Profitable Puppets Ebook

About The Author

John Williams

Profitable Puppets is the latest addition to the Fun and Magic ebooks by John Williams.

John has the best job in the World, entertaining audiences of all kinds with Magic and Punch and Judy puppet shows all around Tasmania, Australia's smallest and best State for more than 15 years.

He has his own on-line magic shop and wrote manual sheets for many of the tricks that he sells through his online Magic shop at ezymagic.com. John also presents workshops for business and other groups on Magic and other subjects including "Successful Public Speaking" and "Reducing Stress with Laughter".

He knows you will benefit by learning to amuse and amaze with your very own professional standard puppet show.

You can enjoy entertaining and make money at the same time. John based everything in the ebook on his personal experience and packed in lots of hints to help you make a real impact with your puppet show. His newsletter, "EzyMagic" is emailed to hundreds of happy subscribers around the world. Find out how to subscribe to his newsletter for free!

Contents

Prologue
Safety First
Puppet Shows in the 21st Century
Glove Puppets
Making the Puppets

• Heads
  • Decorating the Heads
  • Hands
• Costumes
  • Holding the Puppets

Your Punch and Judy Characters

• Judy
• Mr. Punch
• Baby
• Doctor
• Toby the Dog
• Policeman
• Hangman
• Scaramouche
• Ghost or Devil
• Mr. Punch's Horse
• Clown
• Crocodile
• Black Man
• Blind Man
• Whale

Puppet Stages and Theaters

• Construction;

My Puppet Booth

• Pictures
  • My Frame
  • Proscenium
  • Playboard
  • My Cover

Set-up and Performance
Promoting Your Shows

• Sponsored Programs

Your Public Address System
Scripts and Scriptwriting
Punch and Judy Script
Jack and the Beanstalk
Dealing with Real People

• Your Audiences
  • Interaction
• Clients 
• Other People Working at the Event

Business Matters

• Insurance

First Aid Kit

• Pictures

That's Not All, Folks