Word: ventriloquist
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...Gogh's Nightmare. No ventriloquist, Smith must stay out of the camera's eye when speaking for Howdy. An elaborate prompting system for the entire cast is based on 2½-by-4-ft. cue cards which are placed on top of the offstage monitor set. "It looks something like a drunken Van Gogh's nightmare," says Smith. "My dialogue is printed in black letters, How-dy's in red, Mr. Bluster's in orange, the Flubadub in blue, Dilly Dally in green, and the Inspector in yellow...
...which he co-stars with Ventriloquist Paul Winchell...
Silent Partner. In Boston, Ventriloquist James Johnson, on trial for deserting his wife, was told by the judge: "You must choose between your wife and the dummy"; promptly chose the dummy...
...Willis P. Miller, 28, pastor of the Disciples of Christ First Christian Church at Lynn, Mass., shared his pulpit with a new "assistant"-a ventriloquist's dummy named Victor who interrupts his sermons and Bible stories with questions, and, occasionally, quips...
Texaco Star Theater (Tues. 8 p.m., NBC Television). Milton Berle emceeing a new show, which hopes to "bring back vaudeville." Opening acts include Pearl Bailey, Ventriloquist Senor Wences, Dancers Rosario & Antonio...