Project Gutenberg 2012-11-17 Public domain in the USA. 150 Ward, Thomas A. M. ca17000449 Punch and Judy, with Instructions How to Manage the Little Wooden Actors Containing New and Easy Dialogues Arranged for the Use of Beginners, Desirous to Learn How to Work the Puppets. For Sunday Schools, Private Parties, Festivals and Parlor Entertainments. Produced by Mark C. Orton, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Punch and Judy, with Instructions How to Manage the Little Wooden Actors by Ward" is a guidebook on puppet theater written during the late 19th century. The book provides practical instructions for performing the traditional Punch and Judy puppet show, a popular form of entertainment characterized by its humorous and often slapstick narratives. This publication likely appeals to those interested in puppetry, theatrical performance, or the arts in general. The content begins with an overview of the history of puppet shows and emphasizes the importance of performing Punch and Judy in a refined manner suitable for polite society, avoiding vulgarity. The book contains detailed instructions on constructing the puppet stage, managing the wooden puppets, and performing various humorous dialogues. Key characters include Mr. Punch, Judy, their child, and other comedic figures like a Doctor and Policeman, each contributing to amusing and chaotic scenarios typical of the Punch and Judy shows. The playful interactions and slapstick humor form a central theme, combining antics and moral lessons, making the performance both entertaining and reflective of societal norms of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Puppet plays PN Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Art Category: How To ... 86994 2025-09-16T15:55:41.625784 text/html 65277 2024-10-23T12:15:58 text/html 1115562 2025-09-16T15:55:44.285746 application/epub+zip 1114798 2025-09-16T15:55:42.228748 application/epub+zip 92989 2025-09-16T15:55:41.914770 application/epub+zip 1164370 2025-09-16T15:55:45.803801 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1145396 2025-09-16T15:55:43.919738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125150 2022-09-18T20:34:00.525659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 60594 2023-09-18T06:13:13.580491 text/plain 15643 2025-09-16T15:55:45.928741 application/rdf+xml 24024 2025-09-16T15:55:41.986782 image/jpeg 3961 2025-09-16T15:55:41.948785 image/jpeg 1097820 2025-09-16T15:55:41.664767 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog