His approach was unlike other magicians: he performed his escapes directly in front of his audience. Houdini would stop at nothing to make his show better by increasing the drama. He then went on to perfect the escape from other devices like straitjackets, coffins and prison cells. With his handcuff escape perfected, "Houdini offered one hundred dollars to anyone who could successfully handcuff him, he never had to pay" (Sahlman 1). Houdini was constantly seeking to refine his performance. Instantly in love, the two married and began their career together both on stage and off. Then, when he was twenty, he met Beatrice "Bess" Raymond also a performer struggling to make a name for herself. He performed at amusement parks and museums with his brother, Theo (Sahlman 1). When his father died, Harry was young and ready to seek fame. For leisure, he would read from books on magic such as one by his idol- Robert-Houdin- whose name he adjusted and adopted as his own, a name that would be famous throughout the world- Harry Houdini (Sahlman 1). A year later he rejoined his family in New York City where he worked to help support them. Intent upon his dreams, Ehrich ran from home to Kansas City when he was only twelve years old. This encounter was the spark responsible for the conflagration that his interest in performing would grow to become (Sahlman 1). Lynn, a traveling performer, at the age of eight. His first exposure to magic was when his father took him to see Dr. They were often pressed for money and had to flee from their debts (Sahlman 1). Their life did not consist of the fabled perfection of the land. Two years after his birth, Ehrich's family moved to Wisconsin seeking the freedom that the United States was known for. Ehrich Weisz was born on Main Budapest, Hungary to his religious father Mayer Samuel Weisz.
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