$2,000
Houdini, Harry. Houdini lettergram to Clinton Burgess, signed. Dated August 21, 1923, Houdini instructs Burgess to present himself at the Palace Theatre building at Martin Beck’s office, in preparation for a performance. Edges a bit ragged, one tiny hole, scrapbook remnants on verso. Signed in pencil, “Houdini.” Burgess was a noted children’s entertainer based in New York and a collector of magic books and ephemera. His notes on the lettergram, written in pencil, tell more of the story: “This in regard to a “small affair” (which I learned later was a drunken smoker! I did not appear. B. H even suggested I bring my wife. I never entertain at “smokers.” B.”
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-08-23
