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] | |
HOME FUN
CHAPTER I
AMATEUR THEATRICALS
Stage Construction and Home-made Scenery
A great many people are deterred from embarking on the sea of amateur theatricals for the reason that the expense and trouble incurred in providing an adequate stage, and in finding plays suitable for amateurs, seem to outweigh other considerations.