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Show HOUDIN1 QUICKLY ESCAPES FROM BOX Six carpenters from local union No 184 who challenged Houd n the head line performer at the Orpheum, to es cape from a box wh ch they would con struct in view of the audience failed to hold the man of mystery laet n ght Houdim entered the box the ha was nailed on and then a strong rope t ed about it When the coram ttee of car penters had expressed themselves as eat sf ed that they had the 1 berator fast a curtain was drawn around the box and all was quiet for a little lebs than seven m nutes Then Houd ni stepped out The com ttee of carpen ters nad prev ously marked the box in a secret manner and after the performer had escaped examined t declar ng that no switching had been done it be ng the same box All ropes and nails were intact |