The art of amusing : being a collection of graceful arts, merry games, odd tricks, curious puzzles, and new charades : together with suggestions for private theatricals, tableaux, and all sorts of parlor and family amusements (1866)
Bellew, Frank, 1828-1888 · New York : Carleton ; London : S. Low · leaf 109
nced a jig, took snuff, and altogether made himself very amusing and entertaining. The mode of manufacturing this lusus nature?is, as usual, with the substratum of small boy. Thesmall boy paints a pair of moustaches on his upperlip and puts a pair of boots on his hands, restinghis booted hands on a… … arranged about the dwarf so as to allow the arms ofNo. 2 to project and appear as if they belonged toNo. i. This performance should take place in awindow or doorway, where a curtain can be soarranged as to hide the head and body of No. 2.Then you have the dwarf all complete, as represented in the…
Amusements · Tricks
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