I recently went through a Houdini scrapbook compiled by Houdini’s personal friend, Quincy Kilby, and thought I would share items related to his movies in chronological order.
Previously we looked at letters from 1918 and the Master Mystery:
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – June 14 1918
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – July 14 1918
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – October 7th 1918
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – October 27 1918
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – November 7 1918
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – November 14 1918
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – December 15 1918
And now we look at letters from 1919 and The Grim Game:
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – March 7 1919
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – April 12 1919 and April 24 1919
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – May 1919
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – June 9 1919
- Movie Related Correspondence with Quincy Kilby – June 28 1919
Today, I share June 28 Letter:
And Poem by Q.K. for The Silver Wedding of Harry and Beatrice Houdini:
The letter mentions breaking his wrist again; he first broke it when filming The Master Mystery and now during the filming of The Grim Game which was 90% finished.
Thanks Joe! As we know, HH didn’t return back to the East Coast until December. “Your Silver Wedding ??? arrived and do you know I missed them.
What arrived? I can’t make that word out.
HH actually did come back to NYC at the very end of July. Then he went back to Hollywood in Sept.
The word is “verses.”
June 28/19
Dear Q. K.
Broke my left wrist again. Luckily the picture is 90% finished.
We can’t be back until end of July.
Your silver wedding verses arrived and do you know I missed them.
I just felt you had written something and sure enough – you did.
I read them aloud to a circle of friends & “acted” ’em.
Will write when I get better or can have a rest for a few days.
Yours as always,
Houdini
Mrs H. says
Wonderful wizard of verses thanks.
Your experience with deciphering Houdini’s Travel Diary is certainly coming in handy. Thank you John for converting Houdini’s handwritten letter into readable text.
Yes thanks John!