MARK PARKER
ARTFUL DODGERS.COM
MARK PARKER ILLUSION DESIGNER
AND CONSULANT TO THE STARS
LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
Mark has designed original illusions
for some of the biggest names in show
business, as well as created some of the
best illusion design books for magicians.
His work has been featured on major TV
shows, in theme parks and by almost
every well known illusionist in the world.
He has finally opened up the doors and
allowing access to magicians to gain from
his knowledge and expertise.
His company Artful Dodger Productions
has now been officially launched and
I urge anybody who wants creative
material to contact Mark and his team.
http://artfuldodgers.productions re to
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HOUDINI'S HOME
FOR SALE FOR $4.6 MILLION
Who is going to purchase this?
Taking care of his mom was a
responsibility that he could not shirk.
Houdini’s father, a self-styled rabbi
who himself struggled to support the
family, made a promise to his wife on
his deathbed. He vowed that their son
Harry — born Ehrich Weisz — would
“pour gold in your apron someday.”
Still, he could never have guessed that
his son would be able to buy a Harlem
home that, today, is on the market for
$4.6 million.
Today, the home has been divided into
three apartments, but some Houdini
touches still exist.
Last Sunday, the home was opened to
Inside Houdini's home where a secret wall was discovered.
prospective buyers.”
n 1898, Harry Houdini considered quitting magic.
At that point — more than a decade before his infamous underwater box escapes — the
profession seemed like a financial dead-end; he’d do 20 shows a day in rundown venues
and barely scratch out a living. Houdini and his wife, Bess, who was part of his act, made
ends meet by working as phony mediums. They lived modestly on the road and sent home
much of their earnings to his mother, Cecilia, who lived in a tenement on the far reaches of
East 69th Street.
VANISH MAGAZINE
The home would be the ultimate
Houdini collector’s i tem, and one hope
is that it might be bought by a magician
such as Houdini fanatics David Blaine
or Teller.
www.VanishMagazine.com
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