Other performing arts Books

Soon after Duffy's Tavern premiered over the radio in 1941, Hollywood celebrities flocked to the microphone for a guest appearance and accepted what was rarely heard of in network broadcasting: celebrities were roasted in the form...

Ten years after Chicago saw its first full-time comedy club open, the landscape was decidedly different. "Stand-up comedy has exploded in the last couple of years," a club owner told the Chicago Tribune in 1985, "that's the only way to describe it:...

Ένα θεατρικό βασισμένο πάνω σε 11 πίνακες του ζωγράφου Δέλτα. Μέσα από τον διάλογο και την αλλαγή προοπτικής, δημιουργείτε μία φανταστίκη αλληλεπίδραση ανάμεσα στον Δέλτα και στους πινακές του.Οι Πίνακες αρχιζουνε να μιλούνε και εκείνος θυμάται,...

Step into the strange, enchanting world of The Wonderful Drama of Punch and Judy, the hilarious puppet show as it has traditionally been performed to the raucous delight of children and adults all over the world.Follow the mischievous Punch as he outwits...

"In Story-land" through Elizabeth Harrison is a lovely and imaginitive series of stories aimed to seize the hearts and minds of younger readers. The ebook has a stunning collection of reminiscences and fables that create a colourful and spellbinding...

"The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle vol. 1" is a picaresque book written via Tobias Smollett from Scotland. The book is set a young, stubborn aristocrat named Peregrine Pickle and his adventures and mishaps as he deals with the complicated and regularly...

THE COMIC ART OF MEL BROOKSBy Maurice Yacowar Mel Brooks is a mystery. On the one hand, he is notorious for his wacky public behaviour and for his zany films. On the other, some of his public pronouncements show him to be a very serious fellow. While his...

Life is Grand, Baby! (Notes on Performing) by Paul Toshner. Memoirs and insights on the intimate performance of song from a real-life Piano Man. "For the first time I'm sharing secrets I've built up over the years as a concert act, a lounge act,...

<h4>Twenty Years of Tales 1965-1985</h4> <p>Aerosmith's Joe Perry put it this way, "The new singer, Cowboy Mach Bell, was a rock'n'roll guy who grew up in the next town over from me (Holliston, Massachusetts)...

What's measured is managed! The Circus Training Journal is the result of a year of collaboration between Thom Wall and Rebecca Starr, head aerial coach at Circadium: School of Contemporary Circus. This undated journal, spans three months of...

Set in a snowy New England mill town, Right Angles is a comedy that centers around the matriarch of a Polish American family, Kasia Angielski. Kasia is deeply concerned about doing the right thing for the right reason within the moral and cultural...

This early works on The Expert at the Card Table is a must have for any card playing enthusiast. To all lovers of card games it should prove interesting, and as a basis of card entertainment it is practically inexhaustible, with much of the information...

Reminiscences of Michael Kelly V2 is a memoir written by Michael Kelly, a famous Irish tenor of the 18th and early 19th centuries. The book is a detailed account of his experiences as a performer at the King's Theatre and Theatre Royal Drury Lane in...

"How do we move actors into the less accessible regions of themselves and release hotter, more dangerous, and less literal means of approaching a role?" Superscenes are a revolutionary new mode of teaching and rehearsal, allowing the actor to discover...

Dive into the shadows with the Dark Noir Pre-Release Sample, a first look at the hardboiled, supernatural tabletop RPG where the city itself is your greatest adversary.Set in the rain-soaked streets of Ironport, Dark Noir blends urban fantasy and noir,...

La Puce à l’oreille est un vaudeville de Georges Feydeau créé au Théâtre des Variétés le 2 mars 1907. C’est une comédie basée sur des quiproquos et des malentendus entre les...

In this Incredible Illustrative Story, We Examen The Courage of Luis Pimentel Ruiz as We Journey With Him On His Acrobatic Hand Balancing Adventure From Mexico to Central America To South America To Santa Monica California at Muscle Beach! In This...

Behind the Laughter, Hidden Tears is the true story of entertainer, comedian and actor Sal Richards, a behind the scenes look that reveals the many obstacles he faced while trying to make it in the business for over fifty years. From dealing with the...

This classic, historical book is a detailed and comprehensive look at making and manipulation of puppets. In this original, unabridged form it contains much information that is useful and practical today in the classroom or home. Contents include -...

This vintage book is a concise guide to marionettes, complete with historical information, directions of making puppets, ideas for performances, insights into tricks and techniques, and much more. With helpful illustrations and simple instructions, this...

Marionettes is a novel written by Julien Gordon and originally published in 1892. The story revolves around the lives of a group of artists and performers in Paris, who are all connected through their love of marionettes, or puppets. The main character,...

The book ""Life And Memoirs Of William Warren, Boston�������s Favorite Comedian: With A Full Account Of His Golden Jubilee (1889)"" is a biographical account of the life and career of William Warren, a beloved comedian from Boston. The book is written by...

Between the years 1996-2003, Cool and Strange Music! Magazine became a beloved publication that music lovers of the unusual could count on for information about the latest "cool and strange" music releases, exclusive interviews with legendary artists,...

WORK IS IN FRENCHThis book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to...

A dark comedy stage play by Marty MatfessChris has been madly in love with his best friend Annie for years, but she's only been interested in dating everyone else but him. After Annie's recentbreak up with her boyfriend Bobby, Chris feels this may...

In KINDA FUNNY: Stories by a Full-Time Comedian (with Four Part-Time Jobs), JJ Barrows brings her stories from the comedy stage to the comedic page-all the result of a young JJ finding her voice after stumbling into a stand-up comedy class (because it...

A one-legged vaudeville magician reunites with his robot comrade to hunt for ghosts. Their mission takes them through the city, following radio signals into the haunted countryside, circus embers and ice cream shops. An all-ages adventure,...

Everyone in the world knows DMV means poor service. Now you can get an inside look at what creates that culture of:“It’s not my money, I don’t care”.Mariam, The Mighty, immigrated to America leaving behind a culture of shortage...

Magic with its tricks and illusions continues to enthral audiences all over. And also as an art of deception it has not lagged behind. Like other arts it too has made great strides during the last century in India. This book is designed to provide a...

David Trew is just an ordinary bloke. After leaving college in the 80s, he took up a career as a corporate salesman. He did well, but hated it.So, after moving to London to follow his sales career, and having to be medicated to get through it, he decided...

Puppy is sure to be a cute creature. Everyone wants a puppy in their house. But how to educate them to be well-bred puppies? How can a puppy not barking, not jumping, not chewing, not whining, and not getting in the wrong place when exposed to a new...

Fifty of the greatest effects ever created using a thumb tip, one of every successful magician's basic props. Written by the President of the Society of American Magicians and honorary vice-president to The Magic Circle, this manual provides fifty tried...

This book is essentially about me - me midst the Goons! Me! Me! Me! (How disgusting! What's this fellow going on about?)It is an unashamed celebration of MY life not in the past but TODAY and in that, it becomes a celebration of YOUR lives...

Paul Rhymer's creation of VIC AND SADE began on radio in 1932 as a two-character play featuring Art Van Harvey and Bernadine Flynn. Bill Idelson was eventually added to the cast, as nine-year-old Rush, and Idelson is the man behind this fascinating...

The Literary News V2: A Monthly Journal Of Current Literature, 1881 (1881) is a book edited by F. Leypoldt. This is the second volume of the monthly journal that was published in the year 1881. The book features a collection of literary news and reviews...

The Comedy Improv Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to University Improvisational Comedy in Theatre and Performance is a one-stop resource for both improv teachers and students, covering improv history, theory, maxims, exercises, games, and structures. You...

Yabbing and Wording: The artistry of Nigerian stand-up comedy is a long-overdue academic interrogation of the novel stand-up practice in Nigeria as performance. 'Yabbing' comes from the Nigerian Pidgin English verb, 'yab', which means a satirical jibe...

Do you want to know how to write stories that grab readers and never let them go? Are you looking for new ways to satisfy your current readership? This practical and inspiring guide written by commercial fiction author Helen Cox will jumpstart your...

Drawing a Circle in the Square: Street Performing in New York's Washington Square Park by Sally Harrison-PepperThis gratifying study of a phenomenon that has imprinted itself upon the folklore of big-city life is a joyful book focusing upon the street...

In honor of this book’s 100-year anniversary in the English language, The Book Tree presents this special 2016 edition. It has become essential reading for serious writers and those involved in the dramatic arts by providing a more complete...

This early booklet is a fascinating read for entertainment enthusiasts. Thoroughly recommended for the bookshelf of the amateur or professional ventriloquist it contains a wealth of information that is still useful and practical today. A step by step...

This fascinating early work will delight cardsharps and historians of the game. A comprehensive guide to a multitude of card tricks accompanied by a history of the pack of cards provides a complete how-to guide. Contents Include: 24 Stunts with Cards; 17...

This early manual of tricks is an absorbing work which will prove of much interest to the enthusiast or historian of magic. Contents Include: Part I - The Four Burglars; Divination; An Exhibition of Thought-Reading; The Disappearing Ace; Another...

This early work is a fascinating read for entertainment enthusiasts. Thoroughly recommended for the bookshelf of the amateur or professional ventriloquist it contains a wealth of information that is still useful and practical today. Extensively...

Originally published in 1916.  An entertaining book of instructions on how to acquire the art of Ventriloquism as plain and simple as possible. Contents include: Ventriloquism – Modern Ventriloquists – How to become a Ventriloquist – “Throwing” the voice...

Sharpe's British Theater Volume 7 is a collection of four plays written by Thomas Otway and published in 1804. The first play, Venice Preserved, tells the story of a group of conspirators who plot to overthrow the Venetian government. The second play,...