McVicar, Wes: Clown Act Omnibus ©1960 National Board of Young Men's Christain Associations (YMCA) Association Press, NY Hardcover, w/dj, 255 pages ©1970 Magic Inc., Chicago, IL Softcover, comb-bound, j6x9", 215 pages

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Comments: "Basic principles of the honorable art of clowning...and more than 269 ready-to-amuse, step-by-stumble clown acts and stunts"

Contents (Chapters, from book ToC):

5 Introduction
10 A Word on Clowing
18 Program and Organiztion
30 Clown Equipment
38 Walk-Ons and Walk-Arounds
52 Clown Acts With Simple Equipment
82 Clown Acts With Special Equipment
166 Clown Acts With Constructed Equipment
228 Clown Acts Requiring Gymnastic Equipment
240 Clown Acts for Water Shows
246 Skill Classification of Acts
253 Index of Clown Acts by Titles