Houdini Lives! is not playing at the Union Plaza Hotel and Casino. Dixie Dooley portrays his skills in the art of magic and escapology in this ... all » afternoon show dedicated to the style and life of Harry Houdini. Doolie does a good job at entertaining, but has a lot of problems drawing audiences to this downtown entertainment.

As far as the magic goes, Doolie does a pretty good job at executing the illusions. Most of the tricks are pretty standard fare. We have seen most of these tricks before, but they are still entertaining. It takes a lot of skill to sell these tricks, and what really separates good magicians from great magicians is the ability to find truly interesting variations on these basic tricks. Doolie is a good magician. «