From: markl-AT-levenson.com
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 22:30:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: P & J


Jacob -- you may be interested to know that Houdini and Jay Marshall are among 
the many magicians known also as Punchmen.  and in many punch shows (including 
mine), punch does magic tricks for the audience.

I'm interested in all the talk about swazzles. would be interested to know why 
those who use them choose to do so (apart from their tradition) and how they're 
received by the audiences.  i've always felt that it renders punch largely 
unintelligible and since here, unlike england, people aren't familiar with the 
show, it didn't make sense to put further obstacles in the path of their 
appreciation.  so, i just give my punch a slightly nasal tone. i wouldn't take 
the same approach in england and my hat's off to anyone who successfully uses 
the swazzle, wherever they are.  btw, Bruce Chesse does a perfect imitation of a 
punch swazzle without mechanical aid.  

On Wed, 10 Jul 1996, Steve Axtell <steve-AT-axtell.com> wrote:
>At 10:31 PM 7/10/96 -0400, you wrote:
>>Steve, what is a PUNCH AND JUDY? And what is a SWAZZLE?
>>
>They are the classic hook nosed famous Husband and wife puppets from
>England.  Mark Levinson is the P & J expert on board.  Ax
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