Sir Hubert the Lord Chamberlain puppet
Glove Puppet
1977 (made)
1977 (made)
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This glove puppet of Sir Hubert the Lord Chamberlain was made by Paul Hansard for his puppet show The Giant's Hairs,1977.
Paul Hansard’s career as a one-man puppeteer began in 1971 when John Wright invited him to give six puppet shows at the Little Angel Marionette Theatre in Islington. The success of these plays started his career as a puppeteer. Paul Hansard had worked with puppets before, and his puppet show Johnny and Flonny, about a rabbit and a little boy who was always getting into scrapes, was shown as a weekly serial on ITV’s Small Time when ITV aired for the first time in 1955.
Over the course of his career as a one-man puppet show between 1971 and 1994 Paul Hansard created 13 shows, gave 3,971 performances and made over 200 puppets
Paul Hansard’s career as a one-man puppeteer began in 1971 when John Wright invited him to give six puppet shows at the Little Angel Marionette Theatre in Islington. The success of these plays started his career as a puppeteer. Paul Hansard had worked with puppets before, and his puppet show Johnny and Flonny, about a rabbit and a little boy who was always getting into scrapes, was shown as a weekly serial on ITV’s Small Time when ITV aired for the first time in 1955.
Over the course of his career as a one-man puppet show between 1971 and 1994 Paul Hansard created 13 shows, gave 3,971 performances and made over 200 puppets
Object details
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| Title | Sir Hubert the Lord Chamberlain puppet (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved wood, papier mâché, paint, cotton, nylon, leatherette, velvet. |
| Brief description | Glove puppet of Sir Hubert the Lord Chamberlain, made by Paul Hansard for his puppet play The Giant's Hairs, 1977. Given by Paul Hansard. |
| Physical description | Glove puppet of Sir Hubert the Lord Chamberlain. Carved head with papier mâché for facial features including pointy cheeks and nose, face painted pink with pinker cheeks and nose, orange fur fabric hair, leather hands, a dark green velvet robe lined with blue cotton, and a brown leatherette cape, the costume made to cover the puppeteer's wrist and lower arm. |
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| Credit line | Given by Paul Hansard |
| Summary | This glove puppet of Sir Hubert the Lord Chamberlain was made by Paul Hansard for his puppet show The Giant's Hairs,1977. Paul Hansard’s career as a one-man puppeteer began in 1971 when John Wright invited him to give six puppet shows at the Little Angel Marionette Theatre in Islington. The success of these plays started his career as a puppeteer. Paul Hansard had worked with puppets before, and his puppet show Johnny and Flonny, about a rabbit and a little boy who was always getting into scrapes, was shown as a weekly serial on ITV’s Small Time when ITV aired for the first time in 1955. Over the course of his career as a one-man puppet show between 1971 and 1994 Paul Hansard created 13 shows, gave 3,971 performances and made over 200 puppets |
| Other number | P.98 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1170-2011 |
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| Record created | March 13, 2012 |
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