Found this on a free digital library researching magic tricks for a new show idea. Thought Id share it.

http://archive.org/stream/magicstageillusi00hopk

Jay (drpuppet)

Cool find and it has two chapters about puppetry! Might not be long chapters but still kind of neat that they included them. Love the word "Shadowgraphy". Had never read or heard that before.

I know me either its got some amazing ideas and breakdowns on stage craft that is easily puppet useable as well.

That is awesome.  I will have to save it for later.  I got sucked right into reading it but I have other things to do right now! LOL

Yes everything in the book is the basic foundation of what you find in theater now really. The magic tricks.... well back when I was still involved they where still using some of those "tricks".  It seems everything is simply a variation on a theme. Often when folks ask how they can do something I think to myself "They already know how to do it why are they asking?" Then I realize they are not applying what they already know from something else to the current situation.

Yes that's a good point Shawn people often think "its too easy shouldn't it be more complicated" I fall into that as well from time to time.