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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini German Central Theater Variety Bill. Dresden: H.B. Schulze, October 4, (1903). Letterpress herald billing Houdini “Handschellen-Konig” (Handcuff King) among other acts on the October program, under the direction of Alexander Rotter. Framed, image area 14 3/8 x 8 1/8”. Faint folds, minor foxing to margins; A. Houdini’s performance in Dresden took place just days before his visit to the residence of French conjuror Wiljalba Frikell, whom Houdini had long hoped to interview. Frikell died just before Houdini’s arrival, an episode Houdini recounts in The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin (1908).