From: "Kurt and Kathy Hunter" <HunterMarionettes-AT-earthlink.net> To: <puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org> Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:17:30 -0500 Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Where's Pretty Polly I saw a Guignol show in Paris in May. (Guignol is the French cousin to Mr. Punch.) It was actually something along the lines of "Guignol and the Three Little Pigs". In this version the wolf got into the pigs' house and the second act consisted of Guignol and other stock characters getting rid of the wolf for the pigs. The characters included a crocodile and a black boxer with big bright red lips. I was very surprised to see the boxer as such an old stereotype. My assumption was that the character had been a part of traditional Guignol shows for a very long time. Kurt _______________________________________________ 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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