Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 22:31:53 -0400 (EDT)
From: "The Magic Of JACOB. K" <akocsis-AT-rogerswave.ca>
Subject: Re: A War Story


Steve, what is a PUNCH AND JUDY? And what is a SWAZZLE?


Magically Yours
JACOB. K

At 18:10 10/07/96 -0700, you wrote:
>This brings up a good point.  I have been asked several times if we would
>consider building *Latex* Punch and Judy sets.  They would look like wood
>but would not break when beaten.  I've shyed away from it for 2 reasons.  I
>doubt that there would be that big of a market for them to justify the set
>up and 2. I would guess that P&J lovers are traditionalists and prefer wood
>for it's historic and perhaps impact (sound) quality.  WHat do you P&J folks
>think?  Ax
>
>
>
>At 04:48 PM 7/10/96 -0700, you wrote:
>>The most horrible moment I've experienced during a performance was at one
>>of my first paid Punch & Judy gigs.  I had a scene where P&J run together
>>to kiss but bop heads instead.  After the bop, I felt some gritty stuff
>>inside Punch's glove.  I turned Punch to face me, and saw a great, big,
>>gaping hole where his eye had been! My heart dropped into my toes. Judy had
>>viciously punched out (no pun intended) his eye with her nose!  (Was that a
>>poem? toes, nose -- never mind.) I had three more shows to do, but I had
>>some black material along, so I made a little black eye patch for Punch to
>>get him through the rest of the day.  I was able to repair the eye when I
>>got home.  Phew!
>>
>>Diane
>>(alias professor Freshwater)
>>Minnesota, USA
>>
>>******
>>>In a message dated 96-07-08 14:29:57 EDT, you write:
>>>
>>>>    "Fire!" he shouts above the music, "Fire! Fire!"
>>>
>>>I've heard of "burning up the stage" but this is ridiculous!!!
>>>
>>>Makes a great story, though. . .
>>>
>>>My favorite horror story is years before I began doing puppetry.  I was
>>>touring with a children's theater company in the Midwest and we were doing
>>>seven (YES SEVEN) shows a day at a Renaissance Fair.  There were lots of fun
>>>stunts and fights.  The client, in their limited wisdom, kept moving us from
>>>one stage to another.  Stage combat requires specific, choreographed
>>>movements.
>>>
>>>In one scene two of the wicked villains (I was one) come running onto the
>>>stage and smash into each other.   Well, during one performance where we were
>>>particularly exhausted, and had not had any opportunity to mark out our
>>>movements on the very small stage, we came running on for the big prat fall
>>>and dutifully smashed into one another.  The actor playing opposite me
>>>completely lost control and went careening off the stage and into the
>>>audience, wiping out the entire front row of children!  While no one was
>>>hurt, it certainly "raised the stakes" for our performances from that moment
>>>forward.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>Rosemary Tyrrell
>>>Icarus Puppet Company
>>>
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