The Collection of Jim Rawlins Part II
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Lot 406
[Houdini] National Vaudeville Artists 1925 Benefit Program.
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[Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz)] National Vaudeville Artists 1925 Benefit Program. Book-like souvenir program issued for the May 3, 1925 NVA benefit held at the New York Hippodrome. Flexible boards embossed in two colors. Full-page portrait of Houdini. 4to. General wear; good condition. As elaborate a souvenir program as has ever been produced, and in many ways, an encyclopedia of vaudeville personalities of the age. The souvenir book is filled with full-page plates printed in gold, with linen finishes, and many in color, depicting the famous vaudeville stars and managers of the day, and including a full-page image of Houdini, along with contemporary magicians and variety artists including Van Hoven, Harry Kahne, and Willard, ?the Man who Grows.?
