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Manual for Magicians & Their Assistants-Nell Cameron-Blue cover book--vFINE-aF

$ 6.46

Availability: 57 in stock
  • Genre: Magic
  • Condition: All is in otherwise very Fine, almost Mint Condition. Please view the attached images to see the quality of this fine item.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

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    Manual for Magicians & Their Assistants-Nell Cameron-Blue cover book--vFINE-
    (No Reserve-Bid and the Item will Sell)
    ITEM:  Soft cover book,  mimeographed with blue card cover,
    Manual for Magicians & Their Assistants
    , by Nell Cameron, wife and assistant to magician Mal Cameron.  Chapters include:
    1-Magic and the Magician, and overview of the work to be a magician
    2-To the Would Be Assistant, suggestion what you need to do grow as an efficient assistant.
    3-Showtime, which applies to the small magic act with one assistant.
    4-On Stage, now ready to perform, duties and requirements
    5-Stage dress, costuming and care of such
    6-Make-up, what to use, and how to apply it.
    7-A few notes on the Big Show.
    Cameron did touring shows in the 1930s.  In
    1937 Nell accompanied her husband on a Southern Tour, entertaining at many famous resort hotels.
    Their double act created a regular demand among managers of both summer and winter resorts, and their first tours were quite successful.
    . In the 1940s, Mai worked as an electrician at the Quincy Shipyards and took club bookings on the side.
    In the 1940s and later, he was based in Boston, doing the two person act with Nell.  He also presented a spook show in the late 40s and 50s.
    DATE:  1949
    SIZE:  Pages are  8 1/2 by 11 inches, 20  pages, top stapled onto blue card covers, then folded to 6 by 9 1/2 inches
    COND:   All is in otherwise very Fine, almost Mint Condition.  Please view the attached images to see the quality of this fine item.
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