Cedric Richardson was a full-time, professional children's entertainer of high standing. He was particularly gifted as a deviser of clever and entertaining routines using standard tricks, all of which included his well-planned patter presentations.
Leading children's entertainers Eric Sharp, Quentin Reynolds, Henry Smith, and Maurice Day featured Cedric's routines in their programmes, with great success.
Author, Ian Adair, a lifetime friend of Cedric Richardson, not only studied Cedric's routines but used them regularly in his children's shows.
Cedric's routines incorporate standard props and classic effects of the type most children's entertainers already own. Each and every routine described in this ebook can surely be called a 'gem' - a tried-and-tested masterpiece of the highest quality. Look no further - these practical routines will become a 'feature' in your shows.
- Foreword
- Preface
- The Effects And Routines Described In This Book Have Been 'Tried And Tested'
- Acknowledgements
- Patter & Pauses
- The Three Worms
- Rocket Wand
- Competition Paper Tear
- The Lollypop Game
- The Story Of The Little Man That Was Sitting On My Front Garden Gate
- Cedric's Magic Painting Routine
- Cedric's Routine For Bongo's Fish Book
- Chalk-Board Capers Or 'Eight Slate'
- The Matchstick Man
- Pussy Tails
- Torn Papers To Birthday Hat Presentation
- Johnny Captain Or "I Want To Be Class Captain"
- Baffling Block
- Remember Knot
- Chinese Sticks Revisited
- Jack And The Beanstalk
- My Mother's Birthday
- Invisible Fridge
- Diceshot
- The Magic Coin
- Boomerang Football
- Green Thumb
- Cedric's Ring On Stick Routine
- Magical Pass The Parcel
- Red & Yellow Silk Sequence
- Cedric's Bunny Business
- Woodpecker
- Wand From Purse
- Magic Weather House
- Conclusion
1st edition 2011, 196 pages; PDF 173 pages.
word count: 56774 which is equivalent to 227 standard pages of text
