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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread proscenium #116322 11/19/2003 4:35 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Little Nell and her grandfather a going with the Punch and Judy playes to the races. The meet some other players, and Mr.Codlin, who is inside the miniature stage, speaks to a group they meet, from the opening (here called the proscenium) through which the puppets are seen when they perform. Here is a URL with pictures of Punch and Judy portable theatres: http://www.punchandjudy.com/harpers1.htm Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: proscenium #116323 11/19/2003 5:07 PM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK dxb Pooh-Bah dxb Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK What an excellent collection! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: proscenium #116324 11/19/2003 5:08 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Anybody know these things as fit-ups? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: proscenium #116325 11/19/2003 6:04 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Sometimes I deliberately make mistakes, to invite corrections. More often I goof, and pretend I did it on purpose. It later occurred to me, that the hinged flap that closes up the theatre, when folded down to show the puppets, makes the stage on which puppets declaim. That's the proscenium. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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