He was a lifelong friend of my own father, Rabbi Weiss. His father, Mortiz Tintner buried my mother. Loui, of Brooklyn.Īccording to a Letter from Houdini in an envelope marked “Not to be opened until after my death”: However, there does not appear to be any such person named Rev. Loui, of Brooklyn.” Note the date of July 22 nd, not June 22 nd. “Miss Bessie Raymond, the petite soubrette, was married to Mr. McKane was securely behind the bars of Sing Sing!įollowing the civil ceremony on June 22, 1894, Harry and Bess, to please their parents, repeated their marriage vows in separate ceremonies before a Catholic priest and rabbi.Īccording to a story in The Coney Island Clipper, a small weekly tabloid devoted to news of the Island, for the issue of July 28 th, 1894, said in part: The date as recorded by the bride was June 22, 1894. She thought of a man with whom her father had once had some business – John Y. McKane, “Boss of Coney Island”, a Jewish Rabbi, and a Roman Catholic priest.īess and Houdini wondered how they might get married. She claimed the marriage ceremonies were performed by Johh Y. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.“I’m the most married person I know, three times and to the same man”. Harry Houdini Dates / Origin Date Created: 1900 - 1909 (Approximate) Place: probably Cologne, Germany Library locations Billy Rose Theatre Division Shelf locator: *T-Pho A (Houdini, Harry) Topics Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926 Heimbürger, Alexander, 1819-1909 - Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926 - Houdini, Beatrice, 1876-1943 - Magicians Genres Photographs Physical Description Photographic prints Type of Resource Still image Identifiers Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5e2e9990-ff75-012f-1fdb-58d385a7bc34 Rights Statement The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. TitleHarry Houdini with Bess Houdini and Alexander the Conjuror (Alexander Heimbürger) and his wife, probably at Heimbürger's homeīilly Rose Theatre Collection photograph file
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