells, and the press will do the rest if properly handled by the press agent. It was worked with tremendous success here. The sheriff of the county appearing on the stage and tying up Houdini in a straight jacket from which he escaped in full view of the audience. Monday the theatre was packed to the doors at both performances and we expect to do a phenomenal business all week. His act runs from 20 to 30 minutes according to the work he is given to do by outsiders.
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University of Iowa, Keith-Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 4 September 1905-23 April 1906