How to Become a Ventriloquist

by Edgar Bergen

Overview

This easy-to-follow manual, designed especially for aspiring amateur ventriloquists, offers expert advice from an internationally renowned performer. Bergen reveals the secrets of his trade, sharing helpful tips on "near" ventriloquism, the doll-dummy, hand puppets, shadowgraphs and cardboard dummies, and much more. 48 illustrations enhance this definitive guide from a master of the art.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486410869
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	03/17/2000
Series:	Try Your Hand at Ventriloquism
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction
I. Near Ventriloquism
II. The Doll-Dummy
III. Hand Puppets
IV. Shadowgraphs and Cardboard Dummies
V. Staging an Entertainment
VI. Distant Ventriloquism
VII. Entertaining With Distant Ventriloquism