Ooo's and Aaah's of the viewers who have never seen a moving picture before treat you to the pure joy and wonderment of the magic in front of them. Hoppy is aware of another kind of voyeur, the people who have seen the picture shows and relive the sparkle of their first time through watching the excitement of the first-timers. New experiences and voyeurism are common threads through the book, and Hoppy learns by watching his new pardner in the pitcher showin' bizniss, his new pardner in life's relations, his new magician's assistant and his new pitcher show.

This is a charming book about a time before there was a television, phone and car in every home; when entertainment was not an on-demand commodity and people made their own diversions. That statement is at odds with the notes on graphic sex, but in an odd sort of way it fits in with the fantasy, a voyeur's life, and the magic of the silver screen. What else do you think people did for fun before the electronic age? They orchestrated their own midsummer's night dreams.