CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | AMATEUR THEATRICALS | [11] |
| II. | MYSTERIES OF MAKE-UP | [26] |
| III. | THE QUICK-CHANGE ARTIST | [34] |
| IV. | CHARACTER IMPERSONATIONS | [41] |
| V. | THE UNIVERSAL HAT | [50] |
| VI. | NIGGER MINSTRELSY | [56] |
| VII. | SOME SUGGESTIONS IN BLACK | [62] |
| VIII. | TABLEAUX VIVANTS | [68] |
| IX. | CHARADES | [76] |
| X. | THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE MUSICAL SKETCH | [86] |
| XI. | VAMPING SIMPLIFIED | [92] |
| XII. | AN EVENING AT THE PHONOGRAPH | [97] |
| XIII. | MUSICAL GLASSES | [101] |
| XIV. | HAND-BELL RINGING | [105] |
| XV. | THE ART OF DRAWING-ROOM SINGING | [111] |
| XVI. | DRAWING-ROOM RECITALS | [116] |
| XVII. | THE ART OF WHISTLING | [123] |
| XVIII. | BUNKUM ENTERTAINMENTS | [127] |
| XIX. | VENTRILOQUISM IN A MONTH | [140] |
| XX. | CONJURING FOR ALL | [158] |
| XXI. | SOME KNOTTY POINTS | [169] |
| XXII. | BLACK STAGE MYSTERIES | [174] |
| XXIII. | CONCERNING GHOSTS | [183] |
| XXIV. | SOME STAGE ILLUSIONS | [189] |
| XXV. | THE ROOM OF MYSTERY | [201] |
| XXVI. | MECHANICAL SECOND-SIGHT | [211] |
| XXVII. | PAPERGRAPHY | [220] |
| XXVIII. | JUGGLING | [225] |
| XXIX. | PLATE-SPINNING AND WALTZING | [233] |
| XXX. | THE TIGHT-ROPE | [240] |
| XXXI. | CLOG DANCING | [244] |
| XXXII. | SHADOW SHOWS | [250] |
| XXXIII. | LIGHTNING CARTOONS AND “FAKE” SKETCHING | [263] |
| XXXIV. | FRICTIONAL FUN | [272] |
| XXXV. | SOME ELECTRICAL EFFECTS | [285] |
| XXXVI. | SAFE SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS | [297] |
| XXXVII. | SAFE CHEMICAL EXPERIMENTS | [312] |
| XXXVIII. | ODD EXPERIMENTS | [320] |
| XXXIX. | MORE EXPERIMENTS | [329] |
| XL. | PHOTO PASTIMES | [341] |
| XLI. | HOW TO MAKE AND WORK MARIONETTES | [354] |
| XLII. | LIVING MARIONETTES | [363] |
| XLIII. | THE HOME CIRCUS | [367] |
| XLIV. | HOW TO MAKE AND WORK A PEEP-SHOW | [378] |
| XLV. | THE “MECHANICAL” PEEP-SHOW | [383] |
| XLVI. | HOW TO MAKE AND WORK A PUNCH AND JUDY SHOW | [387] |
| XLVII. | DISSOLVING VIEWS | [396] |
| XLVIII. | INDOOR FIREWORKS | [400] |
| XLIX. | HOW TO MAKE A TELEPHONE | [405] |
| L. | TELEGRAPHY AT HOME | [410] |
| LI. | ELEMENTARY HYPNOTISM | [416] |
| LII. | THE POWERS AND MYSTERIES OF CLAIRVOYANCE | [426] |
| LIII. | TABLE-TURNING | [434] |
| LIV. | PALMISTRY | [437] |
| LV. | PHRENOLOGY | [445] |
| LVI. | TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS, DICE, DOMINOES, ETC. | [452] |
| LVII. | GRAPHOLOGY | [465] |
| LVIII. | A SUCCESSFUL CHILDREN’S PARTY | [472] |
| LIX. | PARLOR GAMES | [475] |
| LX. | PARLOR TRICKS AND PUZZLES | [490] |
| LXI. | “HOW WOULD YOU——?” (PUZZLES) | [510] |
| LXII. | SOME OPTICAL ILLUSIONS | [519] |
| LXIII. | CIPHERS AND CRYPTOGRAMS | [527] |
| LXIV. | SECRET SIGNS | [533] |
| LXV. | GAMES AND AMUSEMENTS FOR THE BLIND | [538] |
| INDEX | [545] | |
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