Houdini adjusted one of the dials until a radio station tuned in. Houdini opened the doors to show that there was nothing inside except coils, transformers, and vacuum tubes. The front of the radio had huge dials and double doors. Then assistants placed on the table a giant radio approximately 2 meters (6 ft) long and 1 meter (3 ft) high and wide. Houdini walked around the table, lifting the tablecloth to show that there were no mirrors or anything else under the table. The radio was a novelty at the time, and the act featured what Houdini said the radio would be like in 1950.Īccording to Dorothy Young, Houdini’s assistant, the great magician began by introducing a large table with a tablecloth that fell halfway down the table’s legs.
Houdini developed the “Radio of 1950” illusion for his evening shows from 1925 until his death the following year.
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