Kid Stuff Volume 3

Frances Ireland Marshall (1910-2002) was an icon among all kinds of magicians—performers, dealers, creators, writers, etc.—for decades. Her Kid Stuff series is considered by many experts to be essential reading for anyone interested in performing magic for children. These booklets contain full scripts, new routines, and advice for both show and business.

 The third in a six volume set of magic for Children's shows. These volumes provide a wide variety of effects for children's shows. You are sure to find lots of good ideas for your kid-show magic. This volume has a large section on a Clown Act.

Volume 3—Contains three complete routined shows from the repertoires of working magicians: Duck's Birthday Party, Children's Safety Show, Magic Castle, by Piet Forton. Also, Magic for Kids in Hospitals, Peter D'Arcy's routines, How to be a Clown, quick, cheap, and easy, Close Up Clown Gags, Alice in Magicland, a theme routined around a clever prop. Fifteen audience-tested TV skits involving clowns, many with magic. All have been televised. Plus much more. Jam packed with material which other performers are using now to make money-get in on it! All good, reliable, audience tested, and fun to see, fun to do. Illustrated.

Detailed Contents List:

5 Swiss Kid Stuff: Introduction to Piet Forton's magic
6 Cornelia's Birthday: children's act featuring a large wooden duck, silks, and more.
13 Piet's Magic Safety Show: act featuring a large Volkswagon car
19 The Magic Castle: Castle stage prop and lots of ideas
25 The Magic Shop: Magic act backdrop based on a magic shop theme
28 The Magic Circus: Act and ideas based on a circus theme
30 The Magic Bedside Manner: Essay on working hospitals
34 Alice in Magicland (Janie Jarrow): An act based on Alice in Wonderland
39 Sugar Pops Pete & the Bandits (Ernest King, Jr.): Jumbo card trick using a wooden easel
42 The Traffic Light (John Yeager): Safety theme traffic light effect
44 How to Be A Clown: essay on informal clowning
50 Ideas from Peter D'Arcy: an intro letter, silks, a nice ending, and the Magic Washing trick
52 Jack and the Beanstalk (Peter D'Arcy): a routine centered around a changing bag
54 The Wizard's Treasure Chest (Peter D'Arcy): and how to make it
56 Clowing on TV (Ernie Kern): essay
57 Birthdays: Clown Act complete with patter
59 Another Birthday: another Clown Act
60 The Baseball Game: clown act
61 The Grocery Bag: clown act
62 Shaving Routine: clown act
65 Floating Gag: simple levitating gag
67 Mutilated Parasol
68 The Madhouse Routine
73 Rabbit Production and Wringer
78 Vacuum Cleaner Salesman: clown act
80 Haunted House: clown act
88 The Cooks: clown act
94 The King Bee: clown act
98 Prove You're Not Here: clown act
100 Questions and Answers: clown act
101 Smart Gum: clown act
103 Hat, Fan and Wand (Don Lawton): routine with breakaway fan and wand
 

Details: Kid Stuff Volume 3

104 pages, soft covers, comb binding, size 5 1/2" by 8 1/2".