Houdini, Harry. Six Page Manuscript Letter Signed, сHoudini,о to His Brother Hardeen. Sydney, Australia, Apr. 3, 1910. Written shortly after being the first man to pilot an airplane in Australia, on four double sided 8vo pages, with the letterhead of TatterallНs Hotel, Sidney, Houdini writes a six page letter to his D[ear] B[rother] Dash. He discourses on сthe canо trick he expects to make сa grand sensationо with, as well as other items of interest to his brother. He fills out the balance of the letter with sporting news and anecdotes including a meeting in his dressing room with Bob Fitzsimmons, past heavyweight champion of the world, who tells stories of being drugged during one of his title fights. A fascinating personal letter, reading, in part, сMy typewriter is being cleaned butѓwant to catch next mail so thought I would drop you a line. I metѓthe money man in opposition act with the can-trick against you. A manѓbooked it for $350- per week. ѓ The act was only booked to hurt you, as it seems you killed the business for Sul & Com. Folks when you came to a town. Johnson the Black __ B __ was to come on stage and expose Burns!!! He was instructed to pull can apart!!!!! So you see what a grand sensation IНll make here with the trick, as it was done on this stage!!"