HOUDINI, HARRY (EHRICH WEISZ). THE WORLD FAMOUS SELF-LIBERATOR! HOUDINI. Cardiff: Western Mail Ltd., 1913. Broadside advertising Houdini?s performance of his Water Torture Cell at the Cardiff Empire, ?Houdini?s own invention, whilst standing on his head, his ankles clamped and locked above in the centre of the massive cover. A feat which borders on to the supernatural.? Color image of a giant monster holding Houdini down in the cell at the right. He shares the bill with seven other acts, including the magician and humorist G.W. Hunter. Framed to 34 x 13 ??. Old folds and minor edgewear visible, but not examined out of frame. Houdini devised and debuted the Water Torture Cell in 1911 as a replacement to his sensational Milk Can escape. He took it on tour soon thereafter. It became one of his most celebrated feats and a reputation maker for the great escape artist.