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Harry Anderson; Wise Guy

From the Street To the Screen

1993 Hardcover

ISBN: 9780915181254

A beautifully written book wherein tricks and routines are explained in chronological order, woven into a biography of Harry's life and career.

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#	Title	Type
9	Introduction Jay Johnson	Introduction
11	Foreword	Foreword
15	Publisher's Note	Preface
17	Preface	Preface
21	Early On	Article
22	Sewing A Coin	Trick
Your fingers are stitched together with an imaginary thread, and when the hand opens a coin has appeared.
24	The Chicken And The Egg	Trick
An egg appears from an (almost) imaginary chicken
30	The Bullet Catch	Article
The origin of a rennaisance bullet catching routine that nearly ended everything.
35	The Balled of Aristotle Couvert	Routine
A Sharespearean presentation for the bullet catching stunt.
43	Ping-Pong Ball, Fruit & Flute	Routine
An unusual stunt for gathering a crowd on the street
44	Card Sword	Routine
A brief explanation of Harry's standard routine.
45	Dybbuk	Routine
Random math cooincidees with teh serial number of a borrowed bill. This was the main part of Harry's street show.
50	Linking Rings	Article
A brief description of Harry's attitude towards the Linking Rings, and how he performed them.
51	Arm Amputation	Trick
A macabre stunt that seemed to cross the line.
54	Skunk Trap	Routine
A comedy routine for shoving your hand into a spring animal trap.
56	Jaw Breaker	Article
Biographical information of developing various acts.
63	Straitjacket & Rope	Article
Discussing the signature routine of Harry and Leslie.
67	Las Vegas	Article
Harry hits the big time.
68	The Grappler	Article
On Harry's transition to a solo comedian.
70	Mish-Mash Card	Trick
A visual force and multiple out prediction.