The Magical Ventriloquist
by Tom Ladshaw |
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New from professional magician, ventriloquist and author Tom Ladshaw is a great book for ventriloquists who also want to perform magic with their puppet.
The book is filled with 32 easy to do tricks and bits you can do during your ventriloquism act. Tom outlines the effect, tells you how to do the trick / bit and then offers some very helpful suggestions on how to present the trick. |
Topics include:
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Magic with ventriloquism - a brief overview |
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A simple magic glossary |
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The ventriloquist figure does the magic tricks |
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The figure 'helps' the ventriloquist do the magic tricks |
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The ventriloquial voice is used in a magic trick |
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The ventriloquist secretly utilizes a magic principle |
The book also includes some great resources where you can find the necessary apparatus to perform the tricks (some which you may already have). The large format 8 1/2" x 11" book is professionally comb-bound and illustrated.
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