McAthy, George: Smart Comedy for Magicians and M.C.'s ©1950 Tommy Windsor Studios, OH Softcover, saddle-stitched, 6x9", 46 pages

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Comments:Book four of a 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.

Contents: (from Trickshop.com eBook edition):

Publisher's Preface (Tommy Windsor)
2 Introduction by Larsen
4 Portrait of the author
5 Standard Patter: patter for standard effects
5 Changing Bag: story around a dry cleaner
5 Billiard Balls: for multiplying balls, patter about rabbits
6 Blue Phantom: a soap story for this checker and rod effect
6 Chinese Wands: clever ending for the Chinese Sticks
7 Egg Bag: a fairy tale story for a quick egg bag routine
8 Die Box: the die as a strange egg
8 Torn & Restored Newspaper: patter story
9 Starting Your Show: some opening comedy lines
10 The Drunkard’s Dream: a combination of Tom Bowyer's Repeat Bill Trick and Abbott's Five Shot Lota
11 Necromatic Nifties: over three dozen one liners and short jokes for your act
16 New Spot Laughs: comedy signs/props
16 - Dressing Room Sign
16 - Hare Restorer
16 - Ticket to Siberia
17 - Blow Card
17 Classified Comedy: over 60 comedy one-liners
23 Trouble Wit Routine: routine for the folding paper effect, with diagrams
29 Pasteboard Policy Patter: routine for the Insurancd Policy card trick
30 Monkey Business: gags
30 - Squirting Telephone
30 - For a G.I. Magician or M.C.
30 - Giant Match
31 - Comedy Production Item
31 - Sawing Through a Woman - M.C. Style
31 - Laugh Bit
32 - Gag Blindfold
32 - Untieing Silk
32 - Dove Pan Idea
32 - Nudists Cigarette
33 - Cigar Butt Lighter
33 - To Get Spectators on Stage
33 - Drawer Box Bit
34 Die Box Routine: with a few modifications
35 Stunts for Jugglers: six comedy bits for juggling
37 Medal Gags: five more jokes
37 Idea Department
37 - Finger Chopper
38 - Flash Houlette
38 - Flag Staff
38 - Kids and Kards
38 - Weller Beer Bottle
39 - Break-a-Way Wand
39 - Laff for Razor Blades
40 - Laff for Walsh Cane
40 - Restored Napkin Finish
40 - Razor Blade Finish
41 - Electric Laff Lamp
42 - New Use for Fire Bowl
42 The Four of Roses: a gimmick card trick
43 Em Cee Gags: over 50 more one-liners and quick jokes