{"id":375,"date":"2011-01-13T19:38:38","date_gmt":"2011-01-13T19:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?p=375"},"modified":"2022-10-31T10:45:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T17:45:48","slug":"houdini-in-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?p=375","title":{"rendered":"Houdini in San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_377\" style=\"width: 196px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Harry_Houdini-b.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-377\" data-attachment-id=\"377\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?attachment_id=377\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Harry_Houdini-b.jpg?fit=678%2C1090\" data-orig-size=\"678,1090\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Harry_Houdini-b\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Harry Houdini in a familiar theatre pose.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Harry_Houdini-b.jpg?fit=636%2C1024\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-377\" title=\"Harry_Houdini-b\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Harry_Houdini-b.jpg?resize=186%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Harry_Houdini-b.jpg?resize=186%2C300 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Harry_Houdini-b.jpg?resize=636%2C1024 636w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Harry_Houdini-b.jpg?w=678 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Harry Houdini in a familiar theatre pose.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>A vaudeville act that is without its equal in the world today has been secured for the Grand theater . . . Harry Houdini, the noted handcuff and jail breaker, will give exhibitions of his skill here<\/em>.\u00a0 &#8211;San Diego Union, Oct. 5, 1907<\/p>\n<p>In the fall of 1907, Harry Houdini, soon to be known as the world&#8217;s greatest magician and escape artist, came to San Diego to display his skills before crowded theater audiences . . .<\/p>\n<p><strong>The story of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Houdini-in-San-Diego.pdf\">Houdini in San Diego<\/a><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"fblikebutton_button\" style=\"float: left; margin-left: 10px;\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sandiegoyesterday.com%2F%3Fp%3D375&amp;layout=standard&amp;show-faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:26px\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A vaudeville act that is without its equal in the world today has been secured for the Grand theater . . . 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