From: "Deborah Hunt" <dhunt-AT-caribe.net> To: <puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org> Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:39:37 -0400 Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Punch and Judy ban on Bin Laden ** Sean, Oue Punch y Judy puppet performances in Puerto Rico are as follows. Punch y Judy: La comedia tr=E1gica; la tr=E1gica comédica 6 elencos: un rebelde eterno Teatro Estudio Yerbabruja, R=EDo Piedras, Puerto Rico Mayo 12/13/14 8pm Punch and Judy: the comic tradegey, the tragic comedy 6 cast: one eternal rebel Teatro Estudio Yerbabruja, R=EDo Piedras ,Puerto Rico- May 12/13/14 8pm Info: MASKHUNT Inc. dhunt-AT-caribe.net tel: 787 725 2207 787 414 2082 From: <BiersBlackwood-AT-aol.com> To: <puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 12:15 AM Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Punch and Judy ban on Bin Laden ** > Nancy, > > That news article was from last summer and certainly made its way around > the > Web. The Punchman in question was actually Brent de Witt from Sarasota, > Florida, who trained for a while with Percy Press, Jr. I've seen Brent's > show > (in Florida) with Saddam and Al Gore as puppets in the cast, and last May > I saw > a P&J show in London with Tony Blair. There's also a rumor that the > well-received special show Glyn Edwards and Martin Bridle worked on, in > which Osama > bin Laden features towards the end, may be revived again soon. > > It's never been clear who actually complained, if anyone really did, about > Brent's show, nor why they complained. However, certain characters and > elements in the Punch & Judy show have controversial from time to time, > depending on > local tastes. Frank Burns of North Carolina lamented to me that he has > known > parents to pull their children away from his performances once he puts the > Devil puppet up, because the very appearance of the Devil obviously means > that > the entire show is Satanic and that Frank is indoctrinating children into > the > cult of Lucifer from the ninth level of his little puppet booth. > > Some Punchmen defended Brent last summer; some condemned him for possibly > making life harder for Punch puppeteers all around. One line-- mine at > the > time, I think-- was somewhere in the middle: that there was nothing wrong > with > Brent having used the puppets to begin with, but that it was probably > better to > have simply put them away after he was asked to without talking to the > newspapers about it. Now, that may not seem very brave, but it was > considered > practical, as the more people think there is some controversy with the > Punch & > Judy show, the less likely that it will be hired for events. It's the > controversy that gets remembered, usually, rather than the facts. > > This might even seem to be borne out by the original article, which didn't > explain who might have made the complaint, or how many complaints might > have > been received... and didn't even get the performer's name right! > > And this reminds me I have to get Paul Zaloom's NY Karagoz information up > on > the Punch & Judy calendar, now that I've gotten the notice from Great > Small > Works! > > Sean K. > http://www.puppets.inuk.com/americas/usroundup.htm > > > In a message dated 3/19/06 10:51:21 PM, NANCYSTAUB-AT-aol.com writes: > > >> ** Punch and Judy ban on Bin Laden ** >> A seaside Punch and Judy man is banned from using Saddam Hussein and >> Osama >> Bin Laden puppets. >> < http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/4134090.stm >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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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