Here is a tremendous amount of practical advice for the clowning magician. The eight chapters or sections are: Organizing Your Material, Projecting Your Image, Logistics, Before the Show Starts, The Show, After the Show, Prop Potpourri, Holiday Shows. There is an annotated bibliography and list of magic dealers and magazines.
Appropriately titled, the book reveals that the author is extremely well read and quite experienced in his craft. There is an excellent and very complete bibliography of books on balloon sculpture annotated to guide you to those most valuable for you. If you are just getting into the business, this book seems to me to be indispensable. If you're an experienced trooper, you may find it even more valuable for you'll know how sound the tips and routines are. Highly recommended.
Your "Handbook" arrived today. The book is sensational both in format and content. It is a must for anyone doing kid shows for pay.
Congratulations. All the best,
Frank
Copyright December 1995 by Donald Sminkey. This page or any part of it may only be reproduced with permission of the author.