In 1898, Harry Houdini considered quitting magic. At that point — more than a decade before his infamous underwater box escapes — the profession seemed like a financial dead-end; he’d do 20 shows a ...

Harry Houdini was known for escaping from handcuffs, straitjackets and water tanks, but his greatest trick was escaping from the dustbin of history. After all, how many popular performers can you name ...

Ehrich Weiss (Harry Houdini) born to Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weiss and his wife Cecelia on March 24 in Budapest, Hungary. At age nine, Ehrich and some neighborhood friends establish a five-cent circus.

Update: Thomas Poole’s drive-in magic show has been rescheduled to Friday, Sept. 25. When coming up with new magic tricks to perform, Thomas Poole asks himself two questions: “What would be the ...