Herman Weber: Out of the Spook Cabinet
Weber, Herman: Out of the Spook Cabinet
©1947 Lloyd E. Jones, CA
Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.5x8.5", 32 pages
Herman Weber: Out of the Spook Cabinet
Image courtesy eBay seller RaolsonMagic

Comments: Illustrations by Timothy J. Donlin. From the Foreword, "For twelve years we have been hitting the road with our midnight spook show, each year facing the major problem of developing new material with which to play repeat bookings and still keep the audiences fooled and horrified. One of the hardest tasks facing a spook performer is inventing of effects that can be presented in the dark. Now Herman Weber comes along and releases several excellent stunts that have been performance tested on his own shows."

Contents (from eBay description, numbers are not page numbers):

1 Foreword (Francisco, A.F. Bull)
2 History of Spook Shows
3 The Spider Web: Garrick Theatre, MN 1943
4 The Ghost's Kiss
5 Swamp Spiders
6 The Spectral Dragon
7 The Ethereal Spook
8 The Witch's Music: First used at Warner's Ohio Theatre, 1942 - theatre blackout
9 Jungle Worms
10 The Floating Soul: Warner Theatre, PA, 1942 - blackout effect
11 Ad: Planning, Promoting and Presenting a Successful Spook Show Service


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