Maccabe's Art of Ventriloquism and Vocal Illusions: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Maccabe's Art of Ventriloquism and Vocal Illusions by Frederic Maccabe: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 8 original MP3 tracks, 2:17:45 running time and a link to listen.

Maccabe's Art of Ventriloquism and Vocal Illusions, credited to Frederic Maccabe, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of Maccabe's Art of Ventriloquism and Vocal Illusions by Frederic Maccabe. Read by Librivox Volunteers. This manual offers instructions on how to become a ventriloquist. Starting out from a general introduction of ventriloquism, it explains how sounds are formed in the human body and how the voice is used. It then provides exercises for the budding artist, and a number of dialogues for performances.
Recording facts
- Recording title: Maccabe's Art of Ventriloquism and Vocal Illusions
- Author credits: Frederic Maccabe
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 8
- Listed recording duration: 2:17:45
Catalogue topics
- ventriloquism
- humour
- vaudeville
- instruction
- manual
- teaching
Track guide
- 00 - Introduction — 14:20
- 01 - What Ventriloquism Is — 13:22
- 02 - The Vocal Organs and Their Movements in Uttering Sounds and Vocalization — 23:03
- 03 - On the Effects of Sound - How to Estimate them for Ventriloqual Purposes — 11:31
- 04 - How to Begin and Practice Ventriloquism, with Entertaining Dialogues for Rehearsal — 13:56
- 05 - Polyphonism and Ventriloquism — 3:22
- 06 - Ventriloquial Dialogues — 45:31
- 07 - Concluding Remarks — 12:44
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