Ventriloquism
Ventriloquism is a form of stage theater in which a person changes his or her voice so that it sounds like the voice is coming from somewhere else (usually a puppet or a dummy). A ventriloquist is one who performs this art.
Origins
Originally, it was practiced in religion.[1][2] Now, it is used in comedy.
History of modern-day ventriloquism
Today's modern ventriloquism started in nightclubs.[3]
Notable ventriloquists
Ventriloquism Media
- The Great Gabbo (1929) cropped 2.jpg
Gabbo and his ventriloquist dummy Otto in The Great Gabbo (1929)
- Gef Mongoose ventriloquism.jpg
Newspaper article on Gef, the talking mongoose, claiming it involved ventriloquism by Voirrey Irving
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Sadler's Wells Theatre in the early 19th century, at a time when ventriloquist acts were becoming increasingly popular
- The GreatLester 1904 - Wielki Lester 1904.png
Ventriloquist The Great Lester with Frank Byron, Jr. on his knee, c. 1904
- EdgarBergenandCharlieMcCarthyStageDoorCanteen1.jpg
Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his best-known sidekick, Charlie McCarthy, in the film Stage Door Canteen (1943)
- Swedish ventriloquist act Zillah & Totte.png
Swedish ventriloquist act Zillah & Totte
- Ventriloquist by David Shankbone-Cropped.jpg
A ventriloquist entertaining children at the Pueblo, Colorado, Buell Children's Museum
- Antique male ventriloquial figure.jpg
Ventriloquist dummy in the shape of a young boy
References
- ↑ Howard, Ryan (2013). Punch and Judy in 19th Century America: A History and Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 101. ISBN 0786472707
- ↑ The Concise Oxford English Dictionary. 1984. p. 1192. ISBN 0-19-861131-5.
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, 1911, Ventriloquism.
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