Count Franz Graf von Pocci
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Count Franz Graf von Pocci was a significant official in the court of King Ludwig the First of Bavaria, best known as the founding director of the Munich Marionette Theatre where he was a shadow puppe
Count Franz Graf von Pocci, Photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl, 1857
Punch and Judy
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Punch and Judy is a traditional English puppet show featuring Mr Punch and his wife Judy. The performance consists of a sequence of short scenes, each depicting an interaction between two characters,
Count Franz Graf von Pocci
…the Toelz Marionette Theater. A German dramatist, poet, painter, and composer, Pocci is credited by the Munich Marionette Theatre with inventing the Punch and Judy Show, and contributing a remarkable 45 original works to the theatre's library. Some were based on traditional classical plots, and some were his own…
A traditional Punch and Judy booth, at Swanage, Dorset, England. Punch is pictured to the left, Judy to the right.
Punch and Judy at an English fete
Plaque at St Paul's in Covent Garden, London commemorating the first recorded performance of Punch and Judy in 1662
Punch or May Day, 1829 painting by Benjamin Robert Haydon depicting a street scene in London including a Punch and Judy show