The Water Torture Cell seemed absolutely incredible-not merely an escape but a superhuman feat" ( Magic, p. The tank was still locked shut, offering no suggestion of how he managed his escape. The audience cheered as Houdini pulled aside the drapes and stumbled into view-wet, pale, exhausted, and smiling triumphantly. After several minutes of breathless anticipation, there was a ripple of movement behind the curtain. The theater orchestra ominously played a popular song called 'Asleep in the Deep.' … Houdini's assistant peered into the curtain, and brandished an ax, ready to smash the glass and release Houdini in case of emergency. A drape was pulled around the tank, temporarily concealing it. Suspended over the tank of water, he paused to take several deep breaths, and then was quickly lowered into the cell, the stocks locked to the lid of the tank. Houdini's ankles were locked into stocks, and he was lifted upside-down over the stage. The Water Torture Cell "was a tall, narrow, wooden tank of water, with a glass front. This is evidently the first poster depiction of Houdini's most celebrated escape, introduced at Circus Busch in September 1912. Matted, framed, and glazed with Plexiglas. Light horizontal and vertical fold crease.
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