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New York City's Hippodrome Closed Its Doors for the Last Time

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Houdini and Jennie, the elephant, performing at the Hippodrome, New York

Others might pull rabbits out of hats, but at the Hippodrome Houdini made a 10,000-pound elephant named Jennie disappear

CREDIT: "Houdini and Jennie, the Elephant, Performing at the Hippodrome, New York." [Reproduction of photograph by White Studio.] 1918. The American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920, American Memory collections, Library of Congress.



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