Carleete was the stage name of Harry Howes who claimed to be the inventor of the Water Escape trick, also known as the Water Torture Cell, Under Water Escape and Mysterious Cask. This trick was sold to
Harry Houdini
Erik Weisz (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926), known professionally as Harry Houdini ( ), was a Hungarian-American escapologist, illusionist, and stunt performer noted for his escape acts.
Houdini first attracted notice in vaudeville in ...
in 1911.
[Thomas Y. Crowell Co.; 1st edition (June 1969) The Untold Story by Christopher Milbourne.]
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Escapologists
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