From: JPCL27B-AT-prodigy.com ( DAVID L LERNER)
Date: Sun,  2 Feb 1997 00:39:08, -0500
Subject: What can puppets do best?


In several books on puppetry I read the advice on performing a puppet 
play to avoid the things puppets (especially marionettes) don't do 
well, such as long speeches or subtle emotions.  Instead I should 
concentrate on what puppets CAN do better than human actors.

My question:  What can puppets do better than human actors?  I am not 
referring to "special effects" such as the dissecting skeleton.  I 
mean, what sort of acting can a puppet do better than a human actor?

Thank you


____
David L. Lerner
JPCL27B-AT-prodigy.com
"Pip-squeak?  I'll have you know that I have never squeaked a pip in 
my life."
d'Anyante
By Claw 'n' Rapier (Pirate Cats)
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