Charlie McCarthy Ventriloquist Doll
Edgar Bergen once said, "Ventriloquism is one of the oldest  forms of entertainment. It was practiced by the ancient Greeks... why,  ventriloquists were even found up among the Eskimos!" To which Charlie  McCarthy responded, "They weren'tfoundup there, they werechasedup there!" Charlie McCarthy makes a timely reappearance  here as a 31-inch working Celebrity Ventriloquist Doll. Charlie's  immaculate hair and features are painted on, and his transparent  plastic monocle is removable, as is his velvet top hat. Beneath a  satin-trimmed, black tuxedo coat, Mr. McCarthy sports a white shirt  front and white satin bow tie. While not the classic tailcoat he wore  in the 1940s, his jacket has a straight hem that does an admirable job  of disguising the string that controls his jaw. A hidden string pull at  the back of his neck works his jaw; it seemed stiff, but its tendency  to pull his head back was easily worked out with some practice at  positioning the doll. Charlie would make a terrific gift for your  favorite theater buff or aspiring ventriloquist--and he cuts a dashing  figure sitting on a bookshelf or bedstead. Simple instructions for the  beginning ventriloquist are included.--Julie Ubben