The Man From Beyond
1922
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Ferenc Dezső Weisz (March 4, 1876 – June 12, 1945), known as Theodore " Dash " Hardeen, was a Hungarian-American magician and escape artist who was the younger brother of Harry Houdini. Hardeen, who usually billed himself as the "brother of Houdini", was the founder of the Magician's Guild.
In the early 1890s, Houdini was performing with his brother "Dash" (Theodore) as "The Brothers Houdini". [20] : 160 The brothers performed at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893 before returning to New York City and working at Huber's Dime Museum for "near-starvation wages".
Oct 31, 2011 · His grandfather was Houdini's brother, Theo Hardeen, also an escape artist. At one point, the brothers performed together. Houdini and his wife, Bess, had no children, and when he died —...
Mar 22, 2019 · Culture. How Houdini’s Brother Kept His Act (and Legacy) Alive. The family business continued even after the legendary escape artist's death. By Sean Cunningham. March 22, 2019 5:00 am. UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1931: On the stage - in person, Hardeen, brother of Houdini, handcuffs and jails will not hold him: the greatest mystery show of all times.
Jul 23, 2015 · A Little Magic. Everyone has heard of Harry Houdini, the renowned escape artist and magician, but what about his brother Dash? The boys were midway among the seven children of a Hungarian rabbi. The family immigrated to the United States in 1878 when Harry was four and Theodore (“Theo” or “Dash”) was two.
The Brothers Houdini performed their act -- an unremarkable collection of card and other magic tricks -- in dime museums and small theaters throughout upstate New York and the Midwest. They...
Dash was one of Harry's first partners in an act they called The Brothers Houdini. While performing in Coney Island, it was Dash who first dated Beatrice Rahner. But it was Harry who married her. Theo later married Elsie Fozzard and fathered three children; Theodore Jr., Gladys, and Harry Houdini Hardeen.
