"This easy-to-follow manual, designed especially for aspiring amateur ventriloquists, offers expert advice from an internationally renowned performer. Bergen reveals the secrets of his trade, sharing helpful tips on "near" ventriloquism, the doll-dummy, hand puppets, shadowgraphs and cardboard dummies, and much more. 48 illustrations enhance this definitive guide from a master of the art."
"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. Contents Include: Near Ventriloquism, The Doll-Dummy, Hand Puppets, shadowgraphs and Cardboard Dummies, Staging an Entertainment, Distant Ventriloquism, Entertaining With Distant Ventriloquism. Many of the e ..."
How to Become a Ventriloquist (Hardback or Cased Book) by EdgarBergen Hardcover, 126 Pages, Published 2010 by Mahomedan Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4455-1357-7, ISBN: 1-4455-1357-9
"Bergen, Edgar. performances were an established form of entertainment in
England, although most performers threw their ... with her onewoman show '
Multiple Me' (written by Edgar Chisholm) where she portrayed several
personalities usingĀ ..."
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"Mickey Mouse (originally Mickey Mouse Sound Cartoons) is a character-based series of animated short films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. The films, which introduced Disney's most famous cartoon character, were released on a regular basis from 1928 to 1953 with additional one-off shorts produced between 1983 and 2013. The series is notable for its innovation with sound synchronization and character animation, and also introdu ..."
"For anyone who loves classic comedy, the W.C. Fields Comedy Collection is absolutely essential. Film for film, this may be the best DVD showcase ever devoted to a single comedian, including all five of Fields's acknowledged classics in a sturdy, beautifully designed library-quality slipcase. One could easily lament the relative lack of bonus features (it would have been nice to have some vintage Fields radio shows and newsreel footage), ..."
"A true television classic, The Homecoming was the second movie (after 1963's Spencer's Mountain) based on Earl Hamner's autobiographical writings about love, pride, faith, and survival in rural America during the Great Depression. The Homecoming introduced the Walton family, a 1930s mountain clan living a hardscrabble existence that forces patriarch John Walton (Andrew Duggan) to seek work, far from home, in the city. When John fails to ..."
"FUN AND FANCY FREE, Walt Disney's 9th full-length animated masterpiece, is a delightful gem that not only sparkles with charm, but is unbelievably rich in history-making Disney moments. It was the last animated feature starring Walt Disney as the voice of Mickey Mouse, and the only film featuring all four of Walt Disney's most famous characters -- Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, and Jiminy Cricket. Following Disney's classic tradition ..."
001 Better Bidding With Bergen Vol I, Uncontested Auctions by Marty Bergen, Edgar Kaplan Paperback, 199 Pages, Published 1985 by Baron Barclay Bridge ISBN-13: 978-0-910791-36-6, ISBN: 0-910791-36-8
"An outgrowth of his continuing column on bidding in the ACBL Bulletin."
"Charlie cheerfully threatens, insults, and otherwise needles the elegant Edgar through 16 digitally remastered episodes - all of them from the 1950's, and seven of them never before available to the public. The aging, man-crazy mannequin Effie Clinker bends your ear (and her elbow); and modest Mortimer Snerd gives new meaning to the phrase "ventriloquist's dummy." Meanwhile, music and performing legends Rosemary Clooney, Fred MacMurray ..."
002(1st Edition) Better Bidding With Bergen Vol II, Competitive Bidding, Fit Bids, & More by Marty Bergen, Edgar Kaplan Paperback, 149 Pages, Published 2006 by Baron Barclay Bridge ISBN-13: 978-0-910791-78-6, ISBN: 0-910791-78-3
"The second volume concentrates on competitive bidding and bids to show fits for partner."
"Fun and Fancy Free is a 1947 animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures on September 27, 1947. It was one of the "package films" (feature-length compilations of shorter segments) that the studio produced in the 1940s. It is the 9th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, and the fourth package film by Disney.
The "Mickey and the Beanstalk" portion of the film was the last time Walt ..."