Stone, Sol: Patter Punches ©1947 Abbott's Magic, Colon, MI Softcover, saddle-stitched, 6x9", 35 pages

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Comments: "The purpose of this work is to provide the performer with a wealth of laugh-tested material, suggested patter routines and hints on presentation." Also available as part of Abbott's Talk, a Panorama of Professional Prose, Palaver & Polished Poetical Patter compilation.

Contents (as extracted from Talk, page numbers do not correspond with original):

1 Alibis: example "This Microphone is A.C., my voice is D.C."
1 Apartments: example "There isn't a single mouse in the house...they're all married."
2 Applause & Laughter
2 Army
2 Automobiles
3 Childhood
3 Cigars & Cigarettes
3 Cities & States
4 Clothes
4 Coins
5 Dancing
5 Double Gags
5 Drinking
6 Eyes
6 Food
6 Games
7 General Patter
7 Girdles
8 Hair
8 Hecklers
10 Hollywood & The Movies
10 Horses
11 Hotels
12 Introductions
13 Inventions
13 Jobs
14 Looks
14 Love
14 Medical
14 Men
15 Newspapers & Books
15 Night Clubs
16 Orchestra
16 Radio
17 Restaurants
17 School Days
17 Swimming & Bathing
18 Teeth
18 Wives
18 Women