Harry Houdini's speech

Bernard Shaw once said that as one of the three most famous figures in world history-real or fictional-Houdini enjoys the same reputation as Jesus Christ and Sherlock Holmes.

This Houdini is the legendary Harry Houdini. He is not only a magician, but also a writer, enlightener, pilot and movie star. "Houdini is a great egoist, a genius who does not tolerate any opposition, a brave adventurer, a writer, a collector, a super circus owner, an unrestrained person with a large amount of energy, an intriguing person, a performer with strong ambition to get ahead, a person dedicated to his family, a speech artist and a person who dares to meet any challenge. His reputation is far-reaching, not limited to the stage, but he spent a quarter of a century on the stage to entertain people as a' miracle creator'. "

He is short, less than 1.7 meters tall, and often wears high-heeled shoes. With big head, short legs and small feet, he looks like a real boxer on the stage. What impresses people in life is his military uniform. One observer once regarded him as "an enlarged bust of Roman defense lawyers and generals". He is average-looking, with curly black hair.

His accent on the stage is so delicate that almost every syllable is spit out with a slight German accent. His behavior is rough and almost weird, without the elegance of other magicians. His famous saying is "this will disappear sooner or later."

As a magician, his name has become synonymous with escape. He has the ability to escape from the seemingly inescapable predicament, and his dramatization of the whole performance process makes him a contemporary legend. The myths and legends surrounding him need people to examine and explore. Facts are often stranger than novels.

Houdini was born on March 24th, 1874, and his real name was erich Weiss. Although he claimed to have been born in America all his life, the fact is that he was born in Budapest, Hungary. Houdini has four brothers and a sister. When he was four years old, his family immigrated to America. Houdini's childhood was very poor. Like other brothers, Houdini began to work to support his family at the age of eight. He sold newspapers and worked as a shoeshine boy. 12 years old, Houdini left home to live independently, but Houdini really had deep feelings for his mother. Young Houdini wandered in the United States for nearly a year, sending as much money home as possible.

/kloc-When he was 0/3 years old, he came to new york to see his father. Later, the whole family moved to new york. There are constant contradictions within the Houdini family. The wife of one of his brothers divorced her husband and married another brother two weeks later. As a Jew, Houdini married Beth, a Catholic singer and dancer, which led to a great increase in family conflicts. Even his wish to be buried with his wife after his death could not come true.

Like most immigrants at that time, he had no education in his childhood. But Houdini has the qualities of an athlete. He once won prizes in swimming and track and field competitions. This laid the groundwork for his escape. At the same time, he is ambitious and eager for success.

Houdini became interested in magic after watching the performance of traveling magician Lynn. Houdini/Kloc-entered the magic world at the age of 0/7. Houdini loved reading, and two books had an important influence on him. One is a book about pseudo-psychic tricks, and the other is the autobiography of Robert Houdini.

Houdini's name comes from this internationally renowned magic master, and he hopes that he can reach the height of a mentor in some aspects. At first, he and magic lover Jack Herman formed the "Houdini Brothers" group, and their initial plan was to escape from the crate. Later, Houdini's brother Sido replaced Herman.

One of Houdini's most successful performances is to swallow an injection and thread, and then spit out the needle on the thread. This performance laid the foundation of his life closely related to magic.

1896, Houdini first met his friend who was a doctor in a mental hospital in Canada. After that, he began to use this kind of clothes to perform escape. He hung himself upside down, with his head down, a few yards from the ground, tied up in a binding suit, and then performed an escape.

He expanded the setting environment of prison break performance, and sometimes escaped from prison; Sometimes I lock myself in a box, throw it into the river and run away; Sometimes escape from canvas or paper bags, of course, to ensure that the bags are not damaged. Houdini's most valuable thing is to make the stage performance deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. His famous performances include escaping from dungeons, milk cans and burying them alive.

1898, Houdini began to take off his handcuffs. He asked the audience to provide handcuffs, handcuff himself, and then take off the handcuffs himself.

At the age of 26, Houdini toured Europe as the "king of handcuffs". He caused a sensation in London from the beginning and stayed in Europe for the next five years. There were too many performances, and he recalled his brother Sido, whose stage name was Harding. Many people imitate Houdini's performances, which pushes him to innovate constantly and create more novel, more difficult and more dangerous programs.

He invented the underwater escape procedure and was the first person to perform a large-scale stage magic show at that time. Once, he turned an elephant into nothingness on the stage. Houdini has enough strength and flexibility, and he can use it freely in his magic performance. He spends a lot of time studying and practicing. In order to escape underwater, he practiced holding his breath in the bathtub for four minutes.

Houdini's greatest contribution is to invent and modify a series of important magic shows. He once opened a magic shop in new york and signed books for enthusiastic magic fans in Vinasi all day. From 1923 to 1924, he also served as the president of the American Magician Association.

19/kloc-founded Houdini Film Company in 0/9 and became a filmmaker, actor and stuntman. 1 921March1day, and he also obtained a patent for diving suit.

Houdini has always stressed that his magic is realized through normal channels, and he has no supernatural ability.

As a master of creating magic, there are many legends about Harry Houdini's death. One of the most common error messages comes from the movie Houdini starring Tony Curtis. In the movie, Houdini died in a Chinese-style water dungeon escape magic show. This time, he failed to escape. Another misinformation is that Houdini died of a blow to his stomach. As we all know, Houdini is in good health. He can resist the blow to his stomach by tightening his muscles. When he was performing in Canada, he was challenged by a student and was allowed to stab himself to prove his ability. But the student didn't give Houdini enough time to prepare.

But in fact, whether the blow punctured his appendix or not, it was not the cause of his appendix inflammation. The real cause is bacterial infection.

According to the Houdini Historical Center in Wisconsin, USA, Houdini died in Detroit on Halloween 1926. The official cause of death was peritonitis caused by appendicitis.

At that time, Houdini was touring America. Both he and his wife felt sick in the stomach, but because Houdini was the main character, he refused to see a doctor for fear of delaying the performance. It is speculated that he was probably in the early stage of appendicitis, and stubbornness led to his death.

Because he is always tired, he always has accidents. First, he sprained his ankle when he was taken to the dungeon in Albany, and he continued to perform. A few days later, when he was in Canada, he was stabbed in the abdomen by a student. Houdini finally collapsed on the stage in Detroit. He was taken to the hospital and was diagnosed with peritonitis. Houdini's wife Beth was also sent to the same hospital for stomach treatment. She visits her husband in a wheelchair every day. 101October 3 1 day, Houdini died. His last words were "I'm tired of fighting".

Houdini left his wife half a million dollars. He left his programs, equipment, tools and magic secrets to his brother Harding. His will requires Harding to burn these equipment and tools after his death. Fortunately for historians, Harding didn't do this. He sold the program and kept the equipment and tools.

It is also worth mentioning that in the summer of 1926, that is, a few months before his death, Houdini heard that a magician had sealed himself in a box, stayed underwater for nearly an hour and came out alive. Houdini bought a copper coffin, locked himself in it and sank at the bottom of a hotel swimming pool. An hour and a half later, the box was opened and he stood in front of everyone with a smile.

He took this coffin with him when he toured the United States, and displayed it in the lobby of the theater, intending to use it in a performance. He also taught his wife how to use it and jokingly told her that if anything happened to her during the trip, she could use it. As a result, the coffin transported Houdini's body back to new york.

"Will magic never end?" This is what Houdini often said at the end of his performance.