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Show t Paper Side-Show of Acrobats M U SDESHOW OF ACROBATS !N f Zfe, " f MAG MET mwMl AJB&DLE j""N IF TGMT KOPer f NEEDLE- HLMAM ;vcv i-a L J . ckobat ?rf: PROMT VBA JrLJdL ksl, PAPER TABS HOLD , l5WVS -ZZZij : BY WALTER KING , If you can stand on your head 1 60 seconds you have the makings J of an acrobat although you will Y very likely ask for a floor on which P to rest your head. Here are some lj paper acrobats who can stand on ' their noses on a tight rope. Some stunt! First you make a stage of a 5 large cardboard suit box. If you wish a more fancy and elaborate t, acrobatic booth, make the theater y ' out of plywood and paint it. The is'i diagram shows you the size of the stage and the best position for the "tight rope" which is actually a strong piece of string. The acrobatic figures are cut ft from stiff .paper and colored ap-? ap-? propriately. If you present your show in a darkened room using a flashlight as a spotlight to play upon the stage, the effect will be startling. I When you place the paper figures i on the tight rope, they balance themselves without any effort at nl) all- The trick is done, as you will : 1 gee from the drawing, by means of , a hidden horseshoe magnet, held w above and Inside the stage with te gummed paper. Thin needles are E-1 fastened to the paper figures with il a good rubber cement. fa &; : |