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unmaskingrobert00houdgoog.pdf | 47 | THE UNMASKING OF ROBERT-HOUDIN Jean-Eugene returned to his family in Blois. During the next few years he mixed amateur acting with his daily labor, leaning more and more toward the profes- sion of public entertainer. But his ambitions along this line were nipped in the bud by ST. JAMES'S THEATRE marriage. Mademoiselle Houdin, Menday, March 28, And Curing the Week. whose father was a celebrated GREAT FREACN CONJOREA, watchmaker in Paris, visited old friends in Blois, their native town, and became the fiancée of young Robert. As the new son-in-law was to share the elder Houdin's business and naturally wished to secure such benefits as might ac- crue from SO celebrated a family - - sy Mest Gracions Majesty " of watch and clock makers, he -- - mas - - - vamar, masom se, sessy at THEE ABOVE DURING SASTER wase. applied to the council of state SVERY - - à DAY PERFORMANCE and secured the right to annex MESBAY & SATURBAY "Houdin" to his name, Jean- masom so APRIL " Eugene Robert, and thereafter was vervass known only as Robert-Houdin. His life between 1838 and 1844 Poster used by Robert- Houdin during an Easter was divided between reading every engagement at the St. James Theatre, London. work obtainable on magic, and his From the Harry Houdini duties in his father-in-law's shop, Collection. where he not only made and re- paired clocks, but built and repaired automata of various sorts. His family shared with him many financial vicissi- tudes, and about 1842-43 his first wife died, leaving him with three young children to raise. Earlier in his "Mem- oirs" he speaks of having four children, so it is more [40] |