A Plea for Polichinelle, 203 Behind the Scenes, 216 Construction of a Marionette Stage, 225 Bibliography, 229 Index, 233 _Illustrations_ SHADOW FIGURES DISCOVERED IN EGYPT BY DR. PAUL KAHLE _End-papers_ DRYAD AND TWO FAUNS _Frontispiece_ JOINTED DOLLS OR PUPPETS 18 SIAMESE SHADOWS 22 JAVANESE WAYANG FIGURES 24 JAVANESE ROUNDED MARIONETTES 26 WAYANG FIGURES FROM THE ISLAND OF BALI 28 BURMESE PUPPETS 30 CINGALESE PUPPETS 32 EAST INDIAN PUPPETS 34 TURKISH SHADOW FIGURE OF KARAGHEUZ 36 CHINESE PUPPETS 38 CHINESE SHADOW-PLAY FIGURES 40 CHINESE SHADOW-PLAY FIGURES 42 OLD JAPANESE PUPPET HEADS 44 JAPANESE PRINT 48 A WOODEN ITALIAN PUPPET 52 MEDIÆVAL MARIONETTES 54 ITALIAN FIGURES USED FOR CHRISTMAS CRIB 56 PULCINELLA IN ITALY 58 ITALIAN PUPPET BALLET 62 WOODEN SPANISH PUPPETS 78 GEORGE SAND’S PUPPET THEATRE AT NOHANT 92 PUPPETS OF GEORGE SAND’S THEATRE AT NOHANT 94 PUPPETS OF LEMERCIER DE NEUVILLE 96 TABLEAU (CHAT NOIR) 98 GUIGNOL AND GNAFRON 110 MARIONETTE THEATRE OF MUNICH ARTISTS 130 MARIONETTES OF RICHARD TESCHNER, VIENNA 134 BOHEMIAN PUPPETS 136 PUNCH HANGS THE HANGMAN 148 OLD ENGLISH PUPPETS 156 GAIR WILKINSON AND ASSISTANT AT WORK ON THE BRIDGE OF THEIR PUPPET THEATRE 158 MARIONETTES EMPLOYED IN CEREMONIAL DRAMA OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS 166