O’Neil, Raymond, director Cleveland Playhouse, 178; “Construction of Marionette Stage,” 226–229. _Opéra comique_, origin, 88–89. Operator-magicians, 101. Origin of puppets, theories of scholars, 15–16; Persian legend, 31–32; Turkish tales, 36; Chinese legends, 40–41; Japanese stories, 44. _Orlando Furioso_ in Sicily, 71–76. Osaka, puppet plays in, 48. Owen, Lillian, 174. Pandji legends, basis of Javanese plays, 26. Pantalone, Italian puppet character, 58. Paris, first permanent puppet stage erected, 83; George Sand’s theatre, 92–94; _Erotikon Theatron de la rue de la Santé_, 94–96; the _Chat Noir_, 98–100; the operator-magicians, 101; _Le Petit Théâtre de M. Henri Signoret_, 102–105; the _Vrai Guignol_ in the Champs Élysées, 107–108; literary puppets, 109–111; marionette theatre at 1900 Exposition, 109; Guignol performances, 197–198. Passion play, at Catania, 77–78. Pathological types of Turkish puppets, 37. Payne-Collier, arranges _Tragical Comedy of Punch and Judy_, 149. Persia, puppetry in, 31–32. _Petit Théâtre_ in Belgium, 141. Piccini, Italian showman in England, 146. Pierrot Guitariste, puppet by De Neuville, 96. Pinkethman, London showman, 153. Pischel, Prof. Richard, on origin of puppets, 15–16; on puppet plays of India, 32–33. _Pivetta_, definition, 67. Playhouse, in Cleveland, gives puppet plays, 178–183; construction of dolls, 221–224. Plays, suited to puppets, 210–214. Pocci, Graf, writer of fairy plays for puppets, 129; _Three Wishes_ produced by Tony Sarg, 186–187. Poetic drama, difficulties of production, 190–191. Poland, religious plays in, 138–139; Wyspianski’s interest in puppets, 196–197. Polichinelle, French puppet character, 83; varied career, 106–107; plea for, 203–215. _See also_ Pulcinella; Punch; Punchinello. Pollock, B., publisher of juvenile plays, 193–194. Portugal, puppets in, 80. Powell, clever London motion maker, 151–152. _Prodigal Son_, popular play in Hamburg, 115. Producing a play, in Java, 26; in India, 34; in Turkey, 38; in China, 41–43; in Japan, 45–47; French restrictions in 17th century, 87–88; _Midsummer Night’s Dream_ in Chicago, 176–177; behind the scenes, 216–224; construction of stage, 226–229. Pühony, Ivo, puppet maker, 134; his marionettes, Ernst Ehlert quoted, 206. Pulcinella, Italian puppet character, 22, 58. _See also_ Polichinelle; Punch; Punchinello. Punch, origin of name, 146–147. _See also_ Polichinelle; Pulcinella. Punchinello, his prestige and prowess, 147–150. _See also_ Polichinelle; Pulcinella; Punch. _Pupazzi_, derivation of name, 55. Ramayana, basis of Javanese plays, 26; basis of Siamese _Nang_, 28; modern production of in India, 34. Rehearsal of play, 218–221.