Paul Mcpharlin And The Puppet Theater

Author : Ryan Howard
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786424338
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paul McPharlin and the Puppet Theater written by Ryan Howard and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2006-07-13 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul McPharlin is one of the 20th century's most important contributors to the art of puppetry. Over a period of nine years he created some 20 productions with marionettes, rod puppets, hand puppets and shadow figures. He was also a prolific writer whose technical, theoretical and historical works contributed significantly to a puppetry revival. His book The Puppet Theatre in America is considered the definitive history of American puppetry. Though shy and aloof, McPharlin was also energetic. He had an ability to bring people together and used this knack to found a national puppetry organization, Puppeteers of America. Besides the author's extensive research on McPharlin and puppetry, the book draws on significant contributions from McPharlin's wife, puppeteer and author Marjorie Batchelder McPharlin, who allowed the use of her 18-year correspondence with Paul in the creation of the book. Chapters take the reader through McPharlin's childhood as a loner in Detroit, his maturation and education in New York, and his early, erratic and often unsuccessful attempts at making a living. His puppeteering years, 1929 to 1937, are detailed, as are the later years that saw him first working for the WPA and then being drafted into the army to serve in World War II at age 38. He continued making important contributions to the art of puppetry until a brain tumor took his life at age 45 in 1948. Appendices present two of McPharlin's plays, The Barn at Bethlehem: A Christmas Play and Punch's Circus. Another appendix details puppetry imprints, including yearbooks, plays, handbooks, worksheets and books. A fourth lists Paul McPharlin's Puppeteers, members of the Marionette Fellowship of Detroit.

Author : Paul McPharlin
Publisher : New York : Harper
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Puppet Theatre in America written by Paul McPharlin and published by New York : Harper. This book was released on 1949 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul McPharlin
Publisher : Boston : Plays, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 792 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Puppet Theatre in America written by Paul McPharlin and published by Boston : Plays, Incorporated. This book was released on 1969 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul McPharlin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Puppet Theatre in America written by Paul McPharlin and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Detroit Institute of Arts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Puppets Past & Present written by Detroit Institute of Arts and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Phyllis T. Dircks
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786418961
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Puppetry written by Phyllis T. Dircks and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2004-09-14 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puppetry has become a significant force in contemporary theatre and thousands of puppets from various cultures and time periods have been collected by scholars, enthusiasts, and curators, who wisely realized that these material images can teach us much about the societies for which they were created. This book consists of essays by the curators of the most significant puppet collections in the United States and by leading scholars in the field. In addition to the descriptive and analytical essays on the collections, the book includes an overview of American puppetry today, a history of puppetry in the United States, and essays on the theater of Julie Taymor, the Jim Henson Company, Howdy Doody's custody case, puppet conservation, and the development of virtual performance space. The fourteen collections discussed include those of the Smithsonian Institution, the Harvard University Theatre Collection, the Brander Matthews Collection at Columbia University, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta. Appendices provide a listing of additional puppetry collections and a filmography of puppetry at the New York Public Library Donnell Media Center. The work concludes with a bibliography and index and is illustrated with many beautiful photographs of puppeteers and puppets on display and in performance.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Repertory of Marionette Plays written by and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Bell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
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Download or read book Strings, Hands, Shadows written by John Bell and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puppetry is arguably the most widespread form of performance. The artistry of puppetry includes aspects of the visual arts, theatre, music, and dance. Puppets can be traced as far back as ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome and are found today in cultures worldwide, across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia. John Bell shows how puppets have been used to relay myths, poke fun at political figures, comment on cultural events of the period, express moral stories, and entertain adults and children alike. This richly illustrated book gives a historical overview and looks at the wide variety of this traditional art form. From European and Asian puppets in modern and ancient times to the Puppet Modernism movements, the book explores the important innovators and innovations of puppetry. Brief biographies of key figures such as Tony Sarg (credited with creating the first over-life-size puppets used for parades), Paul McPharlin (creator of Punch’s Circus), and Jim Henson (world-reknowned creator of many puppets, including the Muppets) help describe the evolution of puppetry. Definitions and descriptions of a variety of puppet styles, including shadow puppets, marionettes, hand puppets, rod puppets, and many others, add to the understanding of this fascinating form of art. With over one hundred color illustrations, this book highlights the "lives" of such characters as Kermit the Frog, Punch and Judy, Jack Pumpkinhead, and the traditional Chinese puppet Te-Yung to reveal the ways that puppets have become an integral part of many cultures. Captivating and fun, this book offers valuable insight into the wonderful world of puppetry.

Author : John Bell
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230613764
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Puppet Modernism written by John Bell and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. This study analyses the history of puppet, mask, and performing object theatre in the United States over the past 150 years to understand how a peculiarly American mixture of global cultures, commercial theatre, modern-art idealism, and mechanical innovation reinvented the ancient art of puppetry.

Author : University of New Mexico. Fine Arts Library
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Puppetry Library written by University of New Mexico. Fine Arts Library and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1981-04-29 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Product information not available.