Manual of Show Stunts.

Floyd, Hamilton.

Published by Self-produced, mimeographed from typed originals., 1940

About this Item

Floyd, Hamilton. Manual of Show Stunts. Self-produced, mimeographed from typed originals. 1940. 11"x 8", 29 leaves, about 12,500 words. Original self-made wrappers, bound with brass stays at top. Provenance: Library of Congress, with their small stamp on upper right corner front wrapper, rubber stamp on rear cover, and 10mm perforated "LC" on title page. GOOD+ condition, though the mimeograph ink is very light on a few pages (though still legible). An interesting peek inside sideshow performances, including five pages on cowboy/lariat tricks! [++] Contents of the stunts provided in the pamphlet include: (1) Juggling Introduction - Practice-Starting Out - Juggling Two Balls in One Hand - Two Balls Using Two Hands - The Cascade - The Shower - The Fountain - The Double Shower - The Pass-Over - Three Balls in One Hand - Three Balls in One Hand - The Five-Ball Cascade -; Recommendations - Bouncing - Covering Misses - Juggling with Clubs - Juggling with Plates. Pp 3-7 (2) Lariat Tricks, pp 8-12.  Introduction - Making Your Own Lariat - Flat Loop to the Left - Flat Loop to the Right - The Wedding Ring - Stepping In and Stepping Out - Around the Back - The Vertical Loop - Jumping Through the Upright Loop Exhibitions. (3) Baton Twirling pp 13-15 (4) Acrobatics Introduction, pp 16-19. (5)Ventriloquism Introduction, pp 20-23. (6) Balancing, Balancing with the Hands, pp 24-25; (7) Musiscellaneous Tricks, pp 26-28; (8), Putting over the Show.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Manual of Show Stunts.
• Publisher: Self-produced, mimeographed from typed originals.
• Publication Date: 1940
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Social History
  • Americana