| Author | Bullivant, Cecil Henry, 1882-1981 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 11000485 |
| Title | Home Fun |
| Contents | Amateur theatricals -- Mysteries of make-up -- The quick-change artist -- Character impersonations -- The universal hat -- Nigger minstrelsy -- Some suggestions in black -- Tableaux vivants -- Charades -- The possibilities of the musical sketch -- Vamping simplified -- An evening at the phonograph -- Musical glasses -- Hand-bell ringing -- The art of drawing-room singing -- Drawing-room recitals -- The art of whistling -- Bunkum entertainments -- Ventriloquism in a month -- Conjuring for all -- Some knotty points -- Black stage mysteries -- Concerning ghosts -- Some stage illusions -- The room of mystery -- Mechanical second-sight -- Papergraphy -- Juggling -- Plate-spinning and waltzing -- The tight-rope -- Clog dancing -- Shadow shows -- Lightning cartoons and "fake" sketching -- Frictional fun -- Some electrical effects -- Safe scientific experiments -- Safe chemical experiments -- Odd experiments -- More experiments -- Photo pastimes -- How to make and work marionettes -- Living marionettes -- The home circus -- How to make and work a peep-show -- The "mechanical" peep-show -- How to make and work a punch and judy show -- Dissolving views -- Indoor fireworks -- How to make a telephone -- Telegraphy at home -- Elementary hypnotism -- The powers and mysteries of clairvoyance -- Table-turning -- Palmistry -- Phrenology -- Telling fortunes by cards, dice, dominoes, etc. -- Graphology -- A successful children's party -- Parlor games -- Parlor tricks and puzzles -- "How would you——?" (puzzles) -- Some optical illusions -- Ciphers and cryptograms -- Secret signs -- Games and amusements for the blind. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | GV: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure |
| Subject | Amusements |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 61685 |
| Release Date | Mar 27, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 221 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Price | $0.00 |
