Tarbell, Harlan: The Chalk Talk Manual ©1962 Harlan Tarbell, T.S. Denison & Company, Inc., MN Hardcover, no dj,278 pages

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Comments: A Complete Presentation of the Theory and Practice of the Fascinating Form of Entertainment. This is a compilation of three of Harlan's previous books on Chalk Talk: How to Chalk Talk; Fun With Chalk Talk, and Chalk Talk Stunts.

Contents (from book):

13 Introduction

15 Section One — How to Chalk Talk

17 The Principles of Chalk Talking
21 Chalk Talk Materials
24 Arranging a Program
27 Important Points
31 Hints on Color
33 Facial Expressions

35 Evolution Pictures
35 Patter for Evolution Pictures
37 The Monkey And The Cat
37 THe Windmill and Hans
37 The Rabbit And the Magician
43 The Duck and the Farmer
43 Grandpa's Experience
43 A Lady And Her Husband
43 Fido And The Tramp
47 The Hired Man And the Farmer
47 The Pear and the Papoose
47 The Mouse and the Lady
49 The Pig and the Wolf
53 The Palm Tree and the Hottentot
53 The Hunter and the Lion
53 The Fish and the Man
55 The Fish and the Peddler

55 Upside-Down Pictures
59 Patter for Upside-Down Pictures
59 - Mandy and Rastus
59 - The Elephant and the Ostrich
61 - Cupid and the Stork
61 - The River and the Farm

61 The Evolution of Girls’ Names
65 Dot Pictures
77 Seasonable Evolutions
79 Famous Characters
81 Landscapes
89 An Extra Color Effect
91 The Fat Man
91 The Tall Man
93 To Get a Person from the Audience onto the Platform
95 Local Caricatures
98 Closing Pictures

99 Section Two — Fun with Chalk Talk

101 Hints on Chalk Talking
104 Magical Chalk Drawings
106 The Vanishing Line
108 A Stylish Gentleman
110 Have a Banana
112 A Lemon While You Wait
118 The Rising Card
120 The Honorable Mr. Donkey, Esq
124 The Pirate's Chest
132 A Drink to Order
136 The Rabbit In The Hat
140 An Easy Way to Make Money

142 Novelty Chalk Talks
142 The Eternal Question
142 The Rising Sun
146 Paul Revere's Ride
146 Money or Love
146 Hip, Hip, Hooray!
150 Brain Food
150 Zulu Zu
154 How a General Is Made
156 A Love Letter
156 A Pair of Spectacles
156 The Red Rabbit
162 The Scotchman's Hat
162 The Scotchman's Greeting Card
164 The Pumpkin And The Witch
164 The Darkey and the Ghost
164 Lines That Count
172 A Study in Transformation
174 Men Who Have Never Been President
182 The Old Family All-Bum

193 Section Three Chalk Talk Stunts

195 The Lazy Man’s Chalk Talk

199 Evolution Pictures
199 The Question and the Chinaman
201 The Ax and the Executioner
201 Heart and Sweetheart
201 The Rabbit and the Lanterns
207 The Mouse and Towscr 204
207 The Bus and the Driver 205
207 The Girl and the Rose
211 Lord McGoofus and His Butler
211 The Goose and the Farmer
211 The Janitor and the Cop
213 The Transformation of Grandpa
213 The Baby Buggy and Dad
217 The Wigwam and the Boy
217 The Snoffeljee and the Hottentot
221 The Bird and the Man
221 The Squaw and the Squawker
221 The Witch and the Dove
225 The Crow and the Scarecrow
225 By Their Mustaches Ye Shall Know Them
225 The Evolution of a Family
231 A Stunt with Numbers
231 A Six Percenter
231 The Evolution of a Duke
233 Roman Art
239 Upside Down Stunt - The God of the Sea and the Ship
239 Holiday Suggestions: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s
243 The Circle, the Triangle, and the Square
247 Easy Human Figure Drawings For Chalk Talks
247 - An Easy Way to Draw an After-Dinner Speaker
253 - An Easy Way to Draw a Flapper
253 - A Few Expressions
253 An Easy Way to Draw Men and Women

253 Chalk Talk Phases of the World War
255 The Mountain And the Doughboy
255 Dougboy Studies
259 More Doughboy Studies
264 Joys and Sorrows of the Doughboy
263 Doughboy Dreams
265 French Peasant Types
267 More French Peasant Types
267 Sight-Seeing in Paris

269 A Novelty Telephone Stunt
272 Coloring a Picture
278 A Youthful Chalk Talker