Here’s a video showing a Walt Botley Cheeky Boy Ventriloquist Figure. This is a superb example of a Cheeky boy done by Walt Botley. He is a full 40″ tall and just as with Insull figures, his head is made of paper mache.
He has side to side moving eyes by way of weights. When you move the head the eyes move back and forth. One eye has a winker and of course he has mouth movement. His mouth actually opens wider than the Insull figures.
I had someone send me an email asking about Len Insull’s Toby Jug. Here’s a video I did a few years ago and thought I would share it with everyone again.
Dan
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Thanks Jesse Burden for sending this cartoon to us.
Dan
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“Coster Joe” and John Styles
Back in the late 19th century and into the 20th century a ventriloquist named Fred Russell decided to make the art of ventriloquism a bit easier and eliminated the stage covered a family of ventriloquist figures by entering the stage and sitting center stage with just one figure which he placed on his knee, therefore becoming the first knee sitting ventriloquist figure.
This figure’s name was “Coster Joe” and was a cheeky boy figure. Fred Russell was a huge success and from this he became known at the father of modern ventriloquism.
We received this email and photo from “across the pond” from John Styles:
It is truly amazing how fast time goes by. We decided to have another Birthday Bash back in Oct of 2012 and here we are in June of 2013. So because the time is marching right along I figured I better give a shout out again.
The Ventriloquist Central Birthday Bash is a very limited event but that being said it is one of the best times you are ever going to have with a small gathering of those interested in out great art.
We limit the attendance because we want everyone who attends to really feel like they are a part of the affair. Large enough to really have a great time and small enough that you will meet and become friends with everyone that attends.
So don’t wait, sign up right now for the Ventriloquist Central Birthday Bash
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