![]() I was told they were placed there by an illusionist assumed to be Houdini. I was told from the start we had three functional trap doors – one stage right, one stage left and another center stage. “Once a story is told it gets perpetuated and maybe that’s all there is to this, but personally, I believe there is something to it. “People have tried looking up facts but there’s nothing to absolutely prove Houdini cut trap doors in our stage, and that’s just the way it is,” he said. His personal leaning on the Houdini issue? ![]() He’s the on-site, go-to guy for history both solid and fuzzy. He’s the theat er ’s senior technical director and has been climbing around its nooks and crannies for 26 years. T here are good stories, enough that most volunteer guides at the theater will point stage right and say, “That’s Houdini’s trap door.”īob Mavity has a lot to say on the matter and all things Grand Opera House. ![]() Sorry to disappoint, but there’s no definitive answer. In a series of articles, we first we consider the Grand Opera House and start with what may be its most controversial story of all: D id Houdini really cut a trap door in the stage? Have you ever sensed a ghost at The Grand Opera House? Ever hear d that real horses once raced across the stage there? Many tall tales abo und regarding the Grand and other local historic venues, and while we may not settle every rumor o r cover every tale, it’s fun to try – or at least get the official word on some of the more prominent ones with a few historical tidbits thrown in. ![]() From the undocumented to the otherworldly, we explore some of the rumors surrounding the Grand Opera House By Michael W. ![]()
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