| 单词 | ventriloquist |
| 例句 | The Mercury’s radio dramas weren’t as popular as the programs featuring comedian Jack Benny, ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy, or Major Bowes and his Amateur Hour performers. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I’m not a ventriloquist and Natalie isn’t my dummy, but today I want her mute. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The young guy who’d thrown his voice like a bear did a ventriloquist act that was so good I almost believed his dummies had come alive. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z My jaw felt springy, like a ventriloquist dummy’s. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Be careful,” said Missus Nedraw in the same ventriloquist style as the other frozen Fry residents. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Grandma, why are you talking like a ventriloquist?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z About fifteen minutes into the show, popular ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his wooden dummy Charlie McCarthy finished their comedy skit. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z At last, obediently, like the mouth of a ventriloquist's dummy, my own mouth started to quirk up. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z One pretended to be a ventriloquist while the other one was the dummy. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Like suddenly I was a ventriloquist or something. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “What do you say, Papa?” said Angeline in a deep bass, nodding the pillow like a ventriloquist manipulating her dummy. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “I thought your wife might be a ventriloquist hiding out in the hall.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They tried everything: telling jokes, country and western songs, a ventriloquist act with a lovable fuzzy sidekick, photo ops with terminally ill children. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He seemed so determined that nobody should hear what he was saying that he was barely opening his lips; it was as though he were a rather poor ventriloquist. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I turned my head and talked sideways out of my mouth like one of those ventriloquists. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z It was almost as if someone else was speaking—a ventriloquist, maybe, using my voice. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Millers, who was the other nurse, retired into the house, and by degrees the child’s wailing was hushed and stopped, as if it were a young ventriloquist with something in its mouth. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The man in black sat immobile, like a ventriloquist’s dummy, just his mouth moving. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The sound of the word ventriloquist sent an additional shiver down Otto’s spine. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The ventriloquist is Fabritze’s most regular visitor at Kelly Miller, five days a week for coffee at 2 p.m. She’s traveled 16 years with the circus, but she is not a performer. She’s a nun. 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z "Count on it," smiled AS Byatt, "for I cannot resist showing off my ventriloquist talents." Digested classic: Possession by AS Byatt 2010-07-09T13:17:00Z David Cameron is doing a fine job as a ventriloquist's dummy. The Leveson debate is now about politics, not the press 2013-03-18T07:00:23Z Even now it summons up horror movies about a homicidal dummy, or a homicidal ventriloquist, or both. What Do 525 Ventriloquists Do at a Convention? Ask Their Dummies 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z The trouble is, very few ventriloquists put theatrics and character into their puppets. Watch my lips: the art of ventriloquism deserves centre stage 2010-08-27T10:02:00Z They’ll assign readings in philosophy, poetry, structural anthropology, nonsense or an early American novel about a murderous ventriloquist. Mac Wellman, a Playwriting Mentor Whose Only Mantra Is Oddity 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z If you look at some of the cases from the original, I mean, there's ventriloquist dummies who are on trial. "I watched 'Night Court' with my grandmother": Melissa Rauch on reviving the comforting '80s comedy 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Conti became a ventriloquist after her mentor and lover, Ken Campbell, the maverick theatre person and "truffle pig for other people's talents", snorted out this old-fashioned and unfashionable stagecraft for her. TV review: Nina Conti – A Ventriloquist's Story; Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars 2012-06-10T22:00:01Z Piling into the Parlor after dinner to see the ventriloquist Sylvia Fletcher or to venture an answer in a rock ’n’ roll quiz conducted by Bruce Morrow, a.k.a. the longtime D.J. Mohonk’s Farm-to-Table Rebirth 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Nine paintings depict ventriloquist dummies that Zokosky has carved from wood and dressed in children’s outfits purchased at clothing stores found in malls across America. Deep sense of mystery pervades Peter Zokosky's paintings 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z That movie, about a town haunted by the ghost of a murdered ventriloquist, did so poorly that it was yanked from theaters practically overnight, and the filmmakers now blame the producers. Life After ?Saw? Turns Out to Still Be Scary 2011-03-18T22:01:35Z With several distinct voices in her arsenal of characters, there is something of the ventriloquist about Ms. Ebersole. Music Review: This Bowl Of Cherries Offers Food For Thought 2011-01-12T22:13:24Z "Most ventriloquists," she begins, "– die on cruise ships," interrupts her filthy-mouthed puppet, Monkey. Edinburgh fringe comedy round-up 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z Like a ventriloquist who’s on stilts, with a dummy with tiny stilts, wandering around in that mud field. Spoofing Insane Clown Posse on the Internet 2010-04-29T21:43:00Z The last time Broadway welcomed a ventriloquist, it was the quite traditional — and very funny — Jay Johnson, who won the 2007 Tony for best special theatrical event for his wonderful solo “The Two and Only!” What Do 525 Ventriloquists Do at a Convention? Ask Their Dummies 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Educating Archie – a ventriloquist show that became an unlikely hit in the 50s – provoked widespread bemusement when played to modern ears. Celebrating 90 years on air: the best moments of speech radio 2012-11-13T11:12:21Z The opposite of a fugitive pamphleteer facing an audience of abolitionists, he refuses all scrutiny, offering even Chamoiseau, his ventriloquist, only “the immense testimony of his bones.” Fleeing a Caribbean Plantation Into a Mythic Wilderness 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Geography for dummies: The special "Jeff Dunham: All Over the Map" features the ventriloquist and his puppet pals on a worldwide tour. TV This Week Nov. 16 -22: 'Independent Lens' on PBS 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z The ventriloquist and the nun sip coffee as they discuss the purpose of the congregation’s prayer at Mass. She’s traveled 16 years with the circus, but she is not a performer. She’s a nun. 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z He communicates via a dapper ventriloquist’s dummy with a white face, red beady eyes, a red lip and signature red swirls on his cheeks. What to Know About ‘Spiral’ and the ‘Saw’ Franchise 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z “This one is Lamb Chop,” he said, cradling a brittle rubber head that is all that remained of a hand puppet that was the television ventriloquist Shari Lewis’s sidekick. Everything Here Is Tabboo! 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z The other three Benning copies establish him as a graphic ventriloquist, able to seamlessly inhabit the sensibilities of other artists. Last Chance: Works by James Benning and Others at Artists Space 2014-02-21T23:09:28Z Hopkins may be the ventriloquist, but the puppets are the ones pulling the strings here. Clip Joint: ventriloquists 2010-09-01T17:06:00Z The highlight of the production, in fact, is the rousing comic number “We Both Reached for the Gun,” in which Roxie sits on Billy’s knee and is manipulated like a ventriloquist’s dummy. Review: In Takarazuka’s ‘Chicago,’ the Midwest Looks a Lot Like Japan 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Also at both those locations will be Lamb Chop, perhaps the most memorable — and feistiest — sock puppet of all time, who appeared on children’s television for 40 years with her ventriloquist co-star, Shari Lewis. A Puppet Festival Returns to New York, All Grown Up 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z It's a bit quirky and he's also a ventriloquist so I mean you're really in never-never land with that. The evolution of Elmer the Elephant 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Asked how he looks after he gets dressed up for an interview, Bachman likens his loose black sport coat and white button-up to a ventriloquist dummy. ‘Silicon Valley’ Season 3, Episode 5: The Scrappy Innovator 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Ever the ventriloquist, he tried his hand at the style, and went a stage further. John Byrne: in from the margins 2011-08-17T15:00:01Z Harrison speaking with such little effort he looks like a ventriloquist. K19: The Widowmaker - live! 2010-10-06T10:48:00Z He performed opposite the ventriloquist’s dummy on the BBC radio show “Educating Archie,” and in 1952 he made his first album, “The Cowpuncher’s Cantata,” the title track of which made the charts. Max Bygraves, Jovial British Entertainer, Is Dead at 89 2012-09-08T22:15:06Z That structure rotates the scandal in curious ways, and it also shows off just what a clever ventriloquist Zevin is. Monica Lewinsky, reimagined 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z The production, which is scheduled to run Nov. 19 through Jan. 3, includes three new performers, including an escape artist and ventriloquist, alongside four veterans of the show. 'The Illusionists' Will Reappear on Broadway 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z But this self is a shape-shifter, a ventriloquist, as in the persona of "Patrick", a character in which he continues to paint. John Byrne: in from the margins 2011-08-17T15:00:01Z A juggler, ventriloquist and court fool, he is above all a figure of lightness. When All the World’s at War, Only Theater Feels Real 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Thus Aaron became the front man and Moses his ventriloquist. “Stage fright”: Mark Twain coined the term and gave Tom Sawyer a bad case of it 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z Growing up in suburban Australia, my grandmother had a ventriloquist doll in her dark, musky lounge. Growing Pains: Horror Directors on Their Creepy Childhood Memories 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Having said that, UK ventriloquist Nina Conti is, in my opinion, the one exception: she is original, theatrical, and innovative in her approach. Watch my lips: the art of ventriloquism deserves centre stage 2010-08-27T10:02:00Z Foster took advice from Muppets creator Jim Henson, amongst others, on the glove puppet's appearance, as well as meeting ventriloquists for advice on the voice. 'I'm the Beaver' 2011-06-17T07:30:51Z He speaks in low, guttural growl, his jaws sometimes almost wired shut and mouth hardly moving, like a ventriloquist. True Grit ? review 2011-02-10T14:59:01Z Photograph: Gemma Mount I was 12 when I saw a ventriloquist on New Faces. Watch my lips 2010-05-07T23:06:00Z In all this, Herder emerges as a rarity: a kind of ventriloquist with a distinctive voice of her own who deserves a place in collage’s elaborate, still unfolding history. Art In Review: ADDIE HERDER: ‘Intimate Scale: The Art of Addie Herder’ 2012-06-14T19:18:51Z Like the Stein book, a mock memoir that mixes fiction and nonfiction and was written by Stein from Toklas’s point of view, “Nicolae Ceausescu” is something of a rarefied ventriloquist act. | 'The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu': ?Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu,? by Andrei Ujica - Review 2011-09-08T23:07:41Z They went to ogle dioramas and marvel at ventriloquists, glass blowers and a troupe of 200 “educated” white rats. Wonder and Awe in Natural History’s New Wing. Butterflies, Too. 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Out of the shadows ... ventriloquists must start thinking like playwrights if the form is to evolve, says David Strassman, pictured here with sidekick Chuck. Watch my lips: the art of ventriloquism deserves centre stage 2010-08-27T10:02:00Z As a writer/ventriloquist, Charyn has written works “by” Abraham Lincoln and Emily Dickinson, productions in which the audience can occasionally see the performer’s mouth move. History Lives in Fiction: From Jennie Churchill’s Britain to Jacksonian Cincinnati 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z He understood fashion, embraced youth culture and built custom pieces for celebrities like the ventriloquist Shari Lewis and the singer Roy Orbison. Is This Cabinet Worth $500,000? 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z He added, “Mr. Olivier has as many voices as a ventriloquist, one for each facet of Hamlet’s nature.” A Battle of the Hamlets 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z An exploration of one of Stine's most memorable characters, the villainous ventriloquist's dummy known as Slappy, this fast-paced book will compel kids to keep turning pages without terrifying them. Books for hard-to-shop-for tweens and teens, from Star Wars and Harley Quinn to gothic horror 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z “Satan is a snake, a ventriloquist, and he chose to speak through you,” Roberts, played by Martin Sheen with just the right amount of Oklahoma drawl, tells Pearson in the film. Come Sunday: how one of America's biggest preachers became a pariah 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Lerner’s own arsenal has always included a composer’s feel for orchestration, a ventriloquist’s vocal range and a fine ethnographic attunement. Ben Lerner’s ‘The Topeka School’ Revisits the Debates of the ’90s 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z The ventriloquist’s figure was a “cheeky boy” and a winking mechanism came almost as standard. Wink murder: is the lascivious gesture dying a death? 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Now is your chance to play the ventriloquist to the persona of your choice; don't just sit there, get going now. Poster poems: Dramatic monologue 2010-04-30T07:00:00Z She stood by her artistic decisions, even after Simon inexplicably went turncoat two-thirds into the season and started propping Lee DeWyze up like a ventriloquist. "American Idol" chooses the wrong winner 2010-05-27T12:29:00Z An earlier version of this review misidentified the voice actor for the ventriloquist’s doll named Slappy. Review: ‘Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween’ Is Toothless Terror 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z “We’ve been meaning to watch a documentary about ventriloquists called ‘Dumbstruck,’ and tonight is supposed to be our 4th attempt.” Quality Time, Redefined 2011-04-30T04:37:02Z Despite being a familiar horror movie character, the ventriloquist’s dummy, with its clunky mouth, heavy eyelids and twisting head wasn’t meant to be fearful when it was invented for 18th century music hall entertainment. 20 of the world’s creepiest museums 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z "Wilbur is based on an uncle of mine who was a ventriloquist," he says. The evolution of Elmer the Elephant 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z “I didn’t want to be a ventriloquist,” he told me. A Tom Clancy Fan Continues Tom Clancy’s Series 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Ms. Wolf also called out the yodeling ventriloquist who was Miss Louisiana this year. Trevor Noah Says Ted Cruz Isn’t Normal Enough to Have ‘Liked’ That Video 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Perhaps no one is doing that better right now than Terry Fator, who brought his genial, unusual ventriloquist act to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center here on Friday night. Critic’s Notebook: Terry Fator’s Comic Style Successfully Plays to the Middle 2013-07-28T20:50:43Z Sticking your hand up the cavity of a stuffed animal is not everyone's happy place but for ventriloquist Nina Conti it's a way of life. It's a good week in television for escaping your comfort zone 2012-06-15T23:05:14Z Magic moments … Anthony Hopkins and doppelganger There's something reliably disturbing about a ventriloquist act. Clip Joint: ventriloquists 2010-09-01T17:06:00Z Stage-struck from early childhood, Ted put together an act as a teenager in which he played accordion, did magic tricks, ate fire and performed with a ventriloquist’s dummy. Ted V. Mikels, Master of Low-Budget Cult Favorites, Dies at 87 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z He deplored ventriloquists who were "taken over" by their dummies. Ray Alan obituary 2010-05-24T17:52:00Z “Some of us went to college to learn puppetry, or acting schools, etc., but Megan is a self-trained ventriloquist — something none of us have done.” ‘Sesame Street’ has its first Black female puppeteer 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z But I began to fear it would begin speaking to me, like the evil ventriloquist’s dummy in “Magic,” the Anthony Hopkins movie. Still Life: Dwight Garner on Driving to West Virginia 2012-08-21T16:23:08Z But going further and making Styx a kind of ventriloquist for an ensemble that mouths the words as he speaks them came to Mr. Kosky one night while he was watching “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Offenbach’s ‘Fabulous Nonsense’ Hits Salzburg, With Cancan 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Among the other treasures jostling for space inside her living room were a taxidermied two-headed chick, a tchotchke of conjoined twins, an ear trumpet from the eighteen-hundreds, and a ventriloquist’s dummy. Shelley Jackson, Author and Advocate of the Monstrous 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z Strangely enough, among my dad's things I found the diary of an ancestor who was born in 1797 and became a ventriloquist in London. Christopher Guest on the future of Spinal Tap 2013-07-21T07:00:07Z The noted ventriloquist Edgar Bergen cautioned his daughter: “You know, Candy, it’s the beautiful women who commit suicide. It’s the beautiful women who struggle in life.” Rich in love: Candice Bergen’s sumptuous life 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z In the late ’70s, when Mr. Petersen began seeking club dates, he ran up against an obstacle: the pervasive disdain in which ventriloquists were held. Otto Petersen, the Voice of Vulgarity, Dies at 53 2014-04-16T01:12:14Z On their first day on the job, they find an unpublished Stine manuscript and a menacing ventriloquist’s doll named Slappy inside an abandoned house, and claim these treasures for themselves. Review: ‘Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween’ Is Toothless Terror 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z The fact that his lordship's speech was drunken and slurred enabled the ventriloquist to speak with a minimum of mouth movement, even when under the scrutiny of television cameras. Ray Alan obituary 2010-05-24T17:52:00Z “We had an episode where a ventriloquist’s dummy committed suicide,” Larroquette said. In a New ‘Night Court,’ John Larroquette Plays Defense 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z "It's creepy trying to fall asleep with a ventriloquist dummy in your room, but it's way creepier when you wake up and it's not there anymore." What Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon's firings say about the impact of episodically dominant figures 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z At first, she did not take puppeteer classes or workshops, but instead learned how to mimic the ventriloquists she watched on VHS tapes at home. ‘Sesame Street’ has its first Black female puppeteer 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z He is an exceptional ventriloquist, effortlessly distinguishing the voices of Byron at three different ages and an array of modern teachers, publishers and grieving relatives, each of them establishing their personality in a few phrases. Childish Loves by Benjamin Markovits ? review 2011-08-26T09:40:01Z Photograph: Gemma Mount A lot of people think dummies are creepy – they've made horror films where the dummy comes alive and sends the ventriloquist mad. Watch my lips 2010-05-07T23:06:00Z I remember it, most of the contestants were singers, but there were also ventriloquists, jugglers, musicians, bands, tap dancers, synchronized dancers, baton twirlers, accordion players, comics, choirs, barbershop quartets and the like. 2010-01-12T01:20:00Z So week after week, we do Clegg as a lapdog, a ventriloquist's dummy. Nick Clegg as a cartoon figure - it's fun but does it really hurt? 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z It described exactly how I was as a child but 150 years earlier – doing voices, pretending to be a ventriloquist. Christopher Guest on the future of Spinal Tap 2013-07-21T07:00:07Z A woman who managed a decent invocation of Aretha Franklin justifiably won, but an oddly interesting ventriloquist was nearly howled off, and a few talentless performers won ecstatic plaudits. Back to the Apollo, Uptown?s Showbiz Incubator 2011-02-07T15:09:18Z This is Bergen’s second memoir, a follow-up to her 1984 bestseller, “Knock Wood,” which recounted her upbringing as the daughter of famed Charlie McCarthy ventriloquist Edgar Bergen. ‘I wanted to be Murphy Brown’ 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z However, I have made a good thing out of it by practising my new ventriloquist skills and having conversations with people who visit my house. Drunk online shopping: readers’ regrets 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z Little Woody Linden, a vaudeville dummy, dreads the demise of his aged ventriloquist, Meyer Lemon. Review: Anxious Puppets and Other Dummies in ‘The Daisy Theater’ 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z We got modern ventriloquist Nina Conti and her dummy, Monkey, to comment. Celebrating 90 years on air: the best moments of speech radio 2012-11-13T11:12:21Z Franken only recently began explicitly mentioning the fallout onstage, but glancingly, with a bit involving a masked ventriloquist’s dummy named Petey who wants to talk about how he was treated by his Democratic colleagues. For Al Franken, a Comeback Attempt Goes Through Comedy Clubs 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z He made Gottle of Geer the title for a book on the ventriloquist's art, which was shortly followed by The Lord Charles Wine Guide. Ray Alan obituary 2010-05-24T17:52:00Z The comedy ventriloquist performed more than 200 shows last year thanks to his five-year contract with the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. Seinfeld tops US comedian rich list 2013-07-12T12:22:25Z As he told the Newark audience, he had spent years working on whatever stage would have him, both as a ventriloquist and as a would-be rocker. Critic’s Notebook: Terry Fator’s Comic Style Successfully Plays to the Middle 2013-07-28T20:50:43Z The ventriloquist who somehow managed to revive the medium kept it light for Comedy Central — mostly. They played here 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z It is a ventriloquist doll about the size of a three-year-old. Drunk online shopping: readers’ regrets 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z Different professional actors’ voices enunciating texts about art and labor emanate from the speakers, as if these objects associated with daily work had themselves become animated, like ventriloquists’ dummies, by unionizing passions. Art Review: Work by Niki de Saint Phalle and Bruce High Quality Foundation 2012-08-23T14:00:00Z At opening night on Saturday, with Mr. Loux heightening the doll-like aspect of the Nutcracker nephew, it felt stranger than ever: ventriloquist and dummy. Review: Mark Morris’s ‘The Hard Nut,’ Tchaikovsky With Cartoon Wit and Verve 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z The biggest stars of the golden age of wireless were ventriloquists like Candice Bergen's father Edgar. Next week's radio: from Rebels – Guy Burgess to The North (And Almost Everything In It) 2013-05-25T05:00:04Z The comedian Jeff Dunham tackles topics like parenting and political correctness with his unique brand of humor — which just so happens to include a little help from a few ventriloquist dummies. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Mixed-ish’ and ‘American Horror Story’ 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z When ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy got an honorary Oscar in 1938, he was given a wooden Oscar statuette with a movable mouth. Strange but true stories from Academy Awards past 2013-02-20T16:36:13Z But Gross was not always a world-traveling comedian, magician and “skilled ventriloquist.” Magician/comedian behind viral ‘split man’ video comes to Seattle 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z Sept. 15, 2018: Harassment accusations take down another prominent entertainer when four different puppets accuse ventriloquist Jeff Dunham of “inappropriate touching,” “repeated confinement in a locked trunk” and “shoving his hand up our backsides.” Style Invitational Week 1260: What lies (are) ahead for 2018 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z The theater is nothing special, Swift assures us, just a variety show sporting jugglers and plate-spinners, singers and ventriloquists. Review | In ‘Here We Are,’ Booker Prize winner Graham Swift casts a spell 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z This is a gleeful evening of banjos and ukuleles, ventriloquist dummies and cheap smoke effects. Dr Faustus 2010-06-21T20:16:00Z In other news, the US ventriloquist whose catchphrase is "I will kiiiiiilllll you" has been, well, subject to death threats. Rory Bremner sees the funny side of Scottish independence 2013-04-03T14:16:43Z Cultural ventriloquist Roger secretly uses a Jewish copywriter to produce an ad campaign to sell a traditionally Jewish wine to gentiles, before adding what Bert calls his “finesse” to it. Don Draper?s reckoning nears 2012-05-21T12:45:00Z Biography is fascinating whether you’re talking about Plutarch or one of my favorite writers, like James Boswell’s “The Life of Samuel Johnson.” It’s almost like working with a ventriloquist’s dummy. The mystique of Daniel Johnston: “There’s something ancient in all of this — the notion of the eccentric” 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z During a bit where he pretended to be Blackwell's ventriloquist's dummy, she asked her husband, "Who would you like to see as your next president?" Comic Marty Allen is 94, but who's counting? He's laughing 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Their spiritual ancestor, Charlie McCarthy, was a known menace, saying the unsayable—which, in the forties and fifties, was a lot—even to the ventriloquist with his hand up his tuxedo, Edgar Bergen: “Hand to God”: “Sesame Street” Meets “The Exorcist” 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z He’s an excellent ventriloquist, effortless where others somehow draw attention to those lips that aren’t moving. Critic’s Notebook: Terry Fator’s Comic Style Successfully Plays to the Middle 2013-07-28T20:50:43Z Like Ranald Graham, she stumbled into a landscape of astonishing eccentrics, whispering voices hungry for the right ventriloquist. Marine Court: Hymn to the Sun 2010-09-03T23:06:00Z “Here’s my suggestion: Let’s switch the president with anyone from Miss America. I’d even take that weird ventriloquist lady as president. Because right now, all we have is the dummy.” Trevor Noah Says Ted Cruz Isn’t Normal Enough to Have ‘Liked’ That Video 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Religious charlatans like Falwell may have meant to usher in a new Great Awakening, but in fact they taught millions of Americans to be wary of preening ventriloquists who claim to speak for God. America is losing faith in religion | Nicholas D. Kristof 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z 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 Compton’s Lamar performed with a ventriloquist dummy and showed off smooth dance moves in the service of songs that inspire and sometimes challenge his fans. 5 takeaways from Blackpink's new 'Born Pink' album 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z “It’s shocking how quickly this turns into too wide,” Sharp warns a camera operator as they ponder how to frame Gurley’s ventriloquist. 'It’s like SNL TikTok': A peek inside 'Stapleview,' a viral live comedy show 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z “It should be a genuine dialogue and not a ventriloquist act.” Philippines, like New Zealand, rejects Myanmar in trade pact 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z "The fossil fuel industry controls the Republican Party the way a ventriloquist controls a painted wooden dummy," he said. This senator thought he had given his 279th and final speech on climate change. He was wrong. 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Decades later, Moriarty, now 41, is co-starring on the CBS comedy “Ghosts” but still recalls his ventriloquist stand-up routine with clarity and laughter. Richie Moriarty’s spirited path to starring in CBS’s ‘Ghosts’ 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z “It was like our writers had a ventriloquist’s dummy. They could put any words into his mouth.” How the women who created 'The Daily Show' were 'erased' from its legacy 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z He held an ornate light-colored rubab, his fingers flitting across the fingerboard, his face moving as a ventriloquist would, as if he were channeling his voice through the instrument. Musicians faced death under Taliban rule. They may be silenced once more 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z He had the ventriloquist’s trick of directing questions at the witness box but throwing his points at the jury box. F. Lee Bailey, Lawyer for Patty Hearst and O.J. Simpson, Dies at 87 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z So they could be told, for example, that the performer is either a guitarist, ventriloquist, yodeller, opera singer or carnival dancer - but they have to figure out which. Vernon Kay on Game of Talents and why 'autocue ruined T4' 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z It was on its back, gazing up like a murderous ventriloquist’s dummy. Perspective | Our dog loves his chew toy so much that we bought a duplicate, just in case 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z In addition to being an accomplished ventriloquist and TV host, in his spare time Winchell was the first person to build and patent an implantable artificial heart. Feedback: Woody Allen's defenders and cancel culture 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Like Tillstrom, magician’s daughter Shari Lewis was a genius at switching among characters, but as a ventriloquist, she was often a part of the conversation herself, conducted sometimes at breakneck pace. The Muppets aren't TV's only puppets of note. Here are 13 other greats 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z The comedy ventriloquist from the Atlanta suburb of Stone Mountain voted on Monday for Perdue and Loeffler because he said he feared giving Democrats a “rubber stamp to invite absolute socialism into this country.” Democratic push on COVID-19 aid welcomed by some in Georgia 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z A side-show ventriloquist forms an underground trio with a strongman and a midget. Movies on TV this week: 'Tootsie' on Showtime; 'Halloween' on AMC 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z “They are impermeable to social reforms. And as ‘France’s top cop,’ the interior minister becomes a mere ventriloquist for the police, and can’t really reform.” French Police Push Back Against Proposed Reforms 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z A drifter joins a circus woman’s ventriloquist act, then goes Alpine with a bareback rider. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, April 26, 2020 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Terry Fator The Las Vegas ventriloquist, comic, singer and celebrity impersonator performs. Theater in L.A. this week: 'Alice in Wonderland' and more 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z On the Daily Show, Trevor Noah waded into the increasingly contentious Democratic primary race, in which Pete Buttigieg, “former South Bend mayor and human ventriloquist dummy”, has surged in the polls. Stephen Colbert: 'Trump proved that revenge is a dish best served stupid' 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z In the speech, he called Guaidó a “ventriloquist doll” of Washington. AP Explains: Fight for Venezuela’s National Assembly deepens 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z At first, I found the dubbing irritating, for the same reasons nobody likes satellite-phone delays or drunk ventriloquists. Letter of Recommendation: Badly Dubbed Movies 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z A ventriloquist works a pet-shop scam with a carnival pickpocket, midget and strongman. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, April 26, 2020 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z A neurotic ventriloquist’s belief that his stage dummy controls his actions leads him to murder, madness and more. Movies on TV this week: 'Silence of the Lambs' 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Appropriately enough, the Three Clubs show includes not just tricks and blarney, but a range of performers who would not seem out of place in the Catskills in 1911 — ventriloquists, jugglers, comedians and other magicians. Bad Boys of Magic trade the birds and bunnies for booze and banter 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Finally one remarked: “Tom said he’d bring us a singer, but ended up bringing a ventriloquist.” An evening with João Gilberto, the bright wallflower of bossa nova 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z Gabby Gabby is guarded by henchmen: ventriloquist’s dummies whose lurching gait suggests that, in a far-off act of vengeance, a gangster doll broke their legs. “Toy Story 4” Plays It Again 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Or perhaps the consumer himself is the impotent ventriloquist, the kid who is encouraged to identify utterly with an uncanny anthropomorphic toy whose purpose is to get you to buy more stuff. Indie Focus: A new star blooms in 'Wild Rose' 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Still, you can expect lots of high-stakes escapes/rescue missions, some close calls and very creepy vintage ventriloquist dummies. What to watch with your kids: ‘Toy Story 4,’ ‘When They See Us’ and more 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z Gabby Gabby is attended by four silent henchmen, ventriloquist’s dummies every one and all capable of sending chills up your spine without saying a word. ‘Toy Story 4’ grows up but still keeps the joy of toys 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z “By participating, the players, they are a ventriloquist for this abhorrent regime,” he said. Golf: European Tour will return to Saudi Arabia - Commissioner 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z By participating, they are ventriloquists for this abhorrent, reprehensible regime.” European Tour makes a serious bogey in visiting Saudi Arabia | Ewan Murray 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z “Boatman” renders an oncoming rowboat in which a hulking ventriloquist’s dummy smirks knowingly. Dana Schutz’s Paintings Wring Beauty from Worldwide Calamity 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z The quieter an epoch on its own terms, the more loudly it can be made to speak, in the way of a ventriloquist’s dummy, for ours. Is Ancient DNA Research Revealing New Truths — or Falling Into Old Traps? 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Terry Fator, a ventriloquist, impressionist and comedian who won season two of America's Got Talent, is in seventh. Griffin calls out all-male rich list 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Singer, comedian, ventriloquist and impressionist Terry Fator won the “America’s Got Talent” competition in 2007 and is now a popular Las Vegas act. First 2 headline acts named for 2019 Norsk Hostfest 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z A new group of kids are taken in by the evil machinations of ventriloquist dummy Slappy. ‘First Man’ and 8 other movies open Oct. 12; our reviewers weigh in 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Side by side, the message continued as Peele, like a digital ventriloquist, put more words in the former president's mouth. How Fake News Will Get Worse 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z The first Emmy Awards gave one of its six trophies to a ventriloquist! Hollywood had a breakdown trying to justify itself at the 2018 Emmys 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z In one of his routines, he played a ventriloquist whose dummy refused to speak. Bill Daily, comic actor in ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ and ‘The Bob Newhart Show,’ dies at 91 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z “I’m a ventriloquist, sir. I can throw voices.” The tail of Danny Whiskers 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z “Here Putin takes the role not only of a grand statesman but even as a ventriloquist,” Ms. Polyakova said. For Putin, the ‘Summit He Has Dreamed of for 18 Years’ 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z A lot of times, guys are trying to decide between me and a magician and a ventriloquist. Golf's new funny guy: This comedian is growing in popularity—and coming to a country club near you - Golf Digest 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Any other ventriloquist would be happy with an audience of a few hundred, maybe in their wildest dreams a thousand. How Jeff Dunham's offensive puppets became the voice of Trump's America 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Comedian, ventriloquist and - amazingly - in the 1960s his single Tears was the third highest-selling song in the UK. Tributes to 'inspiration' Ken Dodd 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Unsurprisingly, the other five foreign secretaries I spoke to didn’t agree that they were their PMs’ ventriloquist dummies. Six former foreign secretaries on Brexit, Britain… and Boris 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z "People had kind of a spooky feeling about ventriloquists after The Twilight Zone," Luckey said. Toy Story's Woody creator dies 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z After one competition, I saw a Prestige teammate turn to her friend and say, “You beat — ” then utter the name of another close friend in a mangled voice, her mouth frozen like a ventriloquist’s. Inside the High-Drama World of Youth Competition Dance 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Whatever people might think of his controversial take on the world, there’s no doubting one thing: his brilliance as a ventriloquist. How Jeff Dunham's offensive puppets became the voice of Trump's America 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Throughout 1953, the inventor demonstrated the system to journalists, often by having a ventriloquist’s dummy “drive” a red five-foot long model car around a test road. Some of the Best Parts of Autonomous Vehicles Are Already Here 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Her ventriloquist act also has been seen 29 million times on the show’s YouTube channel, with additional YouTube views totaling about 40 million. Oklahoma girl to appear on ‘America’s Got Talent’ 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Before the first Toy Story film came out in 1995, he suggested making Woody - voiced by Tom Hanks - a cowboy instead of a ventriloquist's dummy, which was the original idea. Toy Story's Woody creator dies 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z The side of his car states he performs the musical saw, is a magician and a ventriloquist and performs close-up and walk-around magic. This is how he rolls: Biloxi man knows many sides of dice 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z Not since Edgar Bergen – the ventriloquist turned movie star of the 1940s – has the art form been so popular. How Jeff Dunham's offensive puppets became the voice of Trump's America 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z She recalled one instance when ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy, Charlie McCarthy, were on the set. Still crazy after all these 50 years: Lily Tomlin and producer George Schlatter reminisce about 'Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In.' 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z Word of her win got around to Edmond ventriloquist Gary Owen, who offered to become her coach. Oklahoma girl to appear on ‘America’s Got Talent’ 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Austin, Texas, is the first stop for ventriloquist Jeff Dunham and his better half in their new series “Incredible Edible America.” TV This Week, June 4-10: 'Becoming Cary Grant' and more 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Off duty, Durr also was a ventriloquist who took his puppets to schools and churches. Deputy killed in line of duty worked with kids 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z Two of the last three winners of America’s Got Talent have been ventriloquists. How Jeff Dunham's offensive puppets became the voice of Trump's America 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Off duty, he was a ventriloquist who took his puppets to schools and churches and performed for children. Willie Godbolt arrested in Mississippi shooting rampage that killed 8 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z “It’s not to be confused with the children’s Christian ventriloquist records, which there’s a big demand for. And there’s a lot more of those than the pirate records.” Perspective | At this Maryland vinyl fest, the wax will never wane 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z In 1938 ventriloquist Edgar Bergen pressed the tiny feet and monocle from one of his dummies into the stuff. All the Hollywood secrets hidden in the handprints at the Chinese Theatre's Forecourt of the Stars 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z An unsettled Mr. Macron shot back: “I’m not putting words in your mouth. I don’t need a ventriloquist.” Marine Le Pen Sharpens Attack on Emmanuel Macron in French Debate 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z Q: When did you first see a good ventriloquist? Terry Fator, ‘America’s Got Talent’ winner, third-highest-paid comic in America 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z “Some today pretend to be talking in the name of the people, but they are just ventriloquists,” he said. Marine Le Pen promises liberation from the EU with France-first policies 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z “Some today pretend to be talking in the name of the people, but they are just ventriloquists,” he told a crowd of about 8,000 people. François Fillon sinks in polls after ‘Penelopegate’ scandal 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z It’s a world both banal and absurd, where rogue ventriloquist theatre escorts – and intoxicating ice-cream – cause mayhem. 'I fell out of bed laughing': writers on their favourite funny book 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z It was like I was a ventriloquist and Jules, my dummy. The Right Way to Speak to Children 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z I knew I wanted to be a professional ventriloquist from the time I was about 11. Terry Fator, ‘America’s Got Talent’ winner, third-highest-paid comic in America 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z The list, which was compiled by the Charities Aid Foundation, also includes a ventriloquist dummy and two canaries. Sheep's head and ferret among strange charity shop donations - BBC News 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z For one thing, the idea normally applies to objects that resemble humans: robots, dolls, ventriloquist’s dummies, and whatever that Tom Hanks thing was in Polar Express. The Real Reason Clowns Creep Us Out Meanwhile, a giant moving video screen shows a film that features underwater creatures and an appearance from stage ventriloquist Nina Conti. Floating fish take over at Philippe Parreno's Tate Modern show - BBC News 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z “It wasn’t just Bill. David Wildstein, based on this evidence, looks like a ventriloquist’s doll sitting on Christopher J. Christie’s lap.” Chris Christie Knew About Bridge Lane Closings as They Happened, Prosecutors Say 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z I started singing before I became a ventriloquist. Terry Fator, ‘America’s Got Talent’ winner, third-highest-paid comic in America 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z No one should ever believe the vague economic promises made by presidential candidates, but even by those standards Clinton’s second-rate Bernie Sanders ventriloquist act was unconvincing. Trading places: If the Democrats are now a coastal elite party and the GOP are the populists, Trump is only the beginning 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z Instead of being their voice, he is acting like a ventriloquist putting on his own one-man show. I Am Your Voice? 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Pogo professionals and ventriloquists have been added to this year’s entertainment. Ohio opens its 163rd state fair in Columbus 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z As the Washington Post reported at the time, Obama’s use of the word “queue,” which is something of a Britishism, made some Leavers suspicious that Cameron was acting as ventriloquist. Donald and the Duck 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Once I became a ventriloquist, one of the first things I started doing was singing with my puppets. Terry Fator, ‘America’s Got Talent’ winner, third-highest-paid comic in America 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z He liked attention, and his exploits appeared frequently in the Sylvania Telephone: crafting Christmas ornaments with dough, entertaining children as a ventriloquist. The Big Fight Over Fossils 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Those tourists flock to buy tickets for all sorts of entertainment options, including magicians, ventriloquists and trapeze acts. The NHL is expanding to Las Vegas. Does it have a shot at success? 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z But, as with all ventriloquist dummies, there’s something unforgiving in that face. Prized Virginia Beach ventriloquist dummy up for sale 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z The fault here lies not with the ventriloquist but with journalists who decide to be dummies. Rhodes to Perdition 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z I’m very proud of being a ventriloquist and feel like I’m part of that community. Terry Fator, ‘America’s Got Talent’ winner, third-highest-paid comic in America 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z David Sutch, from boy to man, is played by Samuel James as a ventriloquist channelling the cultural voices around him at the time. The five stages of British gags: silliness, repression, anger, innuendo, fear 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Barfield said he was inspired by a ventriloquist he saw on the TV show “America’s Got Talent.” 3rd grader not afraid of performing in front of crowd 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Wolcott, who has seen all the earthly possessions of many people, doesn’t come across ventriloquist dummies that often. Prized Virginia Beach ventriloquist dummy up for sale 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z Best known for his four seasons on “Soap,” actor and ventriloquist Jay Johnson has been entertaining audiences for decades. Jay Johnson of ‘Soap’ discusses Tony Award for one-man show ‘The Two and Only’ 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Question: Who was the first ventriloquist you ever saw? Terry Fator, ‘America’s Got Talent’ winner, third-highest-paid comic in America 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z This is the work of a talented mimic or ventriloquist who can just about cover for the fact that he has nothing much to say. Force is strong with new ‘Star Wars’ say critics 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Child stars Shirley Temple and the "Our Gang" kids were used in the holiday stills, as were ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his wooden companion Charlie McCarthy. Why is Peter Lorre about to strike Santa with a bat? 'Hollywood Celebrates the Holidays' knows 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z The film brings almost all of his beloved "Goosebumps" creatures to life, from Slappy the ventriloquist dummy to the Abominable Snowman from Pasadena. R.L. Stine reveals his most gruesome scene ever 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Q: Was there one ventriloquist that inspired you? Jay Johnson of ‘Soap’ discusses Tony Award for one-man show ‘The Two and Only’ 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Answer: The first ventriloquist I ever saw was a guy who came to my church when I was 5. Terry Fator, ‘America’s Got Talent’ winner, third-highest-paid comic in America 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Great leaders are employed as ventriloquist dummies for our own squeaky projected voices. In the age of Trump, what would Jack Kemp do? 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z British ventriloquist Paul Zerdin has expressed his shock at winning this year's America's Got Talent. British ventriloquist Paul Zerdin's shock at America's Got Talent win - BBC News 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood The comedian and ventriloquist gets a new showcase that truly was taped in Hollywood in August. Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll' on FX 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Q: When did your professional career as a ventriloquist start? Jay Johnson of ‘Soap’ discusses Tony Award for one-man show ‘The Two and Only’ 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z But he couldn’t say that because he was such a bad ventriloquist. Terry Fator, ‘America’s Got Talent’ winner, third-highest-paid comic in America 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z On a soundstage in this town 25 miles east of Atlanta one day last summer gathered, in no particular order, an extensive crew, a trio of teenage actors, Jack Black and a ventriloquist dummy. Will 'Goosebumps' movie scare up the audience the popular books did? 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Both films represent remarkable technical achievements while at the same time reducing our leading politicians to the status of yammering ventriloquist dummies. What is the Cut-Up Method? - BBC News 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z “I loved Joel Gray’s marionette ventriloquist dummy portrayal” of the Emcee from the 1972 film, Mr. Taylor said. Signature Theatre offers new take on classic ‘Cabaret’ 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z So they put out an open call for ventriloquists, and I answered that call. Jay Johnson of ‘Soap’ discusses Tony Award for one-man show ‘The Two and Only’ 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The ventriloquist, who, with his puppet duck Orville became a staple of Saturday night TV in the 1980s, died last month aged 67. Ventriloquist Keith Harris laid to rest in Blackpool - BBC News 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Then the ventriloquist operating the puppet villain, after announcing his plans to terrorize the town, growled the line: "You've made Slappy — very unhappy," which the kids shrunk back from with a sort of benign terror. Will 'Goosebumps' movie scare up the audience the popular books did? 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Fitzke is quick to point out that he is not a ventriloquist, the distinction being that ventriloquists throw their voice to the puppet. Puppets help teach messages to children at Hastings church 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z The papers mark the passing of Keith Harris who reached the height of fame in the 1980s with his ventriloquist acts Cuddles the monkey and especially Orville the duck. Newspaper headlines: Tax law pledge, Brand interview and Keith Harris death - BBC News 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Keith Harris, the ventriloquist famed for working with his puppet Orville, has died aged 67 after a battle with cancer, his agent has confirmed. Obituary: I created a monster - BBC News 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z He created a digital ventriloquist act by transforming his own profile into a dummy. Thousands more men have been duped by an international Tinder hack 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z "It was a road picture," Docter said of the planned special, in which a ventriloquist’s dummy would team up with the small, one-man-band toy from the award-winning short. Toy Story, 20 years later: how Pixar made its first blockbuster 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z His mother-in-law is a ventriloquist and provided a tote of homemade puppets toward his endeavor. Puppets help teach messages to children at Hastings church 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z The younger Muresan often follows suit, like the time he sat one of the Lions’ shorter players on his knee like a ventriloquist, sending good friend and teammate Scotty Matthewman into a fit of laughter. Big man on campus: George Muresan shines at St. Andrew’s with father’s support 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z A female ventriloquist entered the stage with a doll named “Can Do,” who told the audience that they must always believe in themselves. Motivational Speaker Finds Eager Audiences in a Struggling Iran 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z RELATED: “Miss America 2014: Miss New York wins over ventriloquist and best moments from the pageant” Miss D.C. says it’s ‘back to the real world’ after Miss America competition She also has Donald Ducks, about 40 ventriloquist dummies and a Coney Island carousel horse. In Brooklyn, a Collection of Collections 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z The terrorists are the puppet, insulting ventriloquist Putin, who ruefully turns to his European and American audience as if to say: Look what this bad puppet is doing to innocent little me. Poroshenko Elected Ukraine President; Putin Dodges Promise To 'Respect' Results 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z It explains why blank eyes, automatons, masks and ventriloquists' dolls are common cinema devices to instil fear. Why we're afraid of 'zombie' faces 2013-10-29T09:37:05Z Several were friends from the sideshow: the ventriloquist with his dummy; the hangman; the man with shrunken flipper-like arms with his wife, a burlesque showgirl, both naked. City Room: The Great Fredini Dreams of a 3D Sideshow in Coney Island 2013-08-04T16:00:02Z But Judd insists he is off-duty because this is not television, and says he is really a good ventriloquist, as well as a first-rate conspiracy theorist. When two worlds collide in Watford 2013-06-07T14:08:32Z The Press Association quoted Judd Charlton, a ventriloquist from Camden in north London, who perhaps articulated a view that some of the media wanted to capture. Bilderberg 2013: friendly policemen, a press zone and the One Show 2013-06-06T20:48:35Z Eventually, Messegee saw the light and with her second husband - and Erich the ventriloquist's dummy - she travels the US bringing people to Jesus. In search of a mystery yodeller 2013-05-21T09:25:55Z Bottom line for prospective video makers: take advantage of our multimodal speech perception well enough, and you can make a ventriloquists’ dummy out of anyone. Edward, Bella, and McGurk: Why Bad Lip-Synching Is So Funny 2012-12-21T13:45:02.043Z I have heard the best ventriloquists in the world, but I never heard one who could produce four voices at the same time. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z Thus any able mimic who can with facility disguise his voice, with the aid of this power of modifying sounds, may in time become a ventriloquist. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z He can throw his voice so that it seems to come from quite a different direction, as you may sometime have heard a human ventriloquist do. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Yet there are many onlookers who, by a ventriloquist, can be made to believe that the picture speaks. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z On ordinary occasions it is not easy to decide on the position and distance of the bird while uttering its note; for the Corn Crake is a ventriloquist of no mean proficiency. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z He was, besides, a ventriloquist, and could thus personate and imitate any character or any voice he chose. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z While the great ventriloquist was alive, whenever he was discontented with me, he always called out, 'Cursed death-child, I wish you had never been taken out of the grave!' The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z It came in multitudinous attenuated noises, like a ventriloquist performance; murmurs rose from the ground at her feet, wails sighed overhead. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z Let us return to our ventriloquist detective and his venturesome expedition. No title 2011-08-23T02:00:29.833Z Or perhaps you are a glass-blower with your own outfit, a ventriloquist, a diving beauty, a lyric tenor or a nail-eater. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z “Why,” exclaimed Pep, “it’s our friend the ventriloquist.” The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA Who says Manchester City are about as entertaining as a mute ventriloquist? The Fiver 2011-07-27T15:04:15Z And every one is familiar with the illusions to which we are liable when under the influence of a skilful ventriloquist. The Seven Follies of Science [2nd ed.] A popular account of the most famous scientific impossibilities and the attempts which have been made to solve them. 2011-06-30T02:00:34.290Z Here is a phonograph representing a variety entertainment, and the little group around it are laughing 77 heartily at the jokes of the “funny man,” the ventriloquist, and the story-teller. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z With her powers of a ventriloquist that so often she had used for our amusement, she threw her voice so that it seemed to come from the inside of the great bundle. Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z Frank added a word or two, telling how he hoped they would see the ventriloquist down at Seaside Park soon. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z A favorite is a Shakespeare and poet, who, from behind the persons he makes act and speak, never peeps or coughs out himself, but is a ventriloquist, and gives his voice the sound of another's. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z And then funny Mary Flannigan used her ventriloquist's powers and made a noise exactly like a puppy trying to get out of something, and Shorty bit. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z So Mr. Stevenson in prose is responsible for a knot of ventriloquists who seem to speak with the authentic voice; the hands are the hands of Esau and the utterance is only not Esau's too. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z Ottiwell, who was some years older than Lever, was the boyish beau-ideal of a hero: he rode, swam, fenced, composed songs and sang them, was a clever ventriloquist, and played the wildest of pranks. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z “Don’t try to,” replied the ventriloquist, in his usual offhand way. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z A gymnast A TV presenter An opera singer A ventriloquist Which actor said “I’m big on Aston Villa because the name is so sweet, it sounds like a lovely spa”? Quiz: Football and famous faces 2011-04-06T23:10:00Z She was something of a ventriloquist, which made these accomplishments especially delightful. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z Wieland, a very religious man, is deceived by an unscrupulous ventriloquist who persuades him that a voice from heaven bids him sacrifice the life of his wife and four children. The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources 2011-03-08T03:00:45.010Z It was advertised as an exhibition of ventriloquists, but it had a general air of vulgarity that was extremely displeasing to them. Brenda, Her School and Her Club 2011-01-15T03:00:31.087Z “I want to show you something, Mr. Vincent,” said Pep, approaching the ventriloquist, who with Jolly was dispatching supper at the table. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z Being a perfect ventriloquist, it is very difficult to locate it. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z For now, most of the mobile robots, sometimes called telepresence robots, are little more than ventriloquists’ dummies with long, invisible strings. The Boss Is Robotic, and Rolling Up Behind You 2010-09-05T04:10:00Z The passing of Ray Alan - a ventriloquist of rare technical accomplishment - is a reminder of how far from public favour this branch of stagecraft has fallen. Return of the dummy run 2010-05-25T11:35:00Z His success is down to the fact that he is no ordinary ventriloquist. 2010-02-08T08:16:00Z “Making a poor mouth about his misfortunes, I suppose?” intimated the ventriloquist. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z "Fancy shrieking with laughter at a ventriloquist whom I have seen at every music-hall I have been to during the last five or six years!" The Hillman At present the house party consists of Miss Million, Miss Vi Vassity, Mrs. Flukes, the ventriloquist's wife, her baby and her monthly nurse. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune In this respect, she says, the most successful modern vents have cannily tapped into the legacy of dummy-themed horror films like 1964's Devil Doll and 1978's Magic, which starred Anthony Hopkins as a deranged ventriloquist. Return of the dummy run 2010-05-25T11:35:00Z Only a plaintive, old voice, like the husky falsetto of a ventriloquist, groaned from beneath the portico— "Hadn't we better walk?" The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico “I want to show you something,” was the ventriloquist’s reply as he opened the roll upon the table. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z I know that more curious things exist Than the love of a dreaming ventriloquist. The Book of Gud There is a snake-charmer lady and a ventriloquist's assistant, and I have not yet been able to discover who all the others were. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune "A ventriloquist," said I—"or—or—perhaps the devil." Old New Zealand: being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times The simple little maid replied that she could not break her contract with the ventriloquist, but the judge agreed to satisfy him. Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday “I say, you lucky young fellows,” hailed the ventriloquist airily, “what you going to do with all that money?” The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z "There must certainly be a ventriloquist among us," remarked the groom, with a searching look at Cousin Ronald. Elsie at Viamede "How can I go down to the company until I've given my little Basil his four o'clock feed?" protested the ventriloquist's wife. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune Her partner was a man—bad dancer, an indifferent singer, but a really passable ventriloquist.” Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories Dinham was a capital ventriloquist, and could speak in two different voices beside his own, as well as counterfeit fits and play the possessed to the life. Witch Stories It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z But he paused at the second button of his owner's waistcoat and nodded several times, his toothless mouth open, a perfect ventriloquist's dummy. Command This was the infant daughter of the ventriloquist's assistant, who is also the ventriloquist's wife. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune But I'm not going to be frightened, for I just know it's one or the other of our ventriloquists. Elsie in the South He reminded me a little of a ventriloquist's dummy with his skinny, knob-kneed body, thin face and round, still eyes. To Remember Charlie By All this Vincent noticed, and Pep, guessing that these actions meant something, glided to the side of the ventriloquist. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z He was talking with great animation, his jaws moving rapidly like the jaws of a ventriloquist's dummy, which he altogether resembled, and his toothless gums gave out a hissing lisp. Command 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) No, sir," said Ned, "but you know we have two ventriloquists here and—and I like the kind of fun they make. Elsie in the South I am not a magician, nor yet a ventriloquist, yet if you will be perfectly silent you will think I am one or both.” The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor He observed, however, at this first visit, that Monsieur St. Gille contrived, but without any affectation, to present only the profile of his face to him, while he was speaking as a ventriloquist. Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed All these notes are uttered with vehemence, and with such strange and various modulations as to appear near or distant, in the manner of a ventriloquist. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 6 December, 1897 Australian Zoology", describing it, says: "It is a consummate mimic and ventriloquist. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 "Did you not hear at the time of the marriage of Dr. Johnson's sister that a ventriloquist was present and made rare sport for the guests?" Elsie in the South Another prominent member was the late Mr. Thomas Baker, who was an amateur actor and clever ventriloquist, as well as a great cricketer. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time He is not, however, the only ventriloquist now in being. Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed It was someone else, imitating my ventriloquist voice! The Second Voice You should have heard him laugh over a little silly joke, when one of the actors sat in a chair on a make-believe baby and 61 a ventriloquist squalled just like a baby. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield The young people from Magnolia Hall were often with them and their presence added zest to the enjoyment of little Elsie and Ned in the fun made by their indulgent ventriloquists. Elsie in the South In less than two minutes they started again, and Valentine, who then felt ready for anything, began to think seriously of the exercise of his power as a ventriloquist. The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems "I didn't know that you pretended to be a ventriloquist, Farmer Jonathan," said he, laughing; "but if you can't imitate a boy's voice better than that, you should take some more lessons in the art." Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The orchestra played his theme and an army announcer introduced him as the Number One ventriloquist in the world. The Second Voice The luminous cloud of glory in the Holy of Holies.401.The words in the original, “Baal Aob,” are supposed by some to denote a ventriloquist from “Aob,” meaning a “bottle” or “stomach.” Hebrew Literature That particular sport was apt to begin unexpectedly to the children, making it a little more difficult to recognize it as the doings of the ventriloquists. Elsie in the South It may serve as a pendant to the ventriloquist hoax mentioned by C. H., Notes and Queries, Number 82, May 24, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Farmer Jonathan only smiled, and looked about him to see if he could discover who the ventriloquist was. Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The vagaries of a ventriloquist are a matter for roars of laughter. A Padre in France He is a skillful ventriloquist, also, and I remember one in particular who outwitted me completely. Birds in the Bush "Our two ventriloquist friends," replied Lucilla, gazing up into the tree as if expecting to see and recognize the bird. Elsie in the South Their notes, too, are heard more frequently than they are recognized, for they are consummate mimics and ventriloquists. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia “Enter!” said Haldane in a hollow voice, quite unlike the tone she used to Ermine: for the Wise Woman was a ventriloquist, and could produce terrifying effects thereby. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford He was the greatest ventriloquist in the whole world. Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels Perhaps there was a ventriloquist in the jail. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Strike me dead, a man can talk without his head—he can talk with his belly if he's a ventriloquist—but he can't keep his mouth shut when he's lost his head. Turandot, Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts Whether he means it or not, he is something of a ventriloquist, for which reason you will often look for him in many places before seeing him. Our Bird Comrades "Man was a ventriloquist and made a sound in the other direction," suggested Ned with extreme gravity. Simon Answer from outside, like the voice in a ventriloquist's entertainment, “I can't come in, sir; the door's locked.” Happy-Thought Hall There were long, narrow boxes, for the horizontal bars; sometimes a row of wicker coffins, with a ventriloquist’s figures inside. The Bill-Toppers I’ve always wanted to hear a ventriloquist, and I never did before.” Patty's Social Season Perhaps you've never seen a good ventriloquist do a turn, but I have. Frank Merriwell's Son A Chip Off the Old Block And he could imitate animals, and as you say, he was probably a ventriloquist. Simon He was an admirable ventriloquist, and an excellent mimic. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 Allowed to choose for himself, he embarked in the amusement business, his active and versatile temperament leading him to become in turn a rope-walker, gymnast, actor, ventriloquist and, singularly enough, electro-physician. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science “This would betray them to the hunter,” says Edwards; “but they are great ventriloquists, and it is often impossible to discover them, though close above one’s head.” The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Certainly—unless I say Miss Lambert wriggled herself out of her skin, which would not be nice of me, or that you are the greatest ventriloquist in the world. The Tyranny of the Dark He was delighted with Rannie, the old ventriloquist, and the first in America; and Potter, the late sable and celebrated professor of legerdemain, in slight-of-hand, he thought actually excelled Doctor Mott himself. Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman As a mimic and ventriloquist he stands preeminent, and his entertainment is so varied with pathos, wit, and humor, that an evening's amusement of wonderful versatility is afforded. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive I often astonish travellers by my marvellous natural gifts: I am a ventriloquist. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy He glanced at us to see if we were watching him, and then smoothing the feathers quickly, he began to buzz and whirr like a beetle, as cleverly as a ventriloquist. Through Forest and Stream The Quest of the Quetzal But, anyway, I’m some conjurer as well as a ventriloquist, and it will be strange if I can’t get a chance to astonish them before the end comes.” In Search of El Dorado They play at chess and draughts, and are very expert at those games: they have no cards; but they have tumblers, jugglers, and ventriloquists, whose voice appears to come from under the armpits. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa We will suppose she is a marvellous ventriloquist. The Shadow World That little ventriloquist pass of hers had 'em stung to a whisper. Shorty McCabe You heard what Lucy said: that I was reciting poetry, that I was using two voices, that I was a sort of ventriloquist. A Modern Tomboy A Story for Girls Frank was a very good amateur ventriloquist, although he seldom practiced the art. Frank Merriwell's Races Oh, this, all along, is not you, Charlie, but some ventriloquist who usurps your larynx. The Confidence-Man For it was as if some ventriloquist were imitating the cry in different parts of the wilderness. Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers I’ve heard performers who called themselves ventriloquists, but their tricks are nothing to the roaring of a lion. A Dash from Diamond City But she thinks you are a sort of ventriloquist, and can throw your voice anywhere you like. A Modern Tomboy A Story for Girls He does not use them as figures to accentuate a landscape, or as ventriloquist’s puppets to draw away attention from the fact that he himself is doing all the talking. The Bibliotaph and Other People "There speaks the ventriloquist again," sighed Frank, in bitterness. The Confidence-Man Bobolink was trying hard to be a ventriloquist, and occasionally he succeeded in a way to bring roars of laughter from the crowd. The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour, or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain Man with his god a ventriloquist puppet in his pocket, and with his conscience an old dog Tray at his heels, needing no leading string! The Plum Tree Every ventriloquist takes especial care to direct the imagination of his listener to the desired point, either by what he says, by some gesture, or by some movement. Recollections of Europe Being a skilled ventriloquist, he was the author of the dismal groans and the mysterious voice that had so alarmed the boys. Frank Merriwell's Chums Prussia is the ventriloquist behind this half-hearted boast. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View But Paul understood instantly that Bobolink must be the cause of all this racket; for he had known his friend on numerous occasions to make good use of his gift as an amateur ventriloquist. The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour, or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain Until we caught sight of the prompter we had credited Mr. Archer with being a ventriloquist given to casting his voice to the wings. My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke The whole art of the ventriloquist consists in making such sounds as would be produced by a person, or thing, that should be actually in the circumstances that he wishes to represent. Recollections of Europe There was, it seems, one Honeyman, a blacksmith, who was a ventriloquist, and could speak with his mouth closed. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 And she uttered the proper replies with all of the promptness—and intelligence—of a ventriloquist's dummy: "You don't want to be ignorant, do you?" The Fourth R If the insect is not in any way disturbed as it sits in the low foliage, the note does not vary, but at the least noise the performer becomes a ventriloquist. Social Life in the Insect World Mr. Clement Scott—their Benjamin Backbite—was a ventriloquist too, but not in such a large way as Mr. Archer. My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke The art of the ventriloquist manifestly aims at producing this kind of illusion. Illusions A Psychological Study It appears that he is a well-known ventriloquist with a weakness for practical jokes. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-01 He was very good at imitating animals, and I discovered later that among other accomplishments he was also a ventriloquist. Fanny Goes to War The production of loud or soft resounding or muffled notes, which gives the illusion of distance, the principal element in the art of the ventriloquist, has another and easily discovered source. Social Life in the Insect World Perhaps his passenger is a ventriloquist and threw her scream. Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays He was a skilful draughtsman, a clever mimic and ventriloquist, an excellent raconteur, an accomplished conversationist, ever fascinating in the select social circle, and always "tender and wise" in that of home. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 "So you are a ventriloquist, sir?" remarked Percy Landreth, in a tone between assertion and enquiry, and giving the old gentleman a look of mingled curiosity and amusement. Elsie at the World's Fair "I don't know if you are one, but as pup and hen could only be heard and not seen, I think it must have been a ventriloquist's work." Elsie's New Relations "Strange I did not think of that, though how could I suppose there was a ventriloquist here?" Elsie's Motherhood And somebody aboard of the Marlin B. was a ventriloquist. Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod After this catastrophe it proves that the voices are produced by a skilled ventriloquist, Carwin, who has been admitted as an intimate friend of the family. The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance I've lost my head, as perhaps you mark—though I keep a ventriloquist tongue. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, December 5, 1891 I tell you he's a ventriloquist, and a mighty clever one too. Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods The voices would be taken for ventriloquists, whilst scenes heard would be considered to be perceived in catalepsy by a person in good health, and in full possession of his faculties, if not a doctor. Inferences from Haunted Houses and Haunted Men The sound of his laughter was something like the creaking of a cart imitated by a ventriloquist. Whosoever Shall Offend Potter, the celebrated ventriloquist, held his exhibitions there, to the delight of the youngsters of that day. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 2, November, 1884 It can hardly be doubted that the Archbishop's miracle was a ventriloquist hoax. Notes and Queries, Number 37, July 13, 1850 He looks extremely like one of those lay figures employed by ventriloquists. The Bed-Book of Happiness As for the ballet, it was a music-hall turn, lasting fifteen minutes, which the public seemed to like rather better than the performing dogs and distinctly less than the ventriloquist. Since Cézanne If the Pythian priestess was really a ventriloquist, to what extent was she conscious of the deception she practised? Notes and Queries, Number 36, July 6, 1850 "Yes; Mr. Temple has arranged for a conjuror and a ventriloquist to come, and thus we shall have something to occupy our attention besides ordinary chitchat." Weapons of Mystery "Some of those ventriloquists are very clever," he asserted, "and they can throw their voices almost anywhere." Young Hunters of the Lake Oscar was most interested in his apprenticeship to the ventriloquist. Risen from the Ranks Harry Walton's Success “A ventriloquist,” said I, “or—or, perhaps the devil.” Cock Lane and Common-Sense Once he described to me in an inimitable way a scene he witnessed many years ago at a London theatre, and I am certain no professional ventriloquist could have reproduced it better. Yesterdays with Authors "But first let me roar in my rag," and he blew his nose violently as a ventriloquist ought. The Man Who Laughs They could not explain the ghostly voice, however, although Snap said he imagined the man playing ghost might be a ventriloquist. Young Hunters of the Lake They were taught the tricks of the priestly wizard's trade, and became expert physiognomists, ventriloquists, and possibly, in some cases, hypnotists. The Long White Cloud Instantly, like a libertine stirred by fear of discovery in the open, he recovered his strength and hurled himself madly upon the ventriloquist whose voice continued to bluster outside the room. Against the Grain After one glance at Richard he never looked at him again, but stared straight before him, and talked in muttered tones unceasingly, and with lips as motionless as those of a ventriloquist. Bred in the Bone "I am a ventriloquist of genius," murmured he. The Man Who Laughs A day with Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen with hints on how to be a ventriloquist, by Eleanor Packer, Edgar Bergen & staff, Whitman Co. © on pictures or text on p.2, U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1966 January - June To dream of a ventriloquist, denotes that some treasonable affair is going to prove detrimental to your interest. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition But this state, unfortunately, did not last long, and despite the sums he paid her, the ventriloquist parted to offer herself to someone less exigent and less complex. Against the Grain He was an "impostor," a "ventriloquist," a "crank who says he can talk through a wire." The History of the Telephone "There is no law against my being a ventriloquist." The Man Who Laughs The true ventriloquist pretends only to speak from the belly and needs no mechanical assistance. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine For a young woman to dream she is mystified by the voice of a ventriloquist, foretells that she will be deceived into illicit adventures. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition He lost no time in winning over the ventriloquist, tempting her with large sums of money. Against the Grain "Oh, I am a ventriloquist," said the little man. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz To be a doctor is little: Ursus was a ventriloquist. The Man Who Laughs It is certain that ventriloquists have existed for many centuries. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine Maggie, don't you wish Tom was a ventriloquist or—or an acrobat or—but this isn't what I had to tell you. In the Bishop's Carriage But this did not prevent him from letting himself be fleeced, for the phenomenon of the ventriloquist attracted him more than did the charms of the mistress. Against the Grain When I grew up I became a ventriloquist, and at that I was very well trained by a great master. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Mr Todhunter," explained Father Brown placidly, "is learning to be a professional conjurer, as well as juggler, ventriloquist, and expert in the rope trick. The Wisdom of Father Brown For instance, I am the greatest ventriloquist that ever lived, I am the first ventriloquist in the world! The Phantom of the Opera Two of the ruffians laid their hands on his shoulder, and the masked man with the ventriloquist's voice took up his station in front of him, ready to smash his skull at the slightest movement. Les Misérables It sounded as if a ventriloquist were imitating her. It Happened in Egypt He had received the same inquiry from Miss Hinsdale on her departure the previous evening, and had answered vaguely; hence he now rejoined: "You are quite an expert ventriloquist, but you do not deceive me." The Gentleman from Indiana "Have you never heard a ventriloquist?" asked Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown The wretch, who really was the first ventriloquist in the world, was only trying to divert the child's attention from the torture-chamber; but it was a stupid scheme, for Christine thought of nothing but us! The Phantom of the Opera "Never mind," murmured the masked man who carried the big key, in the voice of a ventriloquist, "he's a tough old fellow." Les Misérables I recoiled slightly when he told me which was M. Beauvallet, for he was the "ventriloquist" who had given me such a fright. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt FITZJAMES, a famous ventriloquist, entertains and astonishes the company by a display of his powers, which are truly surprising. Paris as It Was and as It Is She informed me that she was indeed a perfect ventriloquist, and could throw her voice into any place she liked, but that she was seldom attended to unless when she spoke out of the pocket. Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey Meantime, the other had already begun to play the ventriloquist. The Phantom of the Opera The mask with the ventriloquist's voice deposited his huge key on the floor, raised both arms in the air, and opened and clenched his fists, three times rapidly without uttering a word. Les Misérables This many-voiced speech, that sounds so deep from every point, deep as from the heart of nature, is not the ventriloquist's artifice, is not a poor showman's trick. The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded Another said that she was a consummate ventriloquist. From the Easy Chair — Volume 01 At Raglan Castle, said Mr. Ganthony, the ventriloquist, I gave an entertainment in the open air, and throwing my voice up into the ivy-covered ruins, said: "What are you doing there?" Toasts and Forms of Public Address for Those Who Wish to Say the Right Thing in the Right Way Clarence viewed him in the light of a victim, and tried to keep an eye on him, but he developed his talent as a ventriloquist, made his fortune, and retired on a public-house. Chantry House Ursus was a juggler, a ventriloquist, a doctor, and a misanthrope. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction So, what I did was this: to try a ventriloquist trick which has offen bin of use in my carere, just as folks were on the boat's gangway. The Powers and Maxine "Yes, I did," he said, candidly; "but I supposed you was a ventriloquist, sir, and was a-puttin' up of a game on me." Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others "I am a ventriloquist, and that moan did the business." Facing the World "Forgot I used to be ventriloquist with a medicine show, eh?" chuckled Bellew, rolling about in his saddle. The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings I regard truth as a divine ventriloquist: I care not from whose mouth the sounds are supposed to proceed, if only the words are audible and intelligible. Biographia Literaria His companion was exerting some of his powers as a ventriloquist. Bound to Rise Her husband was a man worth looking at, but he was like one of those ventriloquists who laugh on one side of the face and weep on the other. The Physiology of Taste Well, he remembered suddenly, as I said, that he was a mighty good ventriloquist, and he saw his chance. Short Stories for English Courses We think old Bootha must be a good physician and a ventriloquist, only I believe it is said ventriloquists cannot live long, and Bootha is now over eighty. The Euahlayi Tribe; a study of aboriginal life in Australia At the most, I regard thee as the ventriloquist of the earth: and ever, when I have heard subversive and spouting devils speak, I have found them like thee: embittered, mendacious, and shallow. Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none "How old were you when you began to be a ventriloquist?" Bound to Rise Most ridiculous is the discomfiture which attends the opponents of predication, who, like the ventriloquist Eurycles, have the voice that answers them in their own breast. Sophist The Duke of Wellington visited it several times, and at first he thought that the "voice" proceeded from the exhibiter, whom he assumed to be a skilful ventriloquist. The Life of Phineas T. Barnum Ah! there is our old friend, the street ventriloquist! London's Underworld Millers, who was the other nurse, retired into the house, and by degrees the child's wailing was hushed and stopped, as if it were a young ventriloquist with something in its mouth. Great Expectations Oh," said Harry, smiling, "I am in the employ of Professor Henderson, the ventriloquist. Bound to Rise Chicherin speaks as if he were a dead man or a ventriloquist's lay figure. Russia in 1919 To fill up his ranks Barnum now hired Bob White, a negro singer, and Joe Pentland, a clown, ventriloquist, comic singer, juggler, and sleight-of-hand performer, and also bought four horses and two wagons. The Life of Phineas T. Barnum We found out accidentally that O'Briar was an excellent mimic and a bit of a ventriloquist, but he never entertained us with his peculiar gifts; and we set that down to churlishness. Over the Sliprails We watched Bill, and sure enough he WAS a ventriloquist. On the Track "But practice wouldn't make everybody a ventriloquist, would it?" Bound to Rise He was oddly the same curly-headed, red-faced ventriloquist, and oddly different, rather seedy as well as untidy, and at first a little inclined to make comparisons with my sleek successfulness. The New Machiavelli Most persons might become ventriloquists, though in an unequal degree. Bound to Rise "It must be great fun to be a ventriloquist." Bound to Rise |
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