Vaudeville Mind Reading-David J. Lustig(La Vellma)-1929-R.W.Doidge Publ.-FINE-Af

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ITEM: Soft cover book,
Vaudeville Mind Reading
, by David J. Lustig(La Vellma), published in 1929, by R. W. Doidge (Calostro Publications) .
Dunninger's "behind the scenes man," David J. Lustig, describes a whopping twenty mind reading systems, second sight acts and entertaining psychic experiments in this book — each one carefully described in detail.
Learn to be an effective psychic entertainer! The collection includes:
Methods of so-called Crystal Gazing
A Musical Silent Thought Act
A Crystal Gazing Act for Club Entertainers
Electrical, Phonetic and Silent Codes
The Blindfold Drive
The Chess Knight Tour
Publicity Stunts
Voice Culture
Answering Catch Questions
and other valuable and instructive chapters.
Includes a supplement entitled "Gambols of the Ghosts" — a complete two-hour presentation, introducing demonstrations in Mysticism, Mental Telepathy, Occultism and kindred, weird and startling Pseudo-Psychic Phenomena, winding up with a novel Crystal Gazing performance. This entertainment will meet the approval of all advanced entertainers, especially the performer who wishes to carry only a limited amount of paraphernalia.
From Magicpedia, courtesy of Genii Magazine:
David J. Lustig
(September 4, 1893- September 30, 1977) was a
vaudeville
magic act theater manager, show producer and adviser. He also wrote a number of books under the name
La Vellma
.
Lustig launched his vaudeville career in
1910
at the age of 17, as a magician using the stage name of La Vellma. He was a technical adviser to
Dunninger
, devising many of the "tests" that Dunninger used on radio and TV shows.
Later in his life he worked as a publicity specialist for Columbia Pictures, setting up tours and interviews for their movie stars.
He was elected by the
S.A.M.
National Council to the
S.A.M. Hall of Fame.
Books
Vaudeville Mind Reading
(1920)
Vaudeville Ventriloquism (1920)
Vaudeville Magic (1920)
Magic and Mind Reading Tricks You Can Do (1920)
La Vellma's Vaudeville Budget (1921)
Vaudeville Mind Reading (expanded 2nd edition) (1929)
Vaudeville Hypnotism (1930)
DATE:  Revised edition, , 1929
SIZE:  6 by 9 1/8 inches, 64 pages, plus paper covers.
COND:  Minor use and age marks.  A few interior pages have a few pencil marks, or underlining.  Covers are fully attached, with small split on top of binding fold.  Former owner's bookplate on copyright page.  All in otherwise very Fine condition. Please view the attached image to see the quality of this fine item.
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