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Home Fun

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Original author: Cecil Henry Bullivant

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"Home Fun" by Cecil H. Bullivant is a practical guidebook for home entertainment written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a resource for individuals looking to create engaging and enjoyable activities for friends and family, particularly focusing on amateur theatricals and various forms of entertainment suitable for gatherings at home. The opening of "Home Fun" establishes the author’s intention to cultivate enjoyment through simple and economical amusements. The prefatory note outlines the goal of the guide: to provide knowledge that will transform dull moments into delight without overwhelming costs. The first chapter introduces amateur theatricals, offering practical advice on stage construction, scene settings, and the need for organization in such performances. The wealth of detail provided gives readers a solid foundation for launching their own home theatrical productions, suggesting that with creativity and resourcefulness, anyone can entertain and bring joy to their gatherings.

Home Fun, by Cecil Henry Bullivant. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #61685.

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68 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter596 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: Amateur Theatricals4,540 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: Mysteries of Make-Up2,024 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: The Quick-Change Artist1,720 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Character Impersonations2,889 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: The Universal Hat1,305 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: Nigger Minstrelsy1,486 words
  8. 8.Part I: Overture on the piano. A march50 words
  9. 9.Part II: Chorus. As above345 words
  10. 10.Chapter VII: Some Suggestions in Black1,895 words
  11. 11.Chapter VIII: Tableaux Vivants1,951 words
  12. 12.Chapter IX: Charades2,396 words
  13. 13.Chapter X: The Possibilities of the Musical Sketch2,102 words
  14. 14.Chapter XI: Vamping Simplified995 words
  15. 15.Chapter XII: An Evening at the Phonograph1,359 words
  16. 16.Chapter XIII: Musical Glasses1,044 words
  17. 17.Chapter XIV: Hand-Bell Ringing1,862 words
  18. 18.Chapter XV: The Art of Drawing-Room Singing1,886 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVI: Drawing-Room Recitals1,941 words
  20. 20.Chapter XVII: The Art of Whistling1,197 words
  21. 21.Chapter XVIII: Bunkum Entertainments4,629 words
  22. 22.Chapter XIX: Ventriloquism in a Month6,886 words
  23. 23.Chapter XX: Conjuring for All3,547 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXI: Some Knotty Points1,048 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXII: Black Stage Mysteries3,075 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXIII: Concerning Ghosts1,822 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXIV: Some Stage Illusions3,529 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXV: The Room of Mystery3,638 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXVI: Mechanical Second-Sight2,957 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXVII: Papergraphy924 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXVIII: Juggling1,660 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXIX: Plate-Spinning and Waltzing2,118 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXX: The Tight-Rope1,169 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXXI: Clog Dancing1,721 words
  1. 35.Chapter XXXII: Shadow Shows3,437 words
  2. 36.Chapter XXXIII: Lightning Cartoons and “fake” Sketching1,603 words
  3. 37.Chapter XXXIV: Frictional Fun4,337 words
  4. 38.Chapter XXXV: Some Electrical Effects3,060 words
  5. 39.Chapter XXXVI: Safe Scientific Experiments3,851 words
  6. 40.Chapter XXXVII: Safe Chemical Experiments2,330 words
  7. 41.Chapter XXXVIII: Odd Experiments2,044 words
  8. 42.Chapter XXXIX: More Experiments3,432 words
  9. 43.Chapter XL: Photo Pastimes4,414 words
  10. 44.Chapter XLI: How to Make and Work Marionettes2,775 words
  11. 45.Chapter XLII: Living Marionettes1,104 words
  12. 46.Chapter XLIII: A Home Circus3,362 words
  13. 47.Chapter XLIV: How to Make and Work a Peep-Show1,518 words
  14. 48.Chapter XLV: The “mechanical” Peep-Show1,102 words
  15. 49.Chapter XLVI: How to Make and Work a Punch and Judy Show2,301 words
  16. 50.Chapter XLVII: Dissolving Views1,234 words
  17. 51.Chapter XLVIII: Indoor Fireworks964 words
  18. 52.Chapter XLIX: How to Make a Telephone1,180 words
  19. 53.Chapter L: Telegraphy at Home1,703 words
  20. 54.Chapter LI: Elementary Hypnotism2,956 words
  21. 55.Chapter LII: The Powers and Mysteries of Clairvoyance2,893 words
  22. 56.Chapter LIII: Table-Turning1,139 words
  23. 57.Chapter LIV: Palmistry2,632 words
  24. 58.Chapter LV: Phrenology1,928 words
  25. 59.Chapter LVI3,203 words
  26. 60.Chapter LVII: Graphology1,494 words
  27. 61.Chapter LVIII: A Successful Children’s Party1,055 words
  28. 62.Chapter LIX: Parlor Games4,594 words
  29. 63.Chapter LX: Parlor Tricks and Puzzles4,401 words
  30. 64.Chapter LXI: “how Would You----?”1,597 words
  31. 65.Chapter LXII: Some Optical Illusions2,140 words
  32. 66.Chapter LXIII: Ciphers and Cryptograms2,135 words
  33. 67.Chapter LXIV: Secret Signs1,353 words
  34. 68.Chapter LXV: Games and Amusements for the Blind2,879 words