File puptcrit/puptcrit.0911, message 374


From: "Bell, John" <john.bell-AT-uconn.edu>
To: "puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org" <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:14:35 -0500
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] van Volkenburg  Pathe clips


Thanks Alan for this fascinating information!!

john bell
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From: puptcrit-bounces-AT-puptcrit.org [puptcrit-bounces-AT-puptcrit.org] On Behalf Of Alan Cook [alangregorycook-AT-msn.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 4:56 AM
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: [Puptcrit] van Volkenburg  Pathe clips

The puppets in the Pathe movie clips are from the TOURING SHOW of "Midsummer Night's Dream" with larger marionettes carved by Perry Dilley. Many are close to the original Chicago Little Theater figures carved by Katherine/Kathleen Wheeler, a sculptor from England. .

But after finally seeing the Pathe clip an hour past midnight, I think Prry did not try to copy the original look for ALL the new puppets'

K. Wheeler used redwood. and there are tiny facets produced by the carving tools. Perry's heads are smoother surfaced.

I have one large head by Perry, and a few small heads and one full figure (blond boy in red outfit which we were told was "Puck" but I am not sure if it is. The Dilley Puck looks very different.

Marjorie Batchelder sold a number of small heads to various collectors.

Oberon (shown in the film clip) was painted Gold and is in the Detroit Insitute of Arts collection.


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