This vintage book is a concise guide to marionettes, complete with
historical information, directions of making puppets, ideas for
performances, insights into tricks and techniques, and much more. With
helpful illustrations and simple instructions, this volume is highly
recommended for those with a practical interest in marionettes. Contents
include: "Tony Sarg, Illustrator, Cartoonist and Creator of
Marionettes", "The Toy Collection and What Came of It", "Some Marionette
Miracles and How They are Done", "Puppet Play in History", "Home-Made
Marionettes and Stagecraft", "Two Fairy-Plays for Home-Made Marionettes:
With an Introduction Which Tells How to Give Marionette Entertainments
at Home", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly
scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing
this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a
specially commissioned new introduction on puppets and marionettes.