Daniel LLewelyn-Williams in "A Regular Little Houdini" (Photo credit: Sheri Bankes) In 1905, the chief constable of the Newport, South Wales, police department declaimed the "impenetrability" of the local prison, a boast that drew the attention of a visiting American named Ehrich Weiss, who was developing a reputation as an escape artist and, so, decided to accept the "challenge." As an added impediment, he had himse…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:58PM on December 19, 2017