George McAthy's Smart Comedy Book

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CONDITION: GOOD - Pencil marks throughout, Property of William Douglas Phillips stamp inside

GEORGE MCATHY’S "SMART COMEDY FOR MAGICIANS AND M.C.’S" (1950)

- TOMMY WINDSOR STUDIOS, OH -

 

The fourth volume of the series (others were Smart Talk, Smart Business, and Smart Tricks). Lots of comedy

patter, routines, one liners and bits of business for your magic act.

 

The fourth and final volume of George McAthy's "Smart" comedy series. As with the first three volumes, this

book contains more solid comedy material for magicians - from assorted lines and quips to routines for such

classic props as the Change Bag, Die Box, Egg Bag, Torn and Restored Newspaper, Chinese Sticks, Untying

Silk, Billiard Balls, and more. Plus, a Trouble Wit routine, more great sight gags, emcee lines, lines for

jugglers, and more. And as with the first three, it's yours for a mere pittance.

 

And as if that were not enough., it has a pretty cool die-cut cover.

 

 

CONTENTS INCLUDE:

 

• Publisher's Preface (Tommy Windsor)

• Introduction by Larsen

• Portrait of the author

• Standard Patter: patter for standard effects

• Changing Bag: story around a dry cleaner

• Billiard Balls: for multiplying balls, patter about rabbits

• Blue Phantom: a soap story for this checker and rod effect

• Chinese Wands: clever ending for the Chinese Sticks

• Egg Bag: a fairy tale story for a quick egg bag routine

• Die Box: the die as a strange egg

• Torn & Restored Newspaper: patter story

• Starting Your Show: some opening comedy lines

• The Drunkard’s Dream: a combination of Tom Bowyer's Repeat Bill Trick and Abbott's Five Shot Lota

• Necromatic Nifties: over three dozen one liners and short jokes for your act

• New Spot Laughs: comedy signs/props

- Dressing Room Sign

- Hare Restorer

- Ticket to Siberia

- Blow Card

• Classified Comedy: over 60 comedy one-liners

• Trouble Wit Routine: routine for the folding paper effect, with diagrams

• Pasteboard Policy Patter: routine for the Insurancd Policy card trick

• Monkey Business: gags

- Squirting Telephone

- For a G.I. Magician or M.C.

- Giant Match

- Comedy Production Item

- Sawing Through a Woman - M.C. Style

- Laugh Bit

- Gag Blindfold

- Untieing Silk

- Dove Pan Idea

- Nudists Cigarette

- Cigar Butt Lighter

- To Get Spectators on Stage

- Drawer Box Bit

• Die Box Routine: with a few modifications

• Stunts for Jugglers: six comedy bits for juggling

• Medal Gags: five more jokes

• Idea Department

- Finger Chopper

- Flash Houlette

- Flag Staff

- Kids and Kards

- Weller Beer Bottle

- Break-a-Way Wand

- Laff for Razor Blades

- Laff for Walsh Cane

- Restored Napkin Finish

- Razor Blade Finish

- Electric Laff Lamp

- New Use for Fire Bowl

• The Four of Roses: a gimmick card trick

• Em Cee Gags: over 50 more one-liners and quick jokes

 

 

Softcover, Saddle-Stitched, Measuring Approximately 6” X 9", 46 Pages Ncljuding Illustrations.

 

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