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Alan Lance Andersen
Alan Lance Andersen is president and director of PALLADIAN Interactive Theatre, LLC. The company extends the traditional dinner theatre concept to include not only the dinner and the theatre, but also provides an opportunity for the audience to participate as performers.
Over the last fourteen years, Mr. Andersen has portrayed the Black Forest Father Christmas throughout Iowa and Illinois during the Holiday Season. He has appeared as the Mad Hatter in "A Mad Tea Party," as Oliver Hardy in "Oliver's Birthday Picnic," as the Lord High Sheriff of Salisbury at the Iowa Renaissance Festival and "The King's Banquet," and as Master of Ceremonies at Speakeasy and The Mystery of the Maltese Falcon over the past twenty years. He has worked as a semiprofessional magician, has taught classes in magic and dulcimer, and has worked as a professional storyteller.
Mr. Andersen is senior author of the following interactive dramas:
Speakeasy
The Mystery of James Edwyn Wakefield
The Mystery of the Maltese Falcon
Murder at the Penthouse
He is the author of the following festival plays:
"A Mad Tea Party"
"Oliver's Birthday Picnic"
"The King's Banquet"
"Barcelona"
Mr. Andersen has also written children's books and stories, including Forgotten Magics, Wimbleton of the Forest, "Brewer's Mule," "The Gates of Dawn," and "Tales of the Hoofengoofers." His puzzle/history articles, "Spy Gadgetry" and "The War Magician" have appeared in GAMES Magazine.
Mr. Andersen was selected for inclusion in the 2000 - 2001 edition of Nationwide Register's Who's Who in Executives and Business. The publication recognizes individuals who have "reached a level of recognizable success in their respective fields."
He has been selected for inclusion in the 2005 Cambridge Blue Book and the 2005 International Biographical Dictionary.
Mr. Andersen is also editor of the Wizard Academies series of young adult fantasy books, available on Lulu at:
http://www.lulu.com/rivals/
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Hawkshaw the Detective
This edition of Hawkshaw the Detective was originally 10" x 15" — far too big for modern Print-On-Demand publishing. Rather than reduce the image size, the comic has been reformatted with two panels on a page instead of the original four. The images are cleaned up as much as possible, but this comic was originally published before 1920; the paper of the original has aged & deteriorated. The image quality reflects the book's venerable age. In offering this new edition of Hawkshaw, I have tried to capture the flavor of the original — which is quite different from that of later comic books.(Note the headers on every page.) Gus Mager created Hawkshaw the Detective in 1913. Two of his earlier comic characters, Sherlocko & Watso, were inspired by Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson. Arthur Conan Doyle threatened legal action, so Mager took a name from an 1866 play The Ticket-of-Leave Man which starred a detective named "Hawkshaw." I hope you enjoy reading the adventures of Hawkshaw & his little friend, the Colonel …
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The Frost Haint of 'Possum Hollow and Other Ozark Tales
This collection of dialect stories from the Ozark Mountains includes tales of lost silver mines, whimsical Ozark monsters, Jesse James, Mark Twain, Yankee and Rebel soldiers, and other traditional legends along with a few original stories. The title story from the collection features a MOST remarkable ghost and an even more unusual ending. Alan Lance Andersen has been a professional story since 1970. This anthology includes many of his best tales -- which he tells with a Mark Twain style dialect.
Print: $12.95
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The Speckled Band — Author's Expanded Edition
On June 4th, 1910 footlights at the Adelphi Theatre in London kindled. Sherlock Holmes walked the stage. Holmes & Watson worked their usual magic on the audiences; but this time they were nearly overshadowed by the burly villain, Dr. Grimesby Rylott, who petted his giant snake in its wicker basket while the Hindu servant played eerie music on a pipe. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s bow at curtain call was upstaged when the villain appeared with the snake draped around his neck. The only fault of the play was the terrible ending. The form of the Sherlock Holmes short stories was missing. The conclusion lacked Holmes’ explanations of how he came to his deductions — considered de rigeur among Holmes aficionados. The editor of "The Speckled Band: Author's Expanded Edition" has attempted to correct some of the play’s shortcomings by reintroducing material from the short story & integrating elements from other adaptations (notably the BBC radio & television series) with the original Conan Doyle stageplay.
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Blue Mountains Catacombs • Game Book
FOR GAME MASTERS ONLY: The Long-Awaited, Nearly Comprehensive, Aporayphal & Definitive INSTRUCTIONS for Playing the Game: Blue Mountains Catacombs. Comprising Lexicon Magus, Encyclopedia Encantadia, and Wizardry. Compiled originally by Mycroft Gramvoldssen and Now Considerably Altered and Condensed with Modern Changes and Improvements by a Member of the Iowa Mythopoeic Society. Assisted by Hellfire Dave and P. Holmes-Stone, Esqrs. of Mundaniae; the Earl of Hollander; Robin Cook; and D. Rasumssen, Esq. of the Hon. Society of Curmudgeons. The whole being printed from a Copy taken from a Drunken Hobgoblin, in the late Scuffle between the Watchmen and a Party of Rogues; which copy is now in the Custody of one of the Constables of the Parish. Sold by A. Andersen, Palladian Magic Emporium; RÅS (Formerly of New Jersey); D. Hall, Esq.; and All Other Fine Booksellers. ADTP Publishing, Printer, West Ash Lane, Roland-upon-the-Bear. NOTE: PLAYERS SHOULD DOWNLOAD THE "BLUE MOUNTAINS GENERAL STORE AND PLAYER HANDBOOK."
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The Mystery of James Edwyn Wakefield
The Mystery of James Edwyn Wakefield includes elements of mystery, intrigue, romance, suspense, and adventure: all the ingredients of a Dickensian novel. Audience members have the opportunity to become 19th Century characters in a number of dynamic and complex mystery plots. It is a world of Victorian ladies and gentlemen, costermongers, Scotland Yard detectives, curmudgeons, sailors, servants, villains, thieves, rascals, and a murderer or two. Participants are caught up in a whirlwind of melodramamissing documents, escaped lunatics, long-lost relatives, unspeakable crimes, ghosts in the attic, and star-crossed lovers.
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Blue Mountains Catacombs • General Store
This booklet is the companion to the Blue Mountains Catacombs Game Book, which is also available at my storefront on Lulu. This publication is for Players, while the full Game Book is for Game Masters only.
Print: $7.59
Download: $2.50
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1880 Moonship - Poster
From the pages of Strand Magazine that featured the first Sherlock Holmes story, here is a Science Fiction illustration of a "Moonship" -- a craft for voyaging to the moon. Very reminiscent of Jules Verne, this space ship has paddle-wheel sails reminiscent of a Mississippi River steamboat !! (Evidently they did not comprehend that there is no atmosphere in Space). A vintage engraving of a fascinating space craft.
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eSECRETS of the GREAT MAGICIANS
This is an nice little Magic comic book for children at a reasonable price. It is an electronic text for onscreen viewing.
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Are You Having a Bad Day ?? Poster -- Medieval Rack
This poster represents the ultimate "Bad Day" -- with a medieval woodcut of a person tortured on the rack. The epitome of what every Bad Day feels like when we experience one.
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1916 Computer - Science Fiction Artwork
This amazing illustration of a computer console is from a 1916 science fiction story in a popular magazine. It portrays what was envisioned for the year 2016 -- and the representation of desktop computer / television is strikingly accurate (except for the old-fashioned clothing worn by the computer operators). This was drawn years before television or electronic digital computers were invented.
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Black Forest Father Christmas in Blizzard
Black Forest Father Christmas in Blizzard.
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Black Forest Father Christmas and his Retinue
The Black Forest Father Christmas photograph.
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How to Buy Back Tax Properties
You may have heard or read about people who have purchased land for back taxes at incredibly low prices. Such properties ARE available for purchase through a number of various means. And it is also possible to use such properties as an investment that will yield higher rates of interest than are available through your bank. Although the rules and procedures vary considerably from one area to another, the general way of going about buying property for back taxes owed are similar in various parts of the country. The booklet tell you how to find and purchase such properties.
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