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Excerpt from Punch and Judy: The Original and Only Punch and Judy, Direct From London
There is one peculiarity about Piccini''s puppets which deserves no tice: they were much better carved, the features having a more marked and comic expression than those of his rivals. He brought most of them over with him from Italy, and he complained that in England he had not been able to find any workman capable of adequately supply ing the loss if by chance one of his figures had been broken or stolen. Why his Punch was made to squint, or, at least, to have what is known by the epithet of a swivel-eye, unless for the sake of humor or distino tion, does not appear.
Besides Piccini''s representation, we have compared the following pages with, and corrected them and made additions according to, the text of our professional performances and the exhibitions of other perambulatory artistes (as our neighbors term them) now ?ourishing.
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There is one peculiarity about Piccini''s puppets which deserves no tice: they were much better carved, the features having a more marked and comic expression than those of his rivals. He brought most of them over with him from Italy, and he complained that in England he had not been able to find any workman capable of adequately supply ing the loss if by chance one of his figures had been broken or stolen. Why his Punch was made to squint, or, at least, to have what is known by the epithet of a swivel-eye, unless for the sake of humor or distino tion, does not appear.
Besides Piccini''s representation, we have compared the following pages with, and corrected them and made additions according to, the text of our professional performances and the exhibitions of other perambulatory artistes (as our neighbors term them) now ?ourishing.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
William J. Judd
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780331183016
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm
Page Count - 82
Paperback
Contributors
Author
William J. Judd
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781334117251
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm
Page Count - 84
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