Martin Beck

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A manager who met Houdini in 1899, advised him to concentrate on escape acts, and booked him on the Orpheum vaudeville circuit, leading to his breakthrough success.

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Event Chinese Water Torture Cell

Connected via: Harry Houdini

Person Theodore 'Dash' Weisz

Connected via: Harry Houdini

Organization Society of American Magicians

Connected via: Harry Houdini

Organization Martinka & Co.

Connected via: Harry Houdini

Person Frank Parker

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Person Harry Houdini - Manager Martin Beck met Houdini in 1899, advised him to focus on escape acts, and booked him on the Orpheum vaudevill... Official Document

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“Houdini's big break came in 1899 when he met manager Martin Beck in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Impressed by Houdini's handcuffs act, Beck advised him to concentrate on escape acts and booked him on the Orpheum vaudeville circuit.”

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