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Contents

HISTORY

5. The Founding of the IJA You are there in Pittsburgh as the dreams of the founders come together over coffee.

8. Profiles Some detail on the men who made it happen.

11. Early Stirrings The impetus for the IJA came from Vaudevillians seeking inspiration and camaraderie.

13. 1948 Convention Report Fun in Jamestown as IJA members set the mood decades of annual gatherings.

17. The Lean Years Tough times take the IJA to the brink, but a West Coast revolution arrives just in time.

PEOPLE

20. Art Jennings A man of many talents, Jennings saw the IJA as a logical extension of his performing career.

24. Roger Montandon A loner, Montandon's journalistic skills were crucial to the founding of the /JA.

28. Betty Gorham Willer An unlikely career path leads a Midwestern girl to become the IJA's first member.

32. Joe Taylor Traveling in different circles, this black juggler and others contributed to juggling's rise.

34. Bob Blau A born entertainer, the family living room can't hold Blau's magic and juggling act for long.

36. Our Magical Heritage Jugglers broke from the ranks of magicians, but many common traits bind both camps.

48. The History of Vaudeville To understand the "New Vaudeville," it helps to know what the original version represented.

51. Neglected Arts Hoop rolling stands as an example of once popular acts seldom seen on stage anymore.

PROPS

54. In Service To The Art From solid wood to hollow plastic, propmakers have led the art to its present levels.

59. Current Propmakers Meet the advertisers who support the magazine. ------------------------------------------------------------------

Juggler's World, Summer 1987

The cover artist for the IJA's Ruby Anniversary is Paul Roberts of Baltimore, Maryland.

PUBLICATIONS

64. Getting The Word Out The need to communicate with others led to publications that led to the IJA.

68. 'The IJA Newsletter' It brought the family together on the printed page with a "back yard fence" style of news.

70. Rise & Fall of 'Juggling' Bitten hard by the bug, a publisher's enthusiasm runs into a brick wall of business problems.

71. 'Kaskade' European aficionados launch a publishing project with a continental view of juggling.

72. 'Juggler's World' Building on the past, the IJA steps forward with a magazine designed to build juggling pride.

FEATURES

74. The Entertainers