Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:02:32 -0500
From: Mary Horsley <mphorsley-AT-earthlink.net>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Estates of performers


Wow....what a story! And very sad indeed, makes you think twice about the
ethics of such big companies such as Disney.

Mary H. 


On 12/22/08 2:05 PM, "puppetpro-AT-aol.com" <puppetpro-AT-aol.com> wrote:

> Alan, others,=A0
This is a constant problem as performers get older -- there are
> not a whole lot of places to dispose of the tools of our trade. And many
> museums don't have the space or personnel.




I have an interesting story for
> you.=A0




Got a phone call from a long lost cousin the other day. Her father,
> my mother's cousin, is dying.=A0




He was a "little person" -- and was a great
> skater. He was hired by Sonja Hening, and worked with her for years in NYC
> before going on to do "Holiday on Ice", where he met his wife, another little
> person who could skate. They toured the world.=A0




He came to Hollywood (in
> the 50's) and ended up being hired by Walt Disney to play Mickey Mouse at
> Disneyland and for other special appearances. Costumed characters at that time
> were fairly new, and Walt had him speak to the children, and develop a
> character. He of course could do all the skating for all the specials on tv,
> etc. He was the only Mickey until Walt died.




After Disney died, things
> changed. He was not allowed to speak. They hired other people to play Mickey,
> college kids on summer vacation, etc., He was sad, and disappointed. The
> character that he had spent so long developing was essentially deconstructed.
> The company had him sign an agreement that he would not advertise the fact
> that he had ever played Mickey Mouse.=A0




Now, his daughter has all the
> records of everything he had -- old films, playbills, etc., etc., but where do
> 
they belong?=A0








Rolande






-----Original Message-----
From: Alan
> Cook <alangregorycook-AT-msn.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Sent: Mon, 22 Dec
> 2008 3:34 am
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Herbert Hosmer Jr/Toy Cupboard
> Theater








Rolande-

I sure would think that Hosmer's executor was the
> wrong person to deal with such 
an estate. Obviously not interested i doing it
> right.


-----Original Message-----
From: puppetpro-AT-aol.com
Sent: Sunday,
> December 21, 2008 7:00 PM
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit]
> Herbert Hosmer Jr/Toy Cupboard Theater

Once again, Alan, you are a treasure
> trove of information! The person I spoke to 
only remembered the name
> Hosmer...He will be happy guy when he gets this info & 
can re-connect with
> his childhood past. =A0



Sad that the executor did not respect Hosmer's
> wishes...isn't that illegal? Mind 
you, sometimes those things can get very
> difficult...

When a husband of a relative died, he left his estate in such a
> mess that it 
took two years and lots of legal battles to get things cleared
> up. He had a 
will, but he had lots of stuff...two trailor loads of odds &
> ends....old boats, 
cars, etc...=A0




Rolande




-----Original
> Message-----
From: Alan Cook <alangregorycook-AT-msn.com>
To:
> puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Sent: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 5:41 pm
Subject: [Puptcrit]
> Herbert Hosmer Jr/Toy Cupboard Theater








Thanks to Paul L'Ecuyer, who at
> one time worked with Vagabond Puppets in Atlanta 

GA (which became the Center
> for=2
0Puppetry Arts with its own building and museum 
space & perfomance
> stage) I've learned that Paul's Drawbridge Theatre, 1335 
Massachusetts
> Avenue, Lunenburg MA 01462 and Paul's puppetry career both trace 
back to a
> childhood visit to Herbert Hosmer's Toy Cupboard Theater.

When Mr Hosmer, an
> elementary school teacher, and serious collector of dolls, 
toys, dollhouses,
> chilren's books, puppets, games and such, died at age 82 Nov 
23, 1995, his
> executor violated Mr Hosmer's wishes, disposed of his cat even, 
and disposed
> of all the collectons. 

To my mind that was a cultural
> tr
agedy.

See
www.drawbridgepuppets.com

www.drawbridgepuppets.com/ToyCupboar
> dHistory.html

Paul L'Ecuyer has done a great service to the puppet community
> in preserving a 
bit of Herbert Hosmer Jr's history.

ALAN
> COOK


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