Table of Contents Introduction 1 Part One. History I. Punch's History 9 II. The Punch and Judy Play 15 III. Piccini, Mathews, and Henry 27 IV. The American Punch and Judy Show 33 V. Childhood 68 VI. Punch and Judy in Outdoor Public Spaces 84 VII.

Punch and Judy in the Museum and at the Circus 91 VIII. The American Punch and Judy and the World of Puppets 107 Part Two. Biographical Dictionary Nineteenth-Century American Punch and Judy Players and Figure Makers 119 Appendices A. New York Times, Interview with Mr. Buttercups 231 B. "Punch and Judy Shows: How the Lively Puppets Are Made to Do Their Work: Various Versions of the Miniature Tragedy in French, German, and English--Local Figures and Gags--The Cost of an OutFit," New York Sun Interview with Harry Allen 234 C. Punch and Judy Performance Script by Thomas A.M.

Ward 236 D. The Tragical Acts, or Comical Tragedies of Punch and Judy by W.J. Judd 240 Chapter Notes 255 Bibliography 261 Index 269.