![]() ![]() "I think people are going to be disappointed. They say everyone who goes to a magic show knows it's not really magic _ a woman isn't sawed in half and a rabbit isn't living in the magician's top hat. The issue has been hotly debated by magicians and Houdini experts who wish the Houdini Historical Center would keep its trap shut. ![]() "By telling people how this trick works, we're giving people a deeper meaning of Houdini." ![]() Part of the story of Houdini is telling the story of being a magician," curator Kimberly Louagie said. "It's tantamount to someone coming on Saturday morning kids TV and saying, "Guess what? There's no Santa Claus,' " said illusionist David Seebach, who has performed the "Metamorphosis" effect for years at Milwaukee's Summerfest and State Fair.īut the curator of the Houdini Historical Center said the exhibit, which opens June 2, will feature more interactive displays and help visitors better understand the escape artist who died of a ruptured appendix on Halloween 1926. ![]()
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