Thank you for considering The House of Houdini for your next trip. However our staff will be happy to provide some hints. If you fail to decode it, the secret passage will not appear, and we will refund your ticket. In fact, entrance to the magic area is possible only after successfully decoding the secret message on your entrance ticket. Please note that The House of Houdini offers an exclusive program offered to many but not open to all. Admission to The Show starts every 30 minutes pending availability and once you solve the Entrance Arcane. You are welcome to enter The House anytime during opening hours, but please note that you are requested to have an invitation or a valid reservation.

Please note that our program is not suitable for kids under 4 years of age. A limited number of tickets is available only, entrance is guaranteed solely to reserved Visitors. Family tickets are also available by booking your tickets in advance online. Tickets start at 6 euros for children between 4-11, and are priced at 9 euros for adults. In 1893, whilst performing in Coney Island, Harry met Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner (Bess), who performed at the same venue with her group, The Floral Girls. Houdini's blood brother Theo later replaces Hyman in the act. It is believed that during this period he had his first real encounter with magic literature, when he read the autobiography of Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, a French magician considered to be the first pioneer of modern day magic.Īs a sign of respect to Robert Houdin, Harry adds an 'i' to Houdin, and starts to perform with his work colleague and fellow tie cutter Jacob Hyman as 'The Houdini Brothers'. Leaving home aged 12, in the hope of a better life and to support his family, Erik, (his name later evolved to Ehric, then Harry), arrived in New York, where he landed a job as a tie cutter. Lynn, in Appleton, Erik became interested in magic.

After watching the performance of a travelling magician, named Dr. Despite his very young age, Erik started to sell newspapers and work as a shoe shine boy. The family moved to Appleton, Wisconsin, USA when Erik was only four-years-old. The Greatest Escape Artist of all time was born in Budapest on the 24th of March in 1874, in the Terézváros district of the city, as Erik Weisz, according to his Birth Certificate.

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