Glove Puppet
1976 (made)
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This glove puppet of the Ringmaster was made by Paul Hansard for his puppet show Sam Crimble in 1976.
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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| Materials and techniques | Carved wood, papier mâché, paint, corduroy, fur fabric, leather and metal. |
| Brief description | Glove puppet of the Ringmaster, made by Paul Hansard for his puppet play Sam Crimble, 1976. Given by Paul Hansard. |
| Physical description | Glove puppet of a Ringmaster wearing a top hat. Carved head with papier mâché for facial features including upturned pug nose, face painted pink with pinker nose, black fur fabric hair, beige leather hands, a gold and purple bow tie, and a plum-coloured corduroy robe, with a stand-up black collar trimmed with gold braid and 6 brass buttons. The robe 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 the Ringmaster was made by Paul Hansard for his puppet show Sam Crimble in 1976. 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 |
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| Accession number | S.1191-2011 |
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| Record created | March 15, 2012 |
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