Download or read book The Last Greatest Magician in the World written by Jim Steinmeyer and published by TarcherPerigee. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steinmeyer presents the seminal biography of the magician's magician, Howard Thurston, a man who surpassed Houdini in the eyes of showmen and fans, and set the standard for how stage magic is performed today.
Download or read book Performing Magic on the Western Stage written by L. Hass and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-12-08 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Performing Magic on the Western Stage examines magic as a performing art and as a meaningful social practice, linking magic to cultural arenas such as religion, finance, gender, and nationality and profiling magicians from Robert-Houdin to Pen& Teller.
Download or read book Early Cinema and the National written by Richard Abel and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2008-12-17 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on “how motion pictures in the first two decades of the 20th century constructed ‘communities of nationality’ . . . recommended.” —Choice While many studies have been written on national cinemas, Early Cinema and the “National” is the first anthology to focus on the concept of national film culture from a wide methodological spectrum of interests, including not only visual and narrative forms, but also international geopolitics, exhibition and marketing practices, and pressing linkages to national imageries. The essays in this richly illustrated landmark anthology are devoted to reconsidering the nation as a framing category for writing cinema history. Many of the 34 contributors show that concepts of a national identity played a role in establishing the parameters of cinema’s early development, from technological change to discourses of stardom, from emerging genres to intertitling practices. Yet, as others attest, national meanings could often become knotty in other contexts, when concepts of nationhood were contested in relation to colonial/imperial histories and regional configurations. Early Cinema and the “National” takes stock of a formative moment in cinema history, tracing the beginnings of the process whereby nations learned to imagine themselves through moving images.
Download or read book The Greenwood Guide to American Popular Culture Jazz through propaganda written by M. Thomas Inge and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tribute Three Stooges written by Chad Lambert and published by Bluewater Productions. This book was released on 2015-12-10 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legendary physical farce and extreme slapstick of Moe, Larry, and Curly are the subject of this issue of "COMICS," a biography series about stand-up comics, sitcom stars, and comedians who have made a huge impact on popular culture. From Moe Howard's childhood acting days during the dawn of the film industry to the very last Curly and beyond, TidalWave Productions recounts the history of one of the funniest and longest running troupes in comedy history.
Download or read book Magic written by Earle J. Coleman and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1987-06-04 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An excellent and exhaustive expansion of Coleman's 20-page chapter in Volume 3 of the valuable Handbook of American Popular Culture. . . . Contents include a preface, introduction, chapters on history of magic, principles and appreciation, manuals on performance, relation to the other `arts,' biographies, and appendixes of historical dates, periodicals, directories, research collections, and dealers. Chapters contain very thorough bibliographies and there are author and subject indexes. It is impossible to imagine a more thorough guide to magic. Choice The work as a whole is an extremely valuable compilation of, and commentary on, nearly 1,000 titles dealing with magic, conjuring, and tricks that fool the eye. . . . [It is] a superb addition to any library's collection of books on the history, psychology, and techniques of magic. Reference Books Bulletin This reference guide provides a comprehensive view of magic, focusing on its history, psychology, techniques, and aesthetics. The text is in the form of topical bibliographical essays with additional theoretical remarks expressing Coleman's personal philosophy of conjuring. The work begins with a description of outstanding histories of magic and goes on to elucidate some of the major bibliographic sources on the principles of psychology and showmanship which separate the master conjurer from the amateur. Subsequent chapters evaluate manuals on the execution of magic, including all categories from card magic to stage illusions and telepathy.
Download or read book The Linking Ring written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Projection and Performance written by Gwendolyn S. Waltz and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook of American Popular Culture written by M. Thomas Inge and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1989 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook seeks to assemble in one place the basic bibliographical data needed to begin the study of most of the major areas of popular culture. Each chapter provides a brief chronological survey of the development of the medium or topic; a critical guide in essay form to the standard reference works, bibliographies, histories, critical studies, and journals; a description of research centers and collections of primary and secondary materials; and a bibliography of works cited in the text. The revised edition includes new material and chapters on topics such as business, catalogs, computers, dance, fashion, gardening, and graffiti. ISBN 0-313-25406-0 (set: lib. bdg.) $150.00 (For use only in the library).
Download or read book Catalogues of Sales written by Sotheby's (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1994-11-30 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book 400 Tricks You Can Do written by Howard Thurston and published by . This book was released on 2024-01-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You'll be amazed how easy it is to learn the mysteries of magic! Here are over 400 tricks with dice, coins, matches, cards and cigarettes revealed by world-famous magician, Thurston the Great. Each startling trick is simply explained and will baffle and delight your friends. Originally printed in the 1920s under the titles "200 Tricks You Can Do" and "200 More Tricks You Can Do," these volumes were later combined into a single book, "400 Tricks You Can Do" before being reformatted once more in a "Revised Edition". This new expanded edition, is an unabridged republication that incorporates content from all prior versions including reinstated tricks, remastered illustrations, new illustrations, and amends to text for clarity exclusive to this version. The original work was produced at a time when attitudes to race and sex were different. This republication is presented without editorial alteration for historical reference.
Download or read book M U M written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Life of Howard Franklin Thurston written by Robert E. Olson and published by Calgary : Hades Publications. This book was released on 1993 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Huxford s Old Book Value Guide written by Bob Huxford and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This totally new fourth edition is intended to be a companion volume. Over 25,000 listings are included with current values. More than just a price guide, you'll also find scores of buyers listed by the type of subject matter they are looking for, so it's a selling guide as well.
Download or read book The Real Mandrake the Magician written by Linda Mandrake and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography not only gives you an idea of the brilliant career of Mandrake with over 100 show photos, but also provides a glimpse behind the scenes. What was it like to live on the road with small children while constantly performing magic shows? Mandrake's first son, Lon, at age 6 attended five different schools in grade one yet graduated from U.B.C. with a Bachelor of Science degree years later. Mandrake's performing partner and wife, Velvet, remembers: "One night we had a big show, with full orchestra and a packed house. At the end , the audience really liked us and they came up on stage and presented me with a bouquet of red roses. We took our bows and we felt like the toast of the town. Then back to the hotel room I went to relieve the sitter while Leon organized back stage. I rolled up my sleeves and thought what a contrast, as I spent the rest of the evening washing out dirty diapers in the bathroom sink." Then there was the time the elegant Vancouver hotel phoned Mandrake for help because another magician's doves had flown into the high chandeliers and no one could catch them. A banquet was planned for that evening and they were in a panic. Mandrake, with his great experience in magic, caught all the birds in no time. See the photo of Mandrake in Las Vegas in 1945 when the Last Frontier was one of only three casinos on the strip. Enjoy the adventures of Mandrake and the unusual people he met on the road. Meet the real Mandrake the Magician.
