“Houdini is very driven, career driven, and for some reason I kind of associated that with unattractive personality traits, like he was conniving or he was cutthroat,” Hudson said. ![]() ![]() In studying the life of Houdini, Hudson explained that he discovered a lot of misconceptions about the magician’s life. So, these magician friends of mine were very helpful.” ![]() You’ve got to learn a lot about manipulation and sleight of hand in order for that one trick to be really good. “In learning a card trick, you have to learn a lot of card concepts. “I had to learn a lot of magic to do it, even though you end up doing maybe five tricks over the course of the show,” he said. So, he spent a few years developing some of Houdini’s most iconic tricks. Hudson wanted to focus on the life of Houdini and didn’t want the show to be all about magic, but it didn’t make sense to him to create a show on Houdini without magic. He did them throughout his whole career.” Those were the two biggest things that he did. His two most iconic illusions were the straitjacket and the swallowing of needles. “It’s really a one-man show about the man who did magic, so there’s there certainly is plenty of magic in it,” Hudson said. Hudson developed the idea of creating a show based on the life and magic of Houdini with one major concern in mind, he isn’t a magician. ![]() Gurley St.ĭuffy Hudson, an actor and impersonator, will embody this historical figure live on stage in his one-man show. Saturday, April 1, in the Crystal Hall on the third floor of the Elks Performing Arts Center, 117 E. The man who inspired generations of illusionists is coming to Prescott for two shows at 2 and 7 p.m. His grand illusions and daring spectacular escape acts made him one of the most famous magicians of all time. Ew names are as synonymous with magic and mystery as that of Harry Houdini.
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