Harry, Bess & Rosabelle

[ac151@freenet.carleton.ca (David Clarke)]

Ok, just some bits and pieces:

Rosabelle wasn't Harry Houdini's wife or mother...

Mother = Cecilia Weiss
Father  = Mayer Samuel Weiss

(Harry was born Ehrich Weiss)

Harry's wife was Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner, but everybody
called her Bess.  Harry met her while he and his brother were
doing their magic act at Coney Island.  10 days later, Harry
married her, and she joined the magic act (his brother left)

"Rosabelle, believe" was the 'secret' message that Harry would
use to tell Bess that it was actually him contacting her from
'the other side'.  He picked something that he and Bess would
know...

Rosabelle was the title of a song...a song that Bess had sung at
Coney Island when Bess & Harry started their magic act together...

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Houdini was 'hit' in the stomach after an afternoon show at the
Princess Theater in Montreal.  He fellow who hit him was a boxing
star (college) at McGill University.

Two days later (and after his last show) doctors operated on Houdini
and removed a torn appendix...

Anyway...indirectly Kate related, but the subject has been bounced
about quite a bit lately.

Dave.

...The well is deep.  Wish me well...