Set Reminder2023-02-25 12:00:002023-02-25 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : The Ricky Jay Collection https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/the-ricky-jay-collection-21935 This was Potter & Potter's first sale from the singular, eclectic collection of Ricky Jay, the lauded actor, celebrated sleight-of-hand magician, and noted author, who curated his own extensive collection of magic, circus, and showbiz ephemera.
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[VENTRILOQUISM] CHING Lau Lauro (ca. 1806 ? 40). Wonderful Powers in Ventriloquism. Stratford: Ward, Printer, Bookbinder &c., 1832. Early letterpress broadside advertising a performance at the Royal Shakespearean Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon, featuring the ?posture-master ventriloquist, naturalist, and siffleur? who will convey ?his voice into different parts of the theatre, during which he will imitate five different voices without the least motion of the lips.? Ching is also advertised as performing various feats of strength, and will ?dance a hornpipe on his head,? among other gymnastic exercises. 19 5/8 x 7 3/8?. Old central fold, one tiny loss, two closed tears. Linen backed.