Quote #25
The eating of burning brimstone is an entirely fake performance.
More from Harry Houdini
- Such disloyalty in trusted servants is one of the most disheartening things that can happen to a public performer.
- The great day of the Fire-eater - or, should I say, the day of the great Fire-eater - has passed.
- Only one man ever betrayed my confidence, and that only in a minor matter.
- To cause the face to appear in a mass of flame make use of the following: mix together thoroughly petroleum, lard, mutton tallow and quick …
- No performer should attempt to bite off red-hot iron unless he has a good set of teeth.
- My professional life has been a constant record of disillusion, and many things that seem wonderful to most men are the every-day commonpla…
- My business has given me an intimate knowledge of stage illusions, together with many years of experience among show people of all types.
- It is still an open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer.