To: <puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 22:07:52 -0400
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] The Little Players of NY


Hi Sean
The Lincoln Center Library has quite a few shows of the Little Players.
You can watch them right there.
They were aired locally on WNET. I remember one on the theme of love.
There was  a scene from Camille and a scene from a Noel Coward play
I wrote obits for both Peschka and Murdock. Both were born in 1921

When PofA had a fest in Toledo in 97 I thought it might be the time entice 
them to come to a fest.
That is when I learned  that Bill Murdock passed away  in 96. I had several 
conversations with Frank Peschka. He moved to Arkansas to live with 
relatives and passed away in 1999.
I contacted his niece to offer condolences and I asked about what would 
happen to the Standwell Puppets. She asked  me for suggestions.  I am happy 
to say that the Standwells found a retirement home at the Puppetry Center in 
Atlanta. The puppets are very small.
Peschka and Murdock had a guest book for their theatre. These were donated 
to Atlanta as well.
The autographs of people who saw the Standwells included many visits by 
Stephen Sondheim, Also
Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein, Colleen Dewhurst. They were all fans.
Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <BiersBlackwood-AT-aol.com>
To: <puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org>
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] The Little Players of NY


Fred,
I did that myself not two days ago.

On a new topic, did anyone on the list ever see the Little Players Theatre
featuring the Stanwells (or perhaps Standwells), five small hand puppets, 
run
out of a New York apartment by Francis Peschka and W. Gordon Murdock?  They
performed shows to audiences in the apartment for decades.   I was wondering 
if
anyone knew when they may have stopped, and what happened to them after they
retired to Ohio.   There was an early '80s documentary about the theatre 
troupe,
in which the puppets were treated as sometimes tempermental actors... I've
seen the documentary, and so have become curious to learn more.   It looked 
like
the curtained stage was actually a hole cut in the door of a walk-in
closet....
Sean K., NY
In a message dated 7/3/06 8:55:42 PM, greenspan-AT-earthlink.net writes:


> Sorry, meant to send that privately. Oh well.
>
> Fred
>
> On Jul 3, 2006, at 8:53 PM, Fred Greenspan wrote:
>
> > Hi Diane,
> >
> > I will be at the festival with my wife and daughter and we could bring
> > a number of copies of our Punch & Judy Color and Cut Finger Puppet
> > Theatre books with us to be sold at the Puppetry Store.
> >
> > Fred Greenspan - Traditional Puppeteer
> > http://www.traditionalpuppetry.com
> >
> > On Jul 3, 2006, at 8:44 PM, Diane Kordas wrote:
> >
> >> I wanted to let Puptcritters know about the Puppetry Store this year
> >> at the Supersonic Tri-Regional Fest. in Asheville, NC July 19 - 23 -
> >> just 2 weeks away!! The store is open just one day, Saturday, from 1
> >> PM to 10 PM at the Pack Center, at the Diana Wortham Theatre, in
> >> the lobby. So, you can see a show, shop in between. It should be
> >> good visibility and convenient, too.
> >>
> >> Reminder: I am not selling items if you are not attending the
> >> festival, unless you have someone to check your items in and out and
> >> mail it out for you. I have to leave Sunday, and won't be able to
> >> pack up and mail unsold items on Sunday - sorry.
> >>
> >> We still have table that individuals can purchase for $50, but
> >> they can also sell through the store at a 20% commission. The people
> >> that purchase a table will be responsible for their own items and
> >> even though I will have security in the area, they are responsible
> >> for the security of their items.
> >>
> >> I can send you a form and directions if you are interested in selling
> >> at the festival, please e-mail me or call me at 603-529-7623, or
> >> 207-646-7365. You just need a vendor ID# , etc. to label your items.
> >> Thanks, and I hope to see you there!
> >>
> >> Diane
> >>
> >> Romper Rhythm and Puppets
> >> 516 Barnard Hill Rd.
> >> Weare, NH 03281
> >> 603-529-7623
> >> diane-AT-romperrhythm.com
> >> www.romperrhythm.com
> >>
> >>
> >> "The earth laughs in flowers" RW Emerson
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