Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 23:17:42 -0400
From: Preston Foerder <slovpete-AT-telesouth1.com>
Subject: Re: PUPT: Punch and Judy...............


I've done Punch & Judy for birthday parties.  When they call and ask for
it, I ask them if they know the story of Punch.  If they don't, I
explain to them in exact detail the plot of my version.  Punch and Judy
are married, Judy leaves the baby with Punch and the baby won't stop
crying so Punch throws the baby out the window, Judy comes back finds
that Punch has thrown the baby out the window so they argue and Punch
kills Judy, then the hangman comes to punish Punch but Punch tricks him
and hangs the hangman, then the devil comes to take Punch to Hell but
Punch kills the Devil. The End.  (I also have a crocodile, but I leave
that as a surprise.) But, I say, it is all done with humor and the
children love it.  If they still want to book the show at that point it
is up to them.  And I have booked the show.

Preston

Hartz wrote:

> I was wondering whether anyone does Punch and Judy at
> birthday parties?  I guess a rewritten script?  Just wondering.
> Check out this site if you haven't already:
> http://www.zapcom.net~bcomings/html/punchpage.html
>
> Conrad Hartz
>
> Hartz Handcarved Puppets....since 1975
> http://www.mindspring.com/~gkoepke/hartz.htm
> http://www.puppetcircus.com/conrad.htm
>
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