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Batchelder,<br />

Marjorie<br />

on the subject. It brings<br />

together with encyclopedic<br />

thoroughness the technical<br />

knowledge of many<br />

puppeteers and writers on the<br />

puppet theatre. Prepared<br />

originally <strong>for</strong> the use of<br />

American soldiers interested in<br />

in puppets as a means of<br />

recreation at Army posts, or as<br />

a therapeutic device in<br />

hospitals, its scope is<br />

sufficiently wide to make it<br />

useful to professional<br />

puppeteers, hobbyists,<br />

teachers, occupational<br />

therapists. It points out the<br />

many uses of puppetry as a<br />

means of livelihood, an<br />

educational tool, an art <strong>for</strong>m,<br />

and a novelty in advertising<br />

and television. The Puppet<br />

Theatre Handbook gives<br />

thorough advice on planning a<br />

puppet show and suggests a<br />

wealth of souces <strong>for</strong> the<br />

puppet playwright. Puppet<br />

Puppet Theatre<br />

construction is dealt with in<br />

Handbook, The PN1972 .B3 1947 detail with dozens of diagrams,<br />

English<br />

Harper & Row,<br />

Publishers

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