From: "Mark S. Segal" <segalpuppets-AT-comcast.net> To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org> Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:29:36 -0400 Subject: [Puptcrit] books What was the book???? just curious if you remember..... You know only got one Fettig File a long time ago....did you only do one? Thanks Mark S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray DaSilva" <dasilva-AT-puppetbooks.co.uk> To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 9:06 AM Subject: RE: [Puptcrit] The Knife Thrower > Dear Mark, > George and Elizabeth Merten lived in Toronto and were two of the main > pillars of the Toronto Guild of Puppetry in the 1950's. George worked > for the Ontario Department of Education and traveled around the province > drumming up interest for puppetry and forming groups as part of the > Community Programmes initiative. In addition to the three largish books > most puppeteers know, he also wrote 'The Puppet in Your Community' with > an accompanying 'Leader's Handbook', 'Playground Activities - Puppetry' > and 'Puppets in the Classroom'. Elisabeth's forte was music, and I > recall enjoying watching 'The Missing Maestro' and one of the Guild > evenings. > You could not find the book you mentioned because someone had bought it. > I do sell some occasionally although books in the US (like gasoline) are > considerably cheaper in the US than here - perhaps something to do with > cheaper paper. We don't have so many trees left. > Best wishes > Ray > -----Original Message----- > From: puptcrit-driftline.org-bounces-AT-lists.driftline.org > [mailto:puptcrit-driftline.org-bounces-AT-lists.driftline.org] On Behalf Of > Mark S. Segal > Sent: 30 August 2005 13:06 > To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org > Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] The Knife Thrower > > Ray, > I never met the Mertens, > But their books (first found in a library) were um inspirational.... > I learned from them...especially the scripts a long time ago... > > Hmmm....books again. > > I remember something you had written in a description of one of your > books > for sale..... > Something about even if you think you know all there is to know about > hand > puppets this is a great book.....(something like that). > does that ring any bells? Went back to look for which book you said that > > about and couldn't find it. > > Mark S. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ray DaSilva" <dasilva-AT-puppetbooks.co.uk> > To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org> > Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 5:09 AM > Subject: [Puptcrit] The Knife Thrower > > >> Dear Fred, >> Thanks for the memories of Joe Owens. >> You said >> "He had a wonderful knife throwing act. The 'knife' was recessed into >> the >> thrower's arm. As the thrower reached into the basket to get another >> knife, an >> electro-magnet, worked by a foot switch, pulled the knife out for all > to >> see. As >> the thrower raised his arm to throw the knife, a spring release > snapped >> the >> knife back into the arm as another 'knife' appeared in the target >> opposite, >> wobbling. These several knives were preloaded and released by a string >> pulled by >> the puppeteer. >> >> Yes, I remember that too and it was very convincing, the illusion was >> quite astonishing. I still wonder however, if it mattered that it >> lacked the thrill of the real thing. We knew that if the knives > missed >> (of course they couldn't) then no flesh would be cut and no harm would >> be done, but would it? It would have been just terrible if he had >> 'missed' and the last knife was seen quivering from the marionette >> girl's breast - which a puppet could have done well. I recall that I >> had in mind creating an act with a balloon animal instead of the girl >> marionette and after all the knives had been thrown and dutifully > missed >> it would be removed by the puppeteer only to burst in his hands. I >> never did it though. Perhaps someone else will or already has. >> I recall that Tom and Elsie Harrison of Niagara had a similar act in > the >> 1950's and probably others had too after Joe had generously published >> the details. >> Yes Fred, I remember George and Elizabeth Merten well, they were one > of >> the inspirations which started me on a full-time professional career - >> but that's another story. I still have some marionettes which George >> made. >> Ray >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org >> Admin interface: >> http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org >> Archives: http://www.driftline.org >> > > > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org > Admin interface: > http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org > Archives: http://www.driftline.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org > Admin interface: > http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org > Archives: http://www.driftline.org > _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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