A Book of Marionettes
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A Book of Marionettes introduces its subject with the claim that the story of the marionette has neither beginning nor end and that marionettes have been everywhere. The account records a petition by theatre proprietors in 1675 asking that nearby puppets be forbidden to exhibit or moved farther away because of competition.
The discussion reports Powell using a church bell as a summons to his performances, drawing worshippers away from the church door. The description of Prince Nicholas Joseph von Esterhazy's stage mentions dressed dolls and an orchestra led by Joseph Haydn. The account names Filemon and Baucis, Genievre, Didone, Vendetta, and The Witches’ Sabbath among five operas written for marionettes.
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- Author
- Helen Haiman Joseph
- Pages
- 183
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Theater
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