The Collection of Edwin A Dawes, Part I
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Lot 172
[VENTRILOQUISM]. The Theatrical Olio; or, Actor’s Ways and ...
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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[VENTRILOQUISM]. The Theatrical Olio; or, Actor?s Ways and Means. [London]: Published by Duncombe, Book and Music Seller, [ca. 1824]. Original printed brown wrappers retained in handsome one-third smooth calf over marbled boards, spine titled in gilt. Hand-colored frontispiece engraving of Matthews as the ?old Scotch Woman.? [1 ? 3], 4 ? 24. Publisher?s advertising slip bound in before rear wrap. 12mo. Bright and well-preserved, with minimal marginal wear and chips, and one small marginal hole to A5.Matthews combined quick-changes, ventriloquism, impressions, and humor in a range of solo performances he dubbed ?monodramatic entertainment.? His shows were forerunners of modern ventriloquism.
