If you’d visited the Hippodrome in 1933 you may well have caught two Brighton-born twins, who’d taken America by storm. Violet and Daisy Hilton were conjoined twins who, after many years of exploitation at the hands of their adoptive mother … Continued
The famous magician and escapologist, Harry Houdini (real name Erik Weisz) was born on 24th March, 1874. He died 31st October, 1926. To mark the occasion of his death we have an article from the Brighton & Hove Society describing Houdini’s performances … Continued
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