Denmark, puppets in literature, 140.
Dickens, Charles, quoted on puppet shows in Genoa, 63–66.
Dickson (pseud.), operator-magician, 101.
Dieppe, annual _Mystery of the Assumption_, 82–83.
_Docha_, definition, 113.
_Doctor Sassafras_, artistic production in Berlin, 134–135.
Dolls, mechanical, in vaudeville, 170–171.
_Domèvre, The Seven Chasseurs of_, 111–112.
Don Quixote and the puppets, 79.
Dorothea, popular puppet character of Hamburg, 115.
Drama, poetic, difficulties of production, 190–191. _See also_ Plays.
Drama, varied repertory of Italian marionettes, 59–62;
classic, given at _Le Petit Théâtre de M. Henri Signoret_, 102–105.
Duranty, Charles, attempt to uplift Guignol, 108.
Edgerton, Mrs. Seymour, 174.
Educational value of puppets, 195, 201–202, 213–214.
Egypt, possible birthplace of marionettes, 16.
Ehlert, Ernest, gives shows in Berlin with Pühony’s puppets, 134–135;
on Pühony’s marionettes, 206.
Elizabethan period, popularity of puppets, 150–154.
England, puppets in, 143–163;
toy theatres in, 193–194.
English literature full of allusions to puppets, 143–144.
_Epopée_, produced at _Chat Noir_, 99.
_Erotikon Theatron de la rue de la Santé_, sketch of, 94–96.
Eudel, Paul, first publishes shadow plays, 98.
Excavations reveal ancient puppets, 16–17.
Fairy plays, in the _Ombres Chinoises_ at Versailles, 97–98;
in the _Vrai Guignol_, 108;
in Munich, 129;
at Chicago Little Theatre, 174–178;
produced by Tony Sarg, 186–187, 189;
specially suited to puppets, 212.
Fantoccini, description, 54;
derivation of name, 55.
Fashion puppet, Lady Jane, 152.
Faust, history of character, 116–122.
Ferrigni, P., on introduction of figures into Christian churches, 23.
_See also_ Yorick.
Fewkes, Dr. Jesse Walter, quoted on Indian ceremonial drama, 164–170.
Fiano Theatre, Rome, 60–61.
_Figurini_, derivation of name, 55.
Flögel, quoted on English masques, 145–146;
preference for grotesque comedy, 203.
France, Anatole, writes on the _Chat Noir_, 98;
quoted on _Le Petit Théâtre de M. Henri Signoret_, 103–105.
France, puppets in, 81–112.
Francisque, French showman introducing _opéra comique_, 88–89.
French writers and musicians, show interest in puppets, 89–96.
Fun in puppet-playing, 216–218.
Gautier, Théophile, on Turkish puppets, 37.
Gayet, A., on puppet theatre excavated at Antinoë, 16–17.
Gehring, Albert, 182.
Geisselbrecht, Viennese showman, 121.
Genoa, elaborate productions in, 62–66.
Germany, puppet shows in, 113–136;
toy theatres in, 194–196.
_Gidayu_, definition, 46.
Gidayu, Takemoto, 16th century showman, 47–48.
Glasheimer, Adolf, Berlin showman, 126.
Gleason, Arthur, describes Italian show in New York, 172–173.
Goethe, interest in puppets, 122;
maxim on stagecraft, 161;
quoted on his introduction to puppets, 195–196.
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