A fine side line for the magician, especially a kid performer. This ebook can help put you in the business, increase your income, and insure you a lot of fun. Mr. Kern, who is a magician and clown, has covered every question about becoming a clown whether you do it for fun or for profit.
Contents include: Make up, the 'come in,' two man gags, circuses and parades, clown names, wardrobe, short bits, gags, costume gags, working for children etc. It contains many photographs of working clowns so you can see how the pros make up and dress.
1st edition 1960, 1st digital edition 2013, 44 pages.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Your Make Up
- Wardrobe
- Taking Off The Makeup
- Will I Get Any Work?
- The Come In
- - Sailing Your Hat
- - Balancing A Feather
- - Balloons
- - The Ball On The Parasol
- - The Bottle On The Plate
- - Rug Salesman
- Short Bits
- Two Man Gags
- - Funnel In The Pants Routine
- - Whiskey Salesman
- - Big And Little
- - Case To Court
- - Room And Board
- Gags For Two Or More Clowns
- - Floating
- - The Camera Gag
- - The Wash Women
- - Dentist
- - The Adam Smasher
- - The Dead Man
- - The Hairgrower
- - The King Bee
- Circuses And Parades
- Costume Gags
- - The Hunter
- - The Knitters
- - Robin Hood
- - Chicken Feed
- - Hot Coffee
- - Large Cigarette
- - Light Bulb
- - The Wild Man
- - Suitcase Gags
- - One Scent Sale
- - Bone Specialist
- - First Dog In Space
- - The Morning Paper
- - Rock And Roll
- - Pink Bloomers
- - Books
- Some Final Advice
- Working For Children
- Clown Names
- About The Author
word count: 14867 which is equivalent to 59 standard pages of text