Much has been written about the magician over the years but this book, part of a Jewish Lives series, delves not just into his tricks and star-studded life, but also probes his poor background and ferocious determination to succeed. He was said to have shackled himself to a pillar with a pair of handcuffs outside Scotland Yard, impressing an audience of police officers and public by eventually setting himself free.Īs a result of the stunt the manager of the Alhambra theatre in Leicester Square decided to book him for a week’s run, which was later extended due to being so popular. HOUDINI – who was to become the world’s greatest magician – first arrived in London from America in July 1900 when he was an unknown, with much to prove.įor a start, after settling in Keppel Street, Bloomsbury, he couldn’t even find a theatrical agent interested in his handcuffs routine, writes Adam Begley in his new book, Houdini, The Elusive American.
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