To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:01:55 GMT
Subject: [Puptcrit] Puppet shows & weddings
Our family invited friends to a world premiere and only performance of "Goldilocks and Prince Charming" back in the 1950s which was actually an announcement of my sister's engagement and impending wedding.
Laurie and Fred are still together ffty years after the Prince (Fred) rescued Goldilocks (Laurie)from the Recreation Department Tower where she then worked. The Prince drove a cardboard Austin-Healey sportscar. In the final scene, The King proclaimed the happy news to all the land as the Goldberg Variations by Bach (LP record) provided a joyful sound background.
The big surprise for me was that only one person in the audience figured out the direction of the plot halfway through. (My high school art teacher, Hester Laumann, who had made a marionette devil in the 1930s which she gave me in 1949) The rest of the audience got the message with the King's royal proclamation. Another surprise, a few people claimed they had never seen a puppet show before.
So I am a fan of puppet shows for special events like engagements, weddings bat/bar Mitzvas. In fact, at my funeral, I'd like a puppet show, but I'd like it to be a good show.
In the 1980s, I saw Susan Bass do a show for a group Bat/Bar Mitzvah in San Pedro CA where Susan's brother was rabbi. She had a duck puppet and asked the kids in the audience what sound a duck makes. Some little smartass yelled. "oink, oink".
Susan, fast thinking, said "Hmmmn, must be somebody here from a Reform Congregation". (yah, I know, I've told this story beore-it is one of my favorites).
I hope next year we will get an update on a puppet show for a wedding at Longwood Gardens.
ALAN COOK
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2. Re: "cook" your paper question in Vol 32, Issue 57 (Tina Farmilo)
3. wedding ideas (tozuss-AT-aol.com)
4. Re: wedding ideas (B. Shur)
5. Re: wedding ideas (Tim Giugni)
6. Re: wedding ideas (HobgoblinH-AT-aol.com)
7. Re: wedding ideas (tozuss-AT-aol.com)
8. Re: wedding ideas (Fred Greenspan)
9. Re: wedding ideas (biersblackwood-AT-aol.com)
10. Re: wedding ideas (Freshwater Pearls Puppetry)
11. Re: wedding ideas (Fred Greenspan)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 13:51:17 EDT
From: GAzPuppets-AT-aol.com
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Alan Cook
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
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Part of Alan's collection is on display through the end of Puppet Rampage at
the St. Paul Public Library. Hope everyone gets a chance to see it. It's
small, especially compared to his huge collection, but impressive.
Here at Great AZ Puppets in Phoenix we are bringing Alan in on a regular
basis with a new installation each time. Right now it's American puppeteers.
As we finish each installation, we videotape Alan as we go by each display
case. He talks about each of the puppets and their makers. He has lots of
stories. Right now the tapes are just in our archives and need editing, but
we're trying to capture as much of this history as we can. We hope to get some
of it edited and make it available in P of A's audiovisual library.
Nancy Smith
In a message dated 7/4/2007 7:53:38 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
puppetpro-AT-aol.com writes:
? I agree with Robert. Alan's rich store of history is invaluable.
?I hope that Alan's posts to the list will continue to be accessible - it
seems like these are great sources.?
Rolande Duprey
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Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Beverly Sills, Opera Star & Muppet Show Guest
Dear Alan,
I hope that there is some way that you are recording the incredible
encyclopedic memory of yours. Someone should interview you on a regular
basis so that you can tap into your list of anecdotes and information. I
wish I could do it, but I live in New York. My brother lives in Seal Beach,
CA, but I'm not planning a visit anytime soon.
By the way, I had a chance to see the film "Lily" with Leslie Caron and the
Walton & O' Rourke puppets on the TCM cable channel. I'd seen it before,
but it continues to charm. That should be required viewing of all aspriring
puppeteers.
Take care,
Robert Rogers
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 14:38:07 -0700
From: "Tina Farmilo" <CFAR-AT-gulfislands.com>
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] "cook" your paper question in Vol 32, Issue 57
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
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"...Do you "cook" your paper just for pulp, or do you do it also for strips?
If so, how?"
Thanks
Hi Mathieu and the list.
Re cooking paper for papier mache:
I learned to use fairly large pieces of torn brown paper soaked in water
overnight, then brought to a boil in a large canning pot. You "stir" the mix
during the cook time so all the paper is equally cooked. The heavy brown
paper becomes very supple and almost skin-like after a while when treated
this way.
In the old days we wld laboriously tear up recycled brown bags, carefully
tearing off the cut edges. Nowadays I just go to the paper-mill once in a
while and indulge in a giant roll of heavy brown paper. It goes a long way
even with the giant puppet heads.
I also like cooked white-flour paste mixed with white glue [you could use
Welbond for this!]. The addition of white glue deters insects, rodents, and
quickens set up time. Basic kitchen chemistry...
* Start with cold water in a pot with a good thick bottom.
* Sieve the flour in gradually, whisking to get rid of lumps and
stirring while you heat it slowly to a slow boil to avoid scorching. Keep
stirring with a big wooden spoon while it thickens until it's thick, then
remove from heat. It will thicken a bit more while cooling.
* Sieve it after it's cooled to eliminate any lumps. Whisking keeps
it fluffy.
* Mix in the white glue till it's a consistency you like.
* If you make a big batch you need to store the paste + glue glop in
the fridge, to prolong its life. I use an ice-cream bucket with a lid.
* A teaspoon of powdered ALUM in the flour + white-glue mixture [from
a well-stocked grocery or drugstore] will prolong the life of the paste and
reduce the chance of mould growth or stinkiness. Some people use Oil of
Wintergreen instead - smells nice too.
Cheers,
Tina
Message: 5
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:20:14 -0400
From: Mathieu Ren? <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] papier m?che tips
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Hi Tina,
I never stopped using paper mache, but recenyl I started using toxic
materials again, because the puppets required it, since I couldn't find any
non toxic alternatives for contact cement.
This is about to change, thanks to Puptcrit people sharing their sources.
Do you "cook" your paper just for pulp, or do you do it also for strips?
If so, how?
Thanks
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 10:57:19 EDT
From: tozuss-AT-aol.com
Subject: [Puptcrit] wedding ideas
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
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I would like to have a puppet show at my wedding. There will only be adults
attending. Does anyone know of shows that satire marriage? Thanks for any
suggestions.
Suzanne
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 02:25:02 -0400
From: "B. Shur" <mr_utamaro-AT-hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] wedding ideas
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
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I don't know what your budget is, but Big Nazo does a rock n roll stage show
with costume puppets that can take on almost any theme. The bonus is that
they'll be the band and the puppet show.
www.bignazo.com
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I would like to have a puppet show at my wedding. There will only be adults
attending. Does anyone know of shows that satire marriage? Thanks for any
suggestions.
Suzanne
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 00:02:25 -0700
From: "Tim Giugni" <octorilla-AT-gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] wedding ideas
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And the location would be?
On 7/4/07, tozuss-AT-aol.com <tozuss-AT-aol.com> wrote:
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> I would like to have a puppet show at my wedding. There will only be
> adults
> attending. Does anyone know of shows that satire marriage? Thanks for any
> suggestions.
> Suzanne
>
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Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 07:42:30 EDT
From: HobgoblinH-AT-aol.com
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] wedding ideas
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Punch and Judy, of course.
Alice
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 08:55:19 EDT
From: tozuss-AT-aol.com
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] wedding ideas
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The wedding is April of next year, at Longwood Gardens in PA.
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 09:43:38 -0400
From: Fred Greenspan <greenspan-AT-earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] wedding ideas
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
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I have performed Punch & Judy at two weddings. One was a Medieval
Wedding with professional costumers outfitting all the guests and the
entertainers were also in appropriate medieval garb and performed like
a dinner theatre in a great hall at the Bear Mountain State Park Inn in
NY. The other wedding was a daytime formal wedding in a park in
Hartsdale, NY. I also performed "Prof. Frederick's Flea Circus" at my
daughter's Bat Mitzvah during the cocktail hour.
Fred Greenspan - Traditional Puppeteer
Ossining, New York
http://www.traditionalpuppetry.com
On Jul 5, 2007, at 7:42 AM, HobgoblinH-AT-aol.com wrote:
> Punch and Judy, of course.
> Alice
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:23:39 -0400
From: biersblackwood-AT-aol.com
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] wedding ideas
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
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This did not seem to make it to the list, so I'm resending it-- sorry
to anyone who does see it twice! This version is a little more detailed
in any event.-- SPK
Dear Suzanne,
I myself will be performing a puppet show for my sister's wedding in
November. While satirizing marriage itself may be risky at a wedding...
it could be done! I've done a translation of a 19th century puppet play
about marriage which will be coming out in a book, in both French and
English, next month. It's very violent, and more than a little cynical!
And I think it's funny as well. (The book, by the way, from Canada's
Charlemagne Press of Mr Luman Coad, with illustrations by The Old
Trouts puppeteer Judd Palmer, and puppets by Petr and Katia Rezac, is
called "The Merchant of Blows-with-a-Stick and Other Plays by Louis
Duranty.") The script I was thinking of is called, "The Marriage of
Reason," and was written for Pierrot and Madame Triffouillon. It's a
French Punch & Judy, though whether I'll stage it at my sister's
wedding, I can't yet say. It may be a little too raw.
There could, however, be some very positive puppetry elements at a
wedding -- cherubs sailing above the happy couple with a ribbon banner,
etc. Animated flowers and puppet hearts could take part.... I
remember reading that marionette angels could prove distracting in
medieval churches when they appeared to blow out candles the priest or
altar servers had just lit... the puppets were so funny, the Church
ended up putting them out.
An after service party, later in the evening at the reception, could be
very raucous and naughty. Right now I'm planning to at least do a show
for the children during the reception's open bar cocktail hour, which
might not be naughty in the same way as the evening show, n'est ce pas?
Sean
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The wedding is April of next year, at Longwood Gardens in PA.
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 09:43:05 -0500
From: Freshwater Pearls Puppetry <puppetry-AT-freshwpearls.com>
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] wedding ideas
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Punch and Judy are the classic dysfunctional married puppet couple. Fred Greenspan could do a great performance for you. Fred, do you travel as far as PA? Also, Tuckers Tales does a Punch and Judy Show: http://members.aol.com/TUCKERMARIANNE/gpapg/gpapgindex.htm . They may also know about other performers in the area with a Punch show.
P&J showed up at our wedding and cracked everybody up. I also was once hired to do a shadow show for mostly adults at a wedding. I introduced the show with some jokes - a short standup kind of thing. They all hooted like I was Jay Leno. But then, they may have been drunk. 8-)
Regards,
Diane
(alias Professor Freshwater)
http://www.freshwaterpearlspuppetry.com
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 11:57:55 -0400
From: Fred Greenspan <greenspan-AT-earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] wedding ideas
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
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Thanks for the plug Diane. I travel as far as clients are willing to
pay me to travel. As you pointed out, the Tuckers would be closer to a
PA event.
Fred Greenspan - Traditional Puppeteer
Ossining, New York
http://www.traditionalpuppetry.com
On Jul 5, 2007, at 10:43 AM, Freshwater Pearls Puppetry wrote:
> Punch and Judy are the classic dysfunctional married puppet couple.
> Fred Greenspan could do a great performance for you. Fred, do you
> travel as far as PA? Also, Tuckers Tales does a Punch and Judy Show:
> http://members.aol.com/TUCKERMARIANNE/gpapg/gpapgindex.htm . They may
> also know about other performers in the area with a Punch show.
>
> P&J showed up at our wedding and cracked everybody up. I also was once
> hired to do a shadow show for mostly adults at a wedding. I introduced
> the show with some jokes - a short standup kind of thing. They all
> hooted like I was Jay Leno. But then, they may have been drunk. 8-)
>
> Regards,
> Diane
> (alias Professor Freshwater)
>
> http://www.freshwaterpearlspuppetry.com
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