Philip Willmarth: Fun With a Handkerchief
Willmarth, Philip R.: Fun With a Handkerchief
©1969 Magic, Inc., Chicago, ILL
Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.5x8.5", 64 pages
Philip R. Willmarth: Fun With a Handkerchief
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Contents (from book):

3 Photograph: B&W photo of Philip
4 Introduction (Philip Willmarth)

5 Part One Gags, Catches, Nonsense
5 The Ghost (Martin Gardner)
6 A Gag (Martin Gardner)
6 Character Reading (Martin Gardner)
7 Burned Up
8 Grandma Face
9 The Jumping Handkerchief
10 The Washington Monument
11 The Invisible Hair
13 The Spirit Speaks
13 Such a Production
14 The Simple Puppet
16 The Invisible Audience
16 The Challenge
17 Holding the Bag
18 Goodbye
19 The Handkerchief Melodrama
23 Another Presentation

24 Part Two Handkerchief Folds
24 Miss Fatima
27 The Little Bunny That Eats!
30 The Brassiere
32 The Little Hindu
34 Dr. Finkle's Mouse
36 The Jumping Mouse (Eric Hawkesworth)
38 - Making the Mouse
38 - Action and Misdirection
39 - Patter

41 Part Three Impromptu Chapeaugraphy
41 Introduction
42 Ideal Handkerchief
42 Selection of Suitable Assistants
44 Little Nell - the Match Girl, Babushka
45 The Cowboy, the Cowgirl
45 The Indian
46 The Bad Cowboy
46 The Condemned Man
47 The Bishop
48 Aunt Jemima
49 The Solider - Simple Overseas Cap
49 The Chef
50 The Robin Hood Hat
50 The Turban
51 The Mickey Mouse Hat
51 The Wounded Soldier
52 Lawrence of Arabia
53 The Artist's Beret
54 Grandma's Night Cap
54 Grandpa's Night Cap
55 The Crown
56 The Bull Fighter
57 A Devil
57 The Turban, Second Version
57 The Surgeon
58 Lawrence of Arabia, Second Version
58 Knotted Grandma's Night Cap
58 The Executioner or Ghost
59 The Baby or Sun Bonnet
59 The Fez
59 The Clown Hat
60 The Pirate
60 The Monk's Cowl

61 Additional Tips and Presentation
62 Conclusion
63 Index
64 About the Author


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