Glove Puppet
1939 (made)
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This glove puppet of Mr. Punch was originally made by Paul Hansard in 1939 but was used again by him in 1971 for his puppet show Sausages, when John Wright invited him to give six puppet shows at the Little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.
Although Paul Hansard’s career as a one-man puppeteer began in 1971, he had worked with puppets before, and Paul Hansard’s 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
Although Paul Hansard’s career as a one-man puppeteer began in 1971, he had worked with puppets before, and Paul Hansard’s 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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| Materials and techniques | Carved wood, papier mâché, paint, corduroy, leather and wool. |
| Brief description | Glove puppet of a Nasty Old Man, made by Paul Hansard in 1939 and used in his puppet play Sausages, 1971. Given by Paul Hansard. |
| Physical description | Glove puppet of a Nasty Old Man, an extending puppet with a green painted face and black woollen hair under a brown cap, his elongated body in a brown velvet cord coat with buttons, black leather mitten hands, yellow legs, purple knee breeches and red shoes. The brown coat is 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 Mr. Punch was originally made by Paul Hansard in 1939 but was used again by him in 1971 for his puppet show Sausages, when John Wright invited him to give six puppet shows at the Little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. Although Paul Hansard’s career as a one-man puppeteer began in 1971, he had worked with puppets before, and Paul Hansard’s 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 |
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| Accession number | S.880-2011 |
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| Record created | March 14, 2012 |
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