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TLS signed in pencil, “Houdini,” one page, 6.5 x 5, September 16, 1926. Addressed from the Majestic Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, a letter to London magician and magic dealer Ellis Stanyon, in full: “Will you find out if you can send those things to me unregistered. As if you have them registered they are hard to get as at present I am on the road. You could go to some book dealers firm with whom I do business, – Suckling or Maggs, and perhaps they will take your package and send it to America with other consignments and in this way, you will save a lot of expense and trouble for yourself.” Double-matted and framed with photos of both Houdini and Stanyon to an overall size of 21.5 x 10.25. In fine condition, with some light ceasing at the bottom.
Harry Houdini performed for two weeks at the Majestic Theater in Boston between September 6-18, 1926. An advertisement from The Boston Globe (Sept. 22, 1926) touted the event as featuring ‘Magic!, Escapes!,’ ‘Expose of How Fraud Mediums Work,’ ‘Slicing a Woman in Seven Parts,’ and ‘Buried Alive Under Tons of Sand,’ the latter being one of the magician’s most popular and daring stunts. After Boston, Houdini went to Worcester and then to Albany, New York, where he broke his ankle while performing the Chinese Water Torture Cell at the Capitol Theater. Shortly thereafter, his tour headed to Montreal and the Princess Theatre, where, on October 22nd, a backstage incident involving a fan who repeatedly struck Houdini’s abdomen may have inadvertently caused the magician to suffer peritonitis. Nine days later, Houdini died at the age of 52 on Halloween.
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