Vaudeville Ventriloquism by David J. Lustig

Rome, they tell us, was not built in a day neither are good ventriloquists made over night. To become a violinist, one must practice and practice, to become a ventriloquist one must also practice and by studying and following these instructions carefully, lesson by lesson, the student will surprise himself with results attained. The ventriloquial entertainer can give a show most anywhere and under any sort of conditions with his 'vent' figure in a theatre, hall or drawing room and almost anyone who possesses good vocal powers and studies these lessons (written by two vaudeville performers who at times presented a ventriloquial specialty in vaudeville) will within a reasonable time with the proper amount of practice and study be able to give a performance to entertain, mystify and also to earn money by putting on a ventriloquial act.

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The name of this exceedingly interesting and mysterious art is founded upon the before mentioned supposition. Vaudeville Ventriloquism a Practical Treatise on the Art of Ventriloquism. We all know that the organs of speech are located in the throat and not in the stomach. This belief is merely mistaken supposition. Many people believe the sounds are produced from the stomach. The art of producing tones and words without any perceptible motion of the mouth, so that the audience is induced to refer the sound to some other place is called Ventriloquism. The authors know that everything found in this work is practical and trust those interested will profit by the contents of the book. The lessons arranged in this work are framed so that anyone possessing good vocal chords and who are willing to devote the necessary time and patience to studying the art can become ventriloquial entertainers. Namely to set right the many folks who have voiced a desire to become ventriloquists but after reading books on the subject have been at a loss just how to go about studying this fascinating art. This book was written with an object in view.

Vaudeville Ventriloquism by David J. Lustig