Punch, 23 (1852), 158.
A Human Orchestra
Anon
Genre: | News-Commentary, Drollery |
Subjects: | Sound, Human Development, Cruelty |
Describes a visit to a performance by practitioners of 'the science of ventriloquism'. So struck by the apparently painful contortions which the ventriloquists showed on their faces that it is suggested that the Animals' Friend Society could have interfered for their protection. | |
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