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He performed his Chinese Torture Cell escape, in which he was placed head-down in an airtight contraption that fills with water.
He left nothing of his trick to the imagination, with detailed introductions to the limitations of his escape.
He was likely the only subject remembered at the end of the night.
He is the top of his class, an amazing showman and entertainer.
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Variety, vol. 42: 5. 31 March, 1916