Maccabe's Art of Ventriloquism and Vocal Illusions
Frederic Maccabe
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This manual offers instructions on how to become a ventriloquist. Starting out from a general introduction of ventriloquism, it explains how sounds are formed in the human body and how the voice is used. It then provides exercises for the budding artist, and a number of dialogues for performances. (2 hr 17 min)
Chapters
| Introduction | 14:20 | Read by tazzle |
| What Ventriloquism Is | 13:22 | Read by Lynne T |
| The Vocal Organs and Their Movements in Uttering Sounds and Vocalization | 23:03 | Read by Availle |
| On the Effects of Sound - How to Estimate them for Ventriloqual Purposes | 11:30 | Read by laurencetrask |
| How to Begin and Practice Ventriloquism, with Entertaining Dialogues for Rehear… | 13:54 | Read by laurencetrask |
| Polyphonism and Ventriloquism | 3:22 | Read by KHand |
| Ventriloquial Dialogues | 45:31 | Read by laurencetrask |
| Concluding Remarks | 12:44 | Read by Lynne T |