Medicine Show Manual by Tom Jorgenson

THE MEDICINE SHOW MANUAL
Tom Jorgenson

If you've ever wanted to mount a Medicine Show, this is the one book you'll want to get. Tom Jorgenson runs thru the reasoning behind a Comedy Magic and Medicine Show and explains in detail how to build a good one. Whether you want work out of a Doctor's Bag on a stool, or build the flashy and comic Pop-Out Kiester, you'll get more than your money's worth in this manuscript.

You'll learn how to avoid the ONE pitfall that guarantees failure with this act...the very reason why many who try get nowhere with it. You'll learn how to structure the act so it remains both amusing and amazing thruout. Construction drawings walk you thru building the amazing Pop-Out Kiester yourself, in your garage or workshop. Whack it with a cane, up pops a banner. Give it another whomp and a big banner rolls down...6 big banners total add comedy at your whim and make this striking Kiester a flashy 6 foot by 6 foot backdrop for your show. Instructions on making several styles of Kiesters are included, and you DON'T have to be a carpenter to pull this one off!

The manueal also covers some scripting, charactors, effects applicable and includes a strong and very easy kiddy trick that is hilarious and ends in a great round of applause. Varous props are described and even some graphics are included for your freebies and giveaways. Make them off your office printer. A good bibliography at the end lets you know what else is out there for research.

All in all, you will save a lot of time, aggravation and money by starting with this manuscript, and then taking your Medicine Show in your own direction. Tom Jorgenson shows you the way in his well regarded "Medicine Show Manual".