Harry Houdini.
April 1913.
This is how it worked.
When Houdini came to town, his show began well before the curtain went up.
He’d first make a pre-arranged, well-publicized visit to a local carpentry shop.
There, in front of a large crowd, Houdini would dare the carpenters to build an escape-proof wooden crate and bring it to the theater that night.
And he’…
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