THEO. HARDEEN AND FRIENDS 8X10 BLACK & WHITE PHOTO / Vintage Magic Photo Reprint

Description

"THEO. HARDEEN WITH
BILLY GIBSON, H.Y. STEFFEN, LEONARD HICKS,
WILLIE RITCHIE & EMIL THIRY" (CA. 1910)
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BLACK & WHITE  ARCHIVAL PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRINT
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Photo shows Hungarian born magician
Theodore Hardeen
, the brother of Harry Houdini. Also, Willie Richie (born Gerhardt Anthony Steffen) who was the world lightweight boxing champion from 1912 to 1914. In 1914
he sailed to London to face British lightweight champion Freddie Welsh.
Great period 8" X 10” black and white reprint, perfect for framing, display and collecting.
Printed on 11 mil / 270 gsm professional glossy photographic stock.
This is
a photographic reprint
from a high quality original. When evaluating the quality of the photo, please keep in mind that some of the source photos were taken over 100 years ago.
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ABOUT THEODORE HARDEEN
Theodore Hardeen (March 4, 1876 – June 12, 1945) was a magician and escape artist, best known as Harry Houdini's brother. So dedicated was he to Houdini, that Hardeen usually introduced himself as the “brother of Houdini." He was the founder of the Magician's Guild.
He was born as Ferencz Dezso Weisz (or Weisz Ferenc Dezső) in Budapest, Hungary, and went by the name of Theodore Weiss when the family was living in Appleton, Wisconsin. He was known as "Deshi", and later "Dash" by his parents. It was Hardeen who first conceived of escaping from a straitjacket in full view of the audience -- a concept fully used by Houdini and generations of performers since.
Will Goldston wrote that:
Hardeen learnt his business from Houdini, and he learnt it well, as no man could have failed to do with such a master. But the natural ability was always there. Even if Houdini had not existed to point the way, it is quite likely that Hardeen would have become an escape artiste. I have seen him perform several times, and have marvelled at his achievements. The huge chains in the cartoon are hardly an exaggeration of those from which he breaks loose. The handcuffs but a simple thing compared with those with which he is used to toy. Hardeen, like his more famous brother Harry Houdini is a great favourite in the magical world. He is a man of considerable culture and one of the best raconteurs I have ever met. Like Houdini, he is willing to expend both time and money freely to further the cause of magic. Both the amateurs and the professionals of our number regard him as a friend. And the general public regard him as a brilliant artiste and a thrilling entertainer.
Hardeen passed many items to his associate Douglas Geoffrey Mackintosh, who was an illusionist and performed under the name Douglas Geoffrey, and after Hardeen passed away, as "Hardeen, Jr”.
Thanks to Magicpedia For Some Biographical Information
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