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ventriloquism: see puppet puppet, human or animal figure, generally of a small size and performing on a miniature stage, manipulated by an unseen operator who usually speaks the dialogue. ..... Click the link for more information. . ventriloquismArt of “throwing” one's voice in such a way that the sound seems to come from a source other than the speaker. A dummy or doll is commonly used to assist in the deception, with the ventriloquist moving the dummy's mouth while speaking through closed lips. Ventriloquists date from ancient times and include Eurycles of Athens. Such peoples as the Maoris, Zulus, and Eskimos are adept ventriloquists. The art was long a feature of puppet shows as well as of variety entertainment such as vaudeville. Notable ventriloquists included Edgar Bergen in the U.S. and Robert Lamouret in France. ventriloquism, ventriloquy the art of producing vocal sounds that appear to come from another source www.bbk.ac.uk/eh/dumbstruck/archive www.axtell.com/learn.html www.comediansusa.com/vents/index.html How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He already sang as nobody on this earth had ever sung before; he practised ventriloquism and gave displays of legerdemain so extraordinary that the caravans returning to Asia talked about it during the whole length of their journey. If there were in fact any such sound, it might have been caused by a malicious exercise of ventriloquism on the part of Roderick. He's uncommonly good at ventriloquism, and he did it uncommonly well, by God |
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