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W.S. Berger – The MASTER Collector
I have been so influenced by W.S. Berger I just can’t tell you. He was the master at collecting ventriloquist figures and I only wish that I had his wonderful talent for getting folks to will their figures to the … Continue reading
Vent Haven Makes the New York Times
If you happened to have missed this on our Ventriloquist Central Forum, our good friend George Boosey sent this to me and I thought I should share it with all of you!! Vent Haven Makes the New York Times … Continue reading
John Cooper Barbershop Ventriloquist Routine
Recently I was sent in a request for some information on the famous early black ventriloquist John Cooper. I had to do some reading but did in fact find this great report on John’s complete Barber Shop routine so here … Continue reading
Alexander's Dummy Band
This article was written by W. S. Berger for The Oracle and was so interesting I had to share. Aaron “Pop” Steinman carved all the figures and then hooked them up some how so that he could operate them from … Continue reading
Frank Marshall Repairman Extraordinaire and W.S. Berger, Flashes From Vent Haven
We all know how good a figure maker Frank Marshall was and we all know he did many repairs on figures but I had no idea how accomplished he really was until I read the following except as a news … Continue reading