pages: unmaskingrobert00houdgoog.pdf, 65
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unmaskingrobert00houdgoog.pdf | 65 | THE UNMASKING OF ROBERT-HOUDIN sold for 35,000 francs. The historic temple of magic still stands under the title of "Théâtre Robert-Houdin," under the management of M. Melies, a maker of mo- tion picture films. During my investigations in Paris, I was shocked to - The last photograph taken of Robert-Houdin and used as the frontispiese for the original French edition of his "Memoirs," published in 1868. find how little the memory of Robert-Houdin was revered and how little was known of France's greatest magician. In fact, I was more than once informed that Robert- Houdin was still alive and giving performances at the theatre which bears his name. 1 48 ] |