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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Temple Theatre Signed Letter Certifying Record-Breaking Attendance at Houdini’s Engagement. Detroit: Dec. 2, 1906. On a sheet of Temple Theatre letterhead, a typed letter signed by the proprietor and manager certifying that Houdini’s recent performance broke the venue’s attendance record, the previous record having also been Houdini’s. Lastly, the manager contradicts a claim made by Col. Gaston Bordeverry as to holding the attendance record, declaring it “without foundation.” Mounted to paper. Signed “J.H. Moore.”