Houdini and Jennie the Elephant
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Harry Houdini
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Houdini and Jennie, the elephant, perform at the Hippodrome in New York City.
Others might vanish rabbits, but in 1918, on the brightly-lit stage of the Hippodrome in New York City, Houdini made a 10,000-pound elephant disappear. He created a sensation. When Houdini fired a pistol - Jennie vanished from view.
Houdini and Jennie, the elephant, perform at the Hippodrome in New York City.
Others might vanish rabbits, but in 1918, on the brightly-lit stage of the Hippodrome in New York City, Houdini made a 10,000-pound elephant disappear. He created a sensation. When Houdini fired a pistol - Jennie vanished from view.
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New York Hippodrome Theatre
1120 6th Ave, New York, NY, US 10036
From 1905 to 1939, located on Sixth Avenue between West 43rd and West 44th Streets in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan.
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