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* Reprinted 1922
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==Contents==
* Part I Ventriloquism
13 The Practical Ventriloquist,
17 Breathing and the Use of Figures,
23 Voice Illusions,
27 The Near Voice,
31 Distant Voices, 37 A Complete Performance
* Part II Conjuring
43 Easy Tricks Without Apparatus,
48 Miscellaneous Drawing-Room Tricks,
53 Appliances for More Advanced Tricks,
57 Mesmerism and Mysteries,
61 Some Startling Illusions
* Part III Popular Entertainments
67 Vocal Mimicry,
71 Clairvoyance or Second-Sight,
73 Some Strange Experiments,
81 Further Marvels,
84 The Art of Recitation,
90 Wonders of the Phonograph
* Part IV The Platform Stage
97 The Drawing-Room Comedian,
101 The Sketch Artist,
105 Variety Programmes,
109 Methods and Management,
113 Some Valuable Hints,
116 How Best to Secure Engagements


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Latest revision as of 09:22, 25 January 2019

The Drawing Room Entertainer
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1922 edition
AuthorCecil H. Bullivant
PublisherC. Arthur Pearson Ltd.
Publication Date1903
LanguageEnglish
Pages120
 

The Drawing Room Entertainer was as inexpensive paperback books. Issued in a standard format of illustrated yellow covers, this was part of a series which became to be known as the Yellow Perils.


Editions

  • First Published 1903
  • Reprinted 1906
  • Second Edition 1919
  • Reprinted 1922

Contents

  • Part I Ventriloquism

13 The Practical Ventriloquist, 17 Breathing and the Use of Figures, 23 Voice Illusions, 27 The Near Voice, 31 Distant Voices, 37 A Complete Performance

  • Part II Conjuring

43 Easy Tricks Without Apparatus, 48 Miscellaneous Drawing-Room Tricks, 53 Appliances for More Advanced Tricks, 57 Mesmerism and Mysteries, 61 Some Startling Illusions

  • Part III Popular Entertainments

67 Vocal Mimicry, 71 Clairvoyance or Second-Sight, 73 Some Strange Experiments, 81 Further Marvels, 84 The Art of Recitation, 90 Wonders of the Phonograph

  • Part IV The Platform Stage

97 The Drawing-Room Comedian, 101 The Sketch Artist, 105 Variety Programmes, 109 Methods and Management, 113 Some Valuable Hints, 116 How Best to Secure Engagements

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