Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
Schmidt is waited on by Teddy, Pretty Polly and Mrs. Barrisnobe; he retires to rest, but is disturbed all through the night by strange and uninvited visitors--first by Teddy, who gives him a clubbing, followed by a Clown, Irishman, the Doctor, Adelina, Captain Blowhard, Police...
IRISHMAN. Nothing, only my wife made me send over to old Ireland for her mother to come on, and she hurried me off this morning to look out for the good ship.
8. ACT III.SCHMIDT. I vonder vether I can find a place vere I can sleep tonight. Here is an hotel. I will just ring the bell. (_he sets carpet-bag on stage and rings the bell._)
5. CHAPTER IV.Having dwelt at some length on the antiquity and high popularity of Mr. Punch, we will devote the whole of this chapter in explaining to the reader how he may successfully arran...
7. ACT II.PUNCH. Give it me; I know how to nurse it as well as you do. (_she gives it him_) Get away! (_Exit JUDY. PUNCH, nursing the CHILD in his arms_) What a pretty baby it is! was it...
10. ACT V.PUNCH. What that for, I wonder? Oh, dear, I see now: what one fool I was! That is large basket for the fruit be put into. (_he takes up coffin, runs with it two circles round th...
9. ACT IV.POLLY (_aside_). What a handsome young man. It is a pity he should cry so. How the tears run down his beautiful long nose! (_aloud_) Did you kill my father out of love of me, an...
3. CHAPTER II.Before we proceed farther, it will be necessary to consider, briefly, the antiquity and nature of puppet-plays in the old country. It is the more proper to do so, because they f...
1. Chapter I.--Origin of Punch in Italy, 11Schmidt is waited on by Teddy, Pretty Polly and Mrs. Barrisnobe; he retires to rest, but is disturbed all through the night by strange and uninvited visitors--first by Teddy, wh...
6. ACT I._Enter PUNCH. After a few preliminary squeaks, he bows three times to the spectators--once in the centre and once at each side of the stage, and then vigorously beats the stage...
4. CHAPTER III.In the preceding chapters we have spoken of the origin, progress and high esteem held for Punch and puppet-plays throughout the countries of Italy and England; and judging from...
2. CHAPTER I.Mr. Punch (whose original family name was probably _Pulcinella_) first came into existence at Acerra, an ancient city at a short distance from Naples. The date of this event is...