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Page 48
... raise the rod and the arm will rise . By pulling with the index finger on the cord attached to the elbow , the arm bends at the elbow . In Fig . 46 the elbow does not move separately when the arm is raised . The rod , with the help of ...
... raise the rod and the arm will rise . By pulling with the index finger on the cord attached to the elbow , the arm bends at the elbow . In Fig . 46 the elbow does not move separately when the arm is raised . The rod , with the help of ...
Page 93
... raised high , as all that has to be done is to unfasten the hook so that the old prop falls down , fit the new prop ... raised backcloths ) ; 2 , in the form of wings ( side scenery ) ; 3 , on the backdrop or in front of it ; 4 , in the ...
... raised high , as all that has to be done is to unfasten the hook so that the old prop falls down , fit the new prop ... raised backcloths ) ; 2 , in the form of wings ( side scenery ) ; 3 , on the backdrop or in front of it ; 4 , in the ...
Page 94
... raised backcloths or between the backcloths and the backdrop . Whether attached to the floor , on brackets from the playboard , from the backdrop or from the wings , they will hamper the operators on the floor and the puppets on the ...
... raised backcloths or between the backcloths and the backdrop . Whether attached to the floor , on brackets from the playboard , from the backdrop or from the wings , they will hamper the operators on the floor and the puppets on the ...
Common terms and phrases
action angle arrangement attached audience backcloth backdrop battens bend blue body bolts character circuit colour construction costume covered crêpe dimmer dowel rod Drill edge effect eyes face figure finger fit-up footlights frame front row give glove glove-puppet glue gramophone record hand head height holes hook horizontal inside Jan Bussell join joints Kasperl lamp laths lead shot leaning rail leg bar length light loop lower marionette theatre material mortise-and-tenon move movement nailed necessary neck normal operator operator's paint papier-mâché pelvis permanent theatres piece of wood plasticine playboard plywood portable position possible producer prop proscenium arch pulling Punch and Judy puppet play puppet stage puppet theatre puppetry raised rod-puppet round scene scenery screen screw screw-eye shadow puppet shoulders shown in Fig side slots spectator stage floor strings supports thick thread travelling show upper usually vertical wire wooden