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Difference between revisions of "The Drawing Room Entertainer"
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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 | ||
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| + | * 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 | ||
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| + | * 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 | ||
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| + | * 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 13:22, 25 January 2019
| The Drawing Room Entertainer | |
 1922 edition | |
| Author | Cecil H. Bullivant |
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| Publisher | C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. |
| Publication Date | 1903 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 120 |
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
