Professor Bert Codman's Punch & Judy show
Photograph
12 September 1968 (photographed)
12 September 1968 (photographed)
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This photograph shows a scene from a Punch and Judy performance by Professor Bert Codman (1902-1969) in his booth at Colwyn Bay. The photograph was taken for the local press to mark Toby the dog's last performance with Professor Codman on 12th September 1968. Bert had bought Toby from St. John's Market, Liverpool for 7/6d in 1949, and Bert died just two days after the death of Toby in 1969.
Bert Codman was a third generation Punch Professor who worked at Colwyn Bay and Rhos on Sea. His father was Richard Mortimer Codman II (1870-1951) who in 1888 had taken over the Punch & Judy show outside Liverpool's Lime Street Station that had been established by his father, Richard Codman I (1832-1909).
Bert Codman was a third generation Punch Professor who worked at Colwyn Bay and Rhos on Sea. His father was Richard Mortimer Codman II (1870-1951) who in 1888 had taken over the Punch & Judy show outside Liverpool's Lime Street Station that had been established by his father, Richard Codman I (1832-1909).
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| Title | Professor Bert Codman's Punch & Judy show (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photograph |
| Brief description | Punch and Judy on stage with Toby the Dog in a Punch and Judy performance by Professor Bert Codman (1902-1969) in his booth at Colwyn Bay, with children seated in front. Photograph by Dave Williams on the occasion of Toby's last performance, 12 September 1968. |
| Physical description | Punch and Judy on stage with Toby the Dog in a Punch and Judy performance by Professor Bert Codman (1902-1969) in his booth at Colwyn Bay, with children seated in front. Photograph by Dave Williams, 1968. |
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| Credit line | Given by Gerald Morice |
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| Summary | This photograph shows a scene from a Punch and Judy performance by Professor Bert Codman (1902-1969) in his booth at Colwyn Bay. The photograph was taken for the local press to mark Toby the dog's last performance with Professor Codman on 12th September 1968. Bert had bought Toby from St. John's Market, Liverpool for 7/6d in 1949, and Bert died just two days after the death of Toby in 1969. Bert Codman was a third generation Punch Professor who worked at Colwyn Bay and Rhos on Sea. His father was Richard Mortimer Codman II (1870-1951) who in 1888 had taken over the Punch & Judy show outside Liverpool's Lime Street Station that had been established by his father, Richard Codman I (1832-1909). |
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| Accession number | S.2333-2013 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2013 |
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