| 单词 | ventriloquism |
| 例句 | As usual, she spoke without moving her mouth, which could only have been creepier if she’d had a ventriloquism puppet. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Melchor has an exceptional gift for ventriloquism, as does her translator, Sophie Hughes, who skillfully meets the challenge posed by a novel so rich in idiosyncratic voices. A Mexican Novel Conjures a Violent World Tinged With Beauty 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z He later introduced a brief piece of ventriloquism to boost the act. Ray Alan obituary 2010-05-24T17:52:00Z Like every other student of high school French, I’d read “Cyrano de Bergerac,” the madcap ode to true love as literary ventriloquism. He Courted Me Through My Favorite Novel 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Coover sustains that magical act of literary ventriloquism for 300 pages, preserving Twain’s raggedly, tall-tale patter spiced with the same accidental aphorisms. Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer are back — and all growed up 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z And in an era when gay sexual expression was brutally suppressed, the men were able to express themselves through the most influential sex symbols of the day, creating a kind of erotic ventriloquism. The Gay Architects of Classic Rock 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z He knows this is entirely self-generated; he calls it "ventriloquism". Julian Barnes 2013-03-30T07:00:25Z To Mormon detractors, Steinberg notes, it’s a telling verbal tic that strongly suggests “a weak ventriloquism of biblical idiom.” The Book of Mormon: the Great American Bible 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z On the other hand, such ventriloquism allowed him to restore to glory extended metaphors that, although frowned on nowadays, are still beautiful to read. Whatever Happened to Isabel Archer? ‘Mrs. Osmond’ Picks Up Where Henry James Left Off 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z The show was nominated for a Tony Award but lost to the ventriloquism act “Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!” — or, as Mx. Kiki and Herb: Kitsch, With a Whisky Chaser 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Each of the narratives in “Magpie Murders” is engaging and fluid, each with its own charm, though Horowitz’s joyful act of Christie ventriloquism is, in particular, spectacularly impressive. From the creator of ‘Foyle’s War,’ a delightful homage to Agatha Christie 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z For all his imaginative ventriloquism, it is hard to feel that Fuentes is aware of these ambiguities, let alone that he has resolved them. The Autobiography of Fidel?Castro by Norberto Fuentes 2010-04-30T23:14:00Z There’s something troubling about these twin acts of ventriloquism, Parny’s poem and Ravel’s music. Ian Bostridge on Music’s Fuzzy Boundaries of Identity 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Instead, it plays to Ms. Semple’s strengths as someone who can practice ventriloquism in many voices, skip over the mundane and utterly refute the notion that mixed-media fiction is bloggy, slack or lazy. Books of The Times: ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette,’ a Maria Semple Novel 2012-08-06T18:53:15Z Many writers begin by mimicking their influences, and their ventriloquism eventually gives way to a distinct identity. Thomas Berger’s Egoless Fictions 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Here, big business, as people without mouths, is likened to sneaky ventriloquism. Beth Morrison's '21C Liederabend. Op. LA' at Disney Hall was a good idea (but next time, rethink the presentation, please) 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z How did you balance conjuring and channeling your father in his voice versus engaging in ventriloquism? Eve Ensler on Donald Trump, rape culture and the "unreckoned history" of America 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z It remains an exercise in ventriloquism, only the textual references have become deeply suspect. He Courted Me Through My Favorite Novel 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Mostly, his stand-up involves personal observations and absurdist banter — such as musing on the invention of ventriloquism in 13th century England. In Carvey’s D.C. show with Miller, politics won’t be a centerpiece Albert Brooks’s short films did this brilliantly, and his absurdist ventriloquism shared a sensibility with Mr. Martin’s humor. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Steve Martin: The Television Stuff’: A Comedian’s Evolution 2012-09-17T21:49:26Z Better yet, the ventriloquism doesn’t falter when the author transcribes a phone conversation between CIA officers. ‘A Brief History of Seven Killings’ cuts a swath across Jamaican history It’s a kind of celebrity ventriloquism — the opportunity to project your voice through a famous host. Now You Can Just Pay Celebrities to Say Stuff 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Paradoxically, she found her solution in a kind of ventriloquism, by recycling pre-existing visual images and others' writings. Nancy Spero: no pity 2011-02-26T00:07:34Z Still, thanks to Frazier’s delicate ventriloquism, Varina Davis becomes a marvelously fallible character, complicated enough to stand on her compromised own. The First Lady of the Confederacy Considers Her Painful Past 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z In no other novel is his ventriloquism so cleverly on display. Counting Down Dickens' Greatest Novels. Number 1: Bleak House 2012-02-07T09:59:35Z What transmits, as in “I Feel Pretty,” is a Hallmark ventriloquism, though one story she tells feels deeper than truism. “Growing,” Reviewed: What Amy Schumer Won’t Expose 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z But, as his reliance on ventriloquism suggests, jokes always depend, in part, on who is telling them. Daniel Sloss’s “X,” a Laddish Comic’s Reckoning with #MeToo 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Neither was the children’s show, “Global Playground,” directed by Sue Buckmaster, which incorporated dance, theater, music, puppetry and ventriloquism. Processing the Pandemic at the Manchester International Festival 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z You might, considering the presumption of this aspirational ventriloquism, wonder about this. What We Mourned When We Mourned Cecil 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z This is skillful ventriloquism, yet Sittenfeld never occupies her subject at an animal level. Reader, She Didn’t Marry Him. Curtis Sittenfeld’s ‘Rodham’ Reimagines Hillary. 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z But this novel’s main strength is the inspired ventriloquism of an author who started out writing for television and knows how to give a story many colliding voices. Janet Maslin’s 10 Favorite Books of 2012 2012-12-17T16:09:46Z It consisted of short films on the history of ventriloquism, bearing such exotic titles as Dead of Night, Soap, Double Bananas, Look Who's Laughing, Old Boy Network and Their Lips Are Sealed. Ray Alan obituary 2010-05-24T17:52:00Z Photograph: Gemma Mount There are only so many tricks to ventriloquism – you talk and the doll says something back. Watch my lips 2010-05-07T23:06:00Z They enact a ventriloquism spoof: an old idea given freaky new life when dead-eyed dummy-Kristen tilts towards us and hisses: "I'm a real girl." Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen ? review 2011-08-17T18:50:01Z Conti also pioneers improvised ventriloquism – think Whose Voice Is It Anyway? – and puts words into the mouths, not only of her dollies, but of audience members, too. Nina Conti 2010-08-25T20:30:00Z “Before there was anything at all, He was,” Prince sings, and then shifts into a divine ventriloquism: “And I heard Him say, ‘Beside me no other / I am.’ ” The Unique Problem Posed by Prince’s Unreleased Songs 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Paul Dumas , 46, with Albert 'I've lots of ideas about bringing ventriloquism up to date.' Watch my lips 2010-05-07T23:06:00Z If ventriloquism is a lost art, Mr. Shepard has found it. Newly Released Books 2011-03-16T21:19:35Z I've got a lot of ideas about bringing ventriloquism up to date. Watch my lips 2010-05-07T23:06:00Z Once the baby arrives they throw in a little ventriloquism of sorts. Review: Jinkx Monsoon Is Back, and Pregnant, in ‘The Vaudevillians: Bringing Up Baby’ 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z One day, little Derek was practising his ventriloquism act in the bedroom. Derek Batey obituary 2013-02-20T19:23:11Z Scott Nolte's staging of the 70-minute piece trots along, and rises to the needs for ventriloquism and a party filled with phantom guests. Booth Tarkington's Midwest captured in Taproot show 2011-12-15T21:00:12Z "He clearly doesn't understand the concept of ventriloquism." Next week's radio: from Rebels – Guy Burgess to The North (And Almost Everything In It) 2013-05-25T05:00:04Z Season 2 kicks off with “How to Invest in Real Estate,” which somehow includes clotheslines of underpants and an array of ventriloquism dummies. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z And yet somehow the ventriloquism doesn’t sit well. Review | Dave Eggers tells the story of the most dangerous cup of coffee in the world 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Motion's publisher Dan Franklin promised that his addition to the trend was "an extraordinary bit of literary ventriloquism", and said that "anyone who loved Stevenson's original will fall on this book with cries of delight". Treasure Island 2 2010-03-26T00:15:00Z What we call ventriloquism, the ancient Greeks called gastromancy, believing the ventriloquist was speaking from the gut on behalf of the dead to the living. Kendrick Lamar’s Unconstrained Next Chapter 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z He would be a willing puppet for their ventriloquism. Competence and common sense prevail in Georgia 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z They’re also masters of ventriloquism, capable of throwing their voices up to 13 feet. New at the zoo But the myriad other attractions in town — music, magic, ventriloquism, the tables and slots — could scatter visitors, something that didn’t occur in Tennessee. Fountains, scubas, slot machines, Ferris wheel and NFL draft 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z In his own poetry he developed a polyphonic approach, writing “outrageous ventriloquisms,” as he put it, in which he adopted the perspectives of literary and historical figures, usually from the Victorian era. Richard Howard, Pulitzer-winning poet and translator, dies at 92 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z In the Middle Ages, ventriloquism was considered witchcraft by Christians, which was punishable by death. Kendrick Lamar’s Unconstrained Next Chapter 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Members of the comedy community have attempted to bring this issue to light, “but comedy is a bigger industry than juggling or ventriloquism,” Lambert says. A new show aims to make an antiquated notion — that women in the variety arts don't exist — disappear 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z Rankin describes the process of writing the book as an "act of ventriloquism" in trying to capture McIlvanney's writing style. Rankin 'honoured' to complete McIlvanney novel 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Without biographical information, viewers were forced to contend with only the artist’s output, grounded in creative ventriloquisms. The Reappearing Act of Puppies Puppies 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z As ever with works based on true stories, the writing of dialogue is an act of ventriloquism. The idea of two popes at once intrigued, but how to let each land a punch in their debate? 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z As if those words were just ventriloquism, just a bit of stage campery. Perspective | A British boor is just Trump with a posh accent and veneer of ironic detachment 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z “Everybody Knows” is an impressive piece of cultural ventriloquism, a dynamic narrative engine, 132 minutes absorbingly spent; but it lacks the essential magic of Farhadi’s Iranian productions. How Iran’s Greatest Director Makes Art of Moral Ambiguity 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Ustav, now 29, went to a weekend ventriloquism workshop when she was 12. How to Converse With a Hand Puppet 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z He must decide what would constitute respectful ventriloquism, and what would constitute brash overreach. The 9/11 Novel That Finally Understands the Fulfillments of Faith 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z It is utterly transcendent, an act of ventriloquism, an other-worldly instrument from an extraordinary woman. Heroine, agony aunt, wise woman: Aretha’s soundtrack to my life 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z It is a kind of celebrity ventriloquism — the opportunity to project your voice through a famous host. Got $20? You can get a personalized message from a celebrity | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z He’s proud, he says, of taking ventriloquism to heights it has never been before. How Jeff Dunham's offensive puppets became the voice of Trump's America 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z “You want the ventriloquism part to disappear,” she says. How to Converse With a Hand Puppet 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z He also learned ventriloquism, encouraged by his mother who, when he was 13, bought him a dummy named “Simon Sez.” Can a career tactician navigate Trump and a GOP civil war and win Virginia? 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z She’d only been practicing Bonacquisti’s ventriloquism tips in the mirror for about a month when she won first prize at the local talent show. Oklahoma girl to appear on ‘America’s Got Talent’ 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Durr, who grew up in the Brookhaven area, was well known in the community for presenting a ventriloquism program at local schools and churches. Eight Die, Including Police Officer, in Mississippi Shootings 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z A: I got my first puppet when I was 10 after I found this book on ventriloquism. Terry Fator, ‘America’s Got Talent’ winner, third-highest-paid comic in America 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Corporate ventriloquism also allows the industry to position itself as a grassroots citizen voice, blurring the line between corporation and citizen to seize a rhetorical advantage. The hypocrite’s trap: Inside the coal industry’s rhetorical playbook 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z I don’t believe any subject matter should a priori be off limits to anyone, or that harm necessarily flows from the kind of ventriloquism that all novelists perform. Whose life is it anyway? Novelists have their say on cultural appropriation 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z Learning ventriloquism requires plenty of patience, she said, and multitasking skills are a must. Oklahoma girl to appear on ‘America’s Got Talent’ 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Either she could make friends by learning ventriloquism, or the dummy would keep her entertained. Prized Virginia Beach ventriloquist dummy up for sale 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z Q: Did the ventriloquism come before the singing? Terry Fator, ‘America’s Got Talent’ winner, third-highest-paid comic in America 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Of course, politicians will sound like politicians, and policemen will sound like policemen, and Berlinski is not necessarily to be faulted for merely loyal ventriloquism. Imagining Haiti’s Inner Life 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Barfield developed his own character, Stitches, and a short ventriloquism act that he now performs regularly for his friends and family. 3rd grader not afraid of performing in front of crowd 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z But counteracting her timidity actually led to her taking up ventriloquism 2.5 years ago. Oklahoma girl to appear on ‘America’s Got Talent’ 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z If ventriloquism scares them, you have to say, “OK, I don’t understand it.” Jay Johnson of ‘Soap’ discusses Tony Award for one-man show ‘The Two and Only’ 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Q: Do you consider yourself a singer who does ventriloquism or the other way around? Terry Fator, ‘America’s Got Talent’ winner, third-highest-paid comic in America 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Nickname: “The Unusualist” From: Adelaide, Australia What he does: Shadow puppetry, ventriloquism and mime. Meet the 3 new Illusionists to appear on Broadway 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z In fact, the 8-year-old performed his ventriloquism act in front of the entire third grade at his school, Saltillo Elementary, in October. 3rd grader not afraid of performing in front of crowd 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z And there's something magical about mimicry, like ventriloquism or sock puppetry; it's delightful in the same way as pulling cards out of thin air. Political impersonations, like Larry David's of Bernie Sanders, can affect a candidate's image 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Q: To what do you attribute the recent resurgence in popularity of ventriloquism? Jay Johnson of ‘Soap’ discusses Tony Award for one-man show ‘The Two and Only’ 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Q: What do you credit for the recent rise in the popularity or ventriloquism? Terry Fator, ‘America’s Got Talent’ winner, third-highest-paid comic in America 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z With a new documentary in the works, the legend of ventriloquism reflected on his 50-plus-year career in show business. Willie Tyler interview: On the new wave of ventriloquism, Sammy Davis Jr. 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Not all the above examples are nefarious in intent, but all in some way attempt to obscure the act of literary ventriloquism that is occurring. This Surprising Literary Trend Is Experiencing a Golden Age 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z There are museums devoted to unusual topics all over the country, from a museum with a collection of moist towelettes in East Lansing, Michigan, to a museum about ventriloquism in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. Weird museums: Travel off the beaten path 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z But I didn’t really connect those things with ventriloquism until later. Jay Johnson of ‘Soap’ discusses Tony Award for one-man show ‘The Two and Only’ 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Q: Why do you think some people find ventriloquism scary? Terry Fator, ‘America’s Got Talent’ winner, third-highest-paid comic in America 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Q: What do you think of people who are afraid of ventriloquism? Willie Tyler interview: On the new wave of ventriloquism, Sammy Davis Jr. 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Miss Florida Victoria Cowen won the swimsuit competition Tuesday, while Miss Ohio Mackenzie Bart won the talent competition for a ventriloquism routine. Florida, Ohio contestants win Miss America prelims 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Heroin addiction, the mafia and ventriloquism all play their part too. In search of a mystery yodeller 2013-05-21T09:25:55Z Delineation of character, painted scenery, descriptive sketches, singing, music, ventriloquism—some or all of these supply the materials from which these entertainments are got up. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z People have come to my shows and say afterward, “You know, I have a deathly fear of puppets and ventriloquism. But I wasn’t afraid of yours.” Terry Fator, ‘America’s Got Talent’ winner, third-highest-paid comic in America 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z He is certain that he was not the dupe of ventriloquism, or any other illusion. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Numberless other things were promised, in the shape of Firemen's addresses, songs, legerdemain, acrobatic exercises, ventriloquism, &c., the whole to conclude with an original Extravaganza, in which the whole company would appear. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z Her act these days is designed to bring people to Christ, in part through the use of the unlikely tools of ventriloquism and yodelling. In search of a mystery yodeller 2013-05-21T09:25:55Z At other times it has a hollow call-note with a puzzling ventriloquism in the sound, which is sometimes repeated at short intervals for an hour. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z A: It’s interesting to watch the history of ventriloquism and see how it rises and falls. Terry Fator, ‘America’s Got Talent’ winner, third-highest-paid comic in America 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z When ghosts appear to speak, the voice is almost always engastrimantic, that is, the ghost seer produces the words himself, in a state of ecstatic unconsciousness, and probably by a kind of instinctive ventriloquism. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z Although convincing in its reconstruction of early-19th-century India and revelatory in its linguistic ventriloquism, “Sea of Poppies” often labored under its own weight. River Of Smoke - By Amitav Ghosh - Book Review 2011-10-09T02:30:56Z In his usual temper and judgment witchward, Hutchinson pronounced the sufferings of Elizabeth Knap “fraud, imposture, and ventriloquism”! Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z This I believe to have been owing to some ventriloquism on the part of Ferdinand Russell, who was present, but it excited Lady Vere very much. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z "Don't know, if they weren't ventriloquism," replied George. The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z “It will be very interesting to see whether the courts are able to connect the dots and make it clear whether this was a kind of medical ventriloquism on Wyeth’s part.” Menopause, as Brought to You by Big Pharma 2009-12-15T19:52:00Z The shift in the craft's centre of gravity is symbolised by America's Got Talent winner Terry Faton, an all-round entertainer and singer whose ventriloquism act nonetheless plays with taboos surrounding race and sex. Return of the dummy run 2010-05-25T11:35:00Z Dan Franklin, publisher at Jonathan Cape, said Motion's sequel was a work of "literary ventriloquism". Ex-Poet Laureate to write Treasure Island sequel 2010-03-26T02:17:00Z The 44-year-old began doing impressions at the age of six after listening to his father's old comedy records before turning his hand to ventriloquism, then mixing the two disciplines around the time he turned 10. 2010-02-08T08:16:00Z Time would lose its abstracted character, if we kept it like a curiosity or a jack-in-a-box: its prophetic warnings would have no effect, if it obviously spoke only at our prompting, like a paltry ventriloquism. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time Answer that this is almost lowering music to the level of ventriloquism, and they will declare you a profane, unworthy to live. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things Now an award-winning staple of Britain's comedy clubs, Rada-trained Conti turned to ventriloquism when her acting career initially failed to take off. Return of the dummy run 2010-05-25T11:35:00Z Several family parties were gotten up for their entertainment, and at one of them Cousin Ronald, at Walter's urgent request, exercised his skill in ventriloquism, to the great surprise and delight of the younger folk. Elsie on the Hudson Wowing America Fator then started a band and toured as the lead singer, but still managed to incorporate ventriloquism and comedy into his act. 2010-02-08T08:16:00Z He executed all he knew, and then treated them to some ventriloquism, which was not good, but delighted them nevertheless. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 "I begin to have a very strong suspicion that ventriloquism is responsible for it all," returned the gentleman with a smile. Elsie in the South But perhaps, all along, it was the unthreatening, mainstream entertainers who were out of step with ventriloquism's traditions. Return of the dummy run 2010-05-25T11:35:00Z So you see that ventriloquism has its bad side as well as 444 its good sides; and I don’t know that I want any more ventriloquists on this plantation. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) It should have been observed, at the beginning of the Abbé's anecdotes, that ventriloquism is the art of vocal deception. Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed This is a kind of ventriloquism that often gives cause for annoyance and enmity. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland "I don't know anything about ventriloquism," said he, putting his hands into his pockets, and chuckling at the very idea. Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Once ventriloquism was not just a party trick or a kitsch throwback. Return of the dummy run 2010-05-25T11:35:00Z “The scoffer came back to his seat and said, “‘It’s probably ventriloquism.’ Buchanan's Journal of Man, January 1888 Volume 1, Number 12 The sound is made to proceed from the throat in a way much resembling ventriloquism, to which art it is indeed an approach. Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage Hilda Hawthorne gives us some high-class ventriloquism with a good puppet song that is truly wonderful. Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing It struck him that the creature was gifted "with this kind of ventriloquism in order to deceive its prey as to the distance it is from them." Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. Perhaps, all along, ventriloquism has been about telling the audience to talk to the hand. Return of the dummy run 2010-05-25T11:35:00Z Various attendant circumstances doubtless contributed to impress the patient's highly wrought imagination, such as the dim light, the sense of mystery, and, it may be, certain tricks of ventriloquism. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery Then I thought that if, by means of ventriloquism, I could make the idol speak, it would cause our friends here to sit up and take notice, as it did. In Search of El Dorado "Once you explain the manipulation of the cone, the rest is merely clever ventriloquism." The Shadow World It may be a humorous one, pointed with quaint wit, barbed with sarcasm, seasoned with homely proverbs, and acted out with singular powers of mimicry and even of ventriloquism. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia The men also have sets of puppets representing the above and other deities, and enact scenes with them like a Punch and Judy show, sometimes aided by ventriloquism. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II He edified, not to say terrified, the dusky crowd of juveniles with jack-o'-lanterns, impromptu giants and brigands, false faces, fire crackers, ventriloquism and sleight-of-hand performances. Hubert's Wife A Story for You It’s just as if he were practising ventriloquism. Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle If she produced the voices, they too must have been examples of supernormal ventriloquism, for they came through the megaphone. The Shadow World Ike looked sharply round at me, as if he half suspected me of ventriloquism, and it seemed so comical that I began to laugh. Brownsmith's Boy A Romance in a Garden But in Lyly’s novel there is not even an attempt at the most rudimentary ventriloquism. The Bibliotaph and Other People Startling, amusing, and instructive exhibition of ventriloquism by that amazing expert, Professor T. J. O'Reilley. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life Let us take ventriloquism as a parallel case to that of animal magnetism. Recollections of Europe Suppose the whisper were only a bit of clever ventriloquism, how did the psychic secure the information conveyed in this dialogue? The Shadow World For all this, ventriloquism, trickery, and shrewd knavery are sufficient explanations. The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America He explained the performance of the witch of Endor as ventriloquism. The Age of the Reformation It was not a clever piece of ventriloquism. The Mark of the Beast Such, undeniably, is the fact in regard to ventriloquism; for we know enough of the philosophy of sound, to be certain it can he nothing else. Recollections of Europe There is little doubt that ventriloquism has played a conspicuous part in the arts of divination and magic. Illusions A Psychological Study Many a time in the night, voices which her straining fancy threw out, after the manner of ventriloquism, from her own brain, seemed actually to vibrate through the house, footsteps pattered, and garments rustled. Jane Field A Novel If I were you, I should take a course of ventriloquism. Berry And Co. Her pianissimo tones were so fined down that they had almost the effect of ventriloquism, so exquisitely were they attenuated; and yet they never lost their peculiarly musical quality. Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens Is it possible, sir, you have never heard of the art of ventriloquism? The Missing Link Fred, at home, had often amused the guests of his family and the gatherings of the scout patrol to which he belonged with this trick of ventriloquism. The Boy Scouts In Russia In a curious sort of intermittent crooning and shrieking ventriloquism he called down curses upon Ootah. The Eternal Maiden But I had no suspicion that ventriloquism was one of your many accomplishments. Elsie's Motherhood It must also be remembered, that to the auricular deceptions practised by the means of ventriloquism or otherwise, may be traced many of the most successful impostures which credulity has received as supernatural communications. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft The sound is made to proceed from the throat in a way much resembling ventriloquism, to which art it is indeed an approach. Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2 It is in substance a powerful tale of ventriloquism operating on an unbalanced and superstitious mind. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 If that be the passage referred to be Rollin, nothing is said there about ventriloquism. Notes and Queries, Number 45, September 7, 1850 "Dear child," said her sister, "it is only a trick of ventriloquism." Elsie's Motherhood Ventriloquism.—What evidence is there, that ventriloquism was made use of in the ancient oracles? Notes and Queries, Number 36, July 6, 1850 September 9.—Jock gave us a complete concert last night, songs, interspersed with the maddest, most whimsical patter, step-dances, ventriloquism, recitations. In the Ranks of the C.I.V. Undoubtedly their "medicine men" developed great mesmeric powers, and this force, combined with rather clumsy juggling and ventriloquism, enabled them to perform a semblance of "miracles". Pioneers in Canada I have very little doubt that amongst the various tricks of ancient divination ventriloquism found a place; but I cannot give that direct evidence which MR. Notes and Queries, Number 45, September 7, 1850 In order to explain this, we shall analyze some of the most common feats of ventriloquism. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 484, April 9, 1831 Raps may be counterfeited in many ways, but hardly by ventriloquism. Cock Lane and Common-Sense The phenomena were said to have been caused by a young man who had learned ventriloquism abroad. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts Between the acts Ursus exhibited his power as an engastrimist, and executed marvels of ventriloquism. The Man Who Laughs Notwithstanding these objections the original phonograph created, as already remarked, an enormous popular excitement, and the exhibitions were considered by many sceptical persons as nothing more than clever ventriloquism. Edison, His Life and Inventions Ventriloquists must not be confounded with persons who by means of skilful mechanisms, creatures with movable fauces, etc., imitate ventriloquism. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine ‘It was a clever piece of ventriloquism and acting.’ Cock Lane and Common-Sense Like many of the old pagan priests, Balaam was doubtless an adept in the art of ventriloquism. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 Obliged to make abundance out of emptiness, he called to aid his prodigious powers of ventriloquism. The Man Who Laughs If there were in fact any such sound, it might have been caused by a malicious exercise of ventriloquism on the part of Roderick. Mosses from an Old Manse and other stories It is quite possible that some of the old Pagan oracles were simply the deceptions of priests by means of ventriloquism. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine I had that 'ere bestowment ever since I was knee high or so; I'm a real complete hand at ventriloquism; I can take off any man's voice I ever heerd to the very nines. The Clockmaker Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville The answer ‘George’ was deemed conclusive that all had been got up by that youth; and there was considerable evidence of his talent for ventriloquism and taste for practical jokes. Chantry House Ah! it is only a little more of the ventriloquism of this wonderful creature. Bits about Home Matters He thus attempted to bring in ventriloquism to account for the mysterious voices which drove Wieland to kill his wife and children. History of American Literature I had read of their great power in this species of ventriloquism, but never had heard it practised before, with the exception of the imitation of the deer tribe, which is well-known to white "still-hunters." Nature and Human Nature In short, she very much reminds us of those puppet-heroines, for whom the showman contrives to dialogue without any skill in ventriloquism. Biographia Literaria He was already well known in the village, having been in the habit of visiting it every for years and his reputation for dexterity, and especially for ventriloquism, had called out this large audience. Bound to Rise The author is speaking of the faculty called ventriloquism. The Fortunes of Nigel That he had heard threats made by Mr. L., also that Mr. L. had said the pretended answers of the devil ware made through the medium of ventriloquism. Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal Indeed, so faithful was the replica, that a member of the Academy of Sciences, Paris, stoutly maintained that it was due to ventriloquism or some other trickery. The Story of Electricity Sir Wilfrid went in search of the animal, and the company settled themselves down to the languid expectation of witnessing some more or less adroit drawing-room ventriloquism. The Chronicles of Clovis I will only dwell slightly on his ventriloquism. Bound to Rise There is no blindman's-buff, no conscious hints, no awkward ventriloquism, no testimonies of applause, no abstract, senseless self-complacency, no smuggled admiration of his own person by proxy: it is all plain and above-board. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners Whether the effect was produced by ventriloquism or whether he had confederates posted at various points, I do not know. Finished And Bill didn't seem to bother about any more ventriloquism; but the white rooster spent a lot of time looking for that other rooster. On the Track |
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