Project Gutenberg 2009-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 155 Ellanby, Boyd Ellanbee, Boyd Ellamby, Boyd Hunter, Mel 1927 2004 Hunter Show Business Produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction November 1953. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Show Business" by Boyd Ellanby is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. Set on the Moon and Mars, the narrative humorously explores the world of interplanetary entertainment and the eccentric characters involved in it, particularly focusing on a Venusian named Dworken and his outrageous venture into showbusiness with Martian performers. The tale captures the contrast between the mundane life of travelers and the vibrant, albeit absurd, world of alien variety shows. The story follows the protagonist as he meets Dworken, who is anxiously preparing for the opening of a new show featuring Martian dancers and vaudeville acts. As Dworken shares his outlandish anecdotes about traveling through the Martian landscape in search of talent, the reader is drawn into an amusing tale replete with cultural curiosities, misunderstandings, and humorous twists about the nature of performance art. The climax reveals a farcical twist about the supposed talking animals in the act, encapsulating the story's charm in highlighting the bizarre and whimsical side of showbusiness in a science fiction setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour 41869 2025-08-12T10:54:45.204343 text/html 17821 2024-10-24T20:25:33 text/html 350641 2025-08-12T10:54:50.150350 application/epub+zip 348969 2025-08-12T10:54:47.919359 application/epub+zip 76193 2025-08-12T10:54:46.780343 application/epub+zip 477366 2025-08-12T10:54:51.732314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469237 2025-08-12T10:54:49.411385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131804 2022-09-14T04:57:12.289681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35030 2025-08-12T10:54:44.957362 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15213 2024-10-24T20:25:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17414 2025-08-12T10:54:51.867310 application/rdf+xml 11673 2025-08-12T10:54:47.279364 image/jpeg 3143 2025-08-12T10:54:47.030334 image/jpeg 349674 2025-08-12T10:54:45.217379 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Boyd, Lyle Gifford en.wikipedia