Severn, Bill: Magic Comedy: Tricks Skits and Clowing ©1968 Bill Severn, Faber and Faber, London Hardcover, no dj, 144 pages ©1974 David McKay Co. in the USA

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Comments: Illustrated by Katharine Wood. Note: The 1968 Faber & Faber edition I saw had only 122 pages through Chapter 5, so perhaps later editions added the chapters Card Comedy and beyond.

Contents:

5 Before You Begin

16 Magic to Make Friends Laugh
16 Close Up Comedy Tricks
16 Money Talking
19 I Ain't Got No Pencil
22 Heads Up
24 The Rivals
26 My Son, the Soldier
28 Picture That
32 The Flying Key

39 Magic Party Fun
39 Entertaining a Group
39 Milidy's Monkey Wrench
42 Tomato Transit
44 A Dog Named Frank
49 Borrowing Man
59 Go, Go, Go!

66 Magic Stunts and Skits
66 Master of Ceremonies
67 Time Killer
69 Frog in My Throat
70 Gertrude Can't See Red
72 Flying Saucer
74 Moo and Moo, Too
77 The Hat Bit
78 White Elephant

82 Sketches for Amateur Variety Shows
83 Footlights
85 Take a Card
88 Highlight
90 Rope Pull Revisited

95 Magic Clowning
95 Simple Make Up and Costumes
98 Clap Hands for Mysto
99 Hold It
100 Big Stretch
102 Parakeet Presto
105 Bottles and Ball
109 Something Fishy
112 Cup Caper
115 Eggactly What You Asked For

118 Props, Gags and Quick Ones
118 Quick Comedy Bits
118 Mousetrap
118 Razz-Whistle
119 Stiff Necktie
119 One-Hand Rope
120 Lively Ice-Cream
120 With a Wand
121 Lollipop Laughter

123 Card Comedy
123 Run-Through
124 Cut the Cards
125 Shuffle It

125 Funny Flowers
125 Flying Flower
126 Drooping Flower