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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874–1926). 3 SHOWS IN ONE. THE WORLD FAMOUS HOUDINI. MASTER MYSTIFIER. American, 1925. Gigantic horizontal billboard-type poster composed in white, black, and orange, and featuring Houdini’s smiling bust portrait to the right of the central text advertising his show, while images of bats and a witch appear on the opposite end of the poster. 42¼ × 108¾". Old folds, tears, chips, and discoloration expertly restored; B. Linen backed.
This poster was produced to advertise Houdini’s final tour, which ended suddenly and unexpectedly with his hospitalization after sustaining a blow to the stomach in his dressing room. He died of peritonitis on October 31, 1926. Each performance was made up of three distinct parts: magic, escapes, and an expose of fraudulent spirit mediums.