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unmaskingrobert00houdgoog.pdf | 53 | THE UNMASKING OF ROBERT-HOUDIN retired to his home at St. Gervais. Here he continued to work along mechanical and electrical lines, and in 1855 he again came into public notice, winning awards at the Exhibition for electrical power as applied to mechanical uses. In 1856, according to his autobiography, he was Robert-Houdin's grave, in the cemetery at Blois, France. From a photo- graph taken by the author, especially for this work, and now in the Harry Houdini Collection. summoned from his retirement by the Government to make a trip to Algeria and there intimidate revolting Arabsby1 the exhibition of his sleight-of-hand tricks. These were greatly superior to the work of the Marabouts or Arabian magicians, whose influence was often held re- sponsible for revolts. What Robert-Houdin received for [ 46 ] |