Above all, however, acknowledgment is due to the steady encouragement and interested criticism of Ernest Joseph. Although he did not live to see the finished volume, his stimulating buoyancy and excellent judgment constantly inspired the composition of this simple account of puppets.

Contents

How I Came to Write a Book on Puppets,[9]
Puppets of Antiquity,[14]
Oriental Puppets,[24]
Puppets of Italy and Southern Europe,[50]
The Puppets in France,[81]
Puppet Shows of Germany and of other Continental Countries,[113]
Puppetry in England,[143]
The Marionettes in America,[164]
Toy Theatres and Puppet Plays for Children,[192]
A Plea for Polichinelle,[203]
Behind the Scenes,[216]
Construction of a Marionette Stage,[225]
Bibliography,[229]
Index,[233]

Illustrations

Shadow Figures Discovered in Egypt by Dr. Paul KahleEnd-papers
Dryad and Two Fauns[Frontispiece]
Jointed Dolls or Puppets[18]
Siamese Shadows[22]
Javanese Wayang Figures[24]
Javanese Rounded Marionettes[26]
Wayang Figures from the Island of Bali[28]
Burmese Puppets[30]
Cingalese Puppets[32]
East Indian Puppets[34]
Turkish Shadow Figure of Karagheuz[36]
Chinese Puppets[38]
Chinese Shadow-play Figures[40]
Chinese Shadow-play Figures[42]
Old Japanese Puppet Heads[44]
Japanese Print[48]
A Wooden Italian Puppet[52]
Mediæval Marionettes[54]
Italian Figures used for Christmas Crib[56]
Pulcinella in Italy[58]
Italian Puppet Ballet[62]
Wooden Spanish Puppets[78]
George Sand’s Puppet Theatre at Nohant[92]
Puppets of George Sand’s Theatre at Nohant[94]
Puppets of Lemercier de Neuville[96]
Tableau (Chat Noir)[98]
Guignol and Gnafron[110]
Marionette Theatre of Munich Artists[130]
Marionettes of Richard Teschner, Vienna[134]
Bohemian Puppets[136]
Punch Hangs the Hangman[148]
Old English Puppets[156]
Gair Wilkinson and Assistant at Work on the Bridge of their Puppet Theatre[158]
Marionettes Employed in Ceremonial Drama of the American Indians[166]
Italian Marionette Show[172]
Marionettes at the Chicago Little Theatre[174]
The Death of Chopin[178]
Shadowy Waters[182]
Tony Sarg’s Marionettes behind the Scenes[184]
A Trick Puppet[188]
German Puppet Show for Children[196]
English Toy Theatre[200]
Patterns for the Marionette Body Drawn by Max Kalish[222]
Diagrams for the Construction of a Marionette Stage[226]

How I Came to Write a Book on Puppets

We were rehearsing laboriously. Some of our marionettes were finished; the rest we borrowed from the cast of Tintagiles. The effect was curious with Belangere and Ygraine acting as sentinels in their blue and green gowns.