Modern Vaudeville Press

America and Europe's Greatest Jugglers was a booklet distributed by Edward Van Wyck, one of America's first juggling prop manufacturers. It includes images and press information for a variety of...

In 1989, the Artistic Director of a San Francisco circus, Judy Finelli, met briefly with Lu Yi, the Director of the Nanjing Acrobatic Troupe, in upstate New York. It was, as Judy now calls it, "a...

From the foreword: The art of mime is the identification with the essence of all things, and the portrayal of thought and emotion through silent physical expression. A mime works with the laws of...

She is married to a woman. He's just had his heart broken. And yet, when they meet on a hook-up app, the earth moves. What happens to a human life when chemistry takes over? Can there be such a thing...

This is an introduction to juggling from the 1920s covering ball juggling, the art of balancing, juggling with plates, bottles and clubs, tricks with hats umbrellas and other tricks involving a cigar...

In this intriguing work from 1885, William Alfred Hovey delves into the enigmatic world of telepathy and parapsychology. Through meticulous research and thought-provoking insights, Hovey explores...

Modern Vaudeville Press had been called "the university press of the circus world" -- an accolade we agree with, knowing that several of our books are used as university coursebooks! This catalogue...

Writing for Vaudeville by Brett Page is one of the early comprehensive guides to writing material for vaudeville performances in the early 20th century. Vaudeville was the most prominent form of...