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Dryad and Two Fauns
[Puppets of Mr. William Simmonds, London]
A Book of Marionettes
by
Helen Haiman Joseph
New York · B. W. Huebsch · Mcmxx
COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY
B. W. HUEBSCH
To my Father
Elias Haiman
With pride and love for the brave simplicity
and gentle nobility of his life
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Note
The story of the marionette is endless, in fact it hasneither beginning nor end. The marionette has beeneverywhere and is everywhere. One cannot write ofthe puppets without saying more than one had intendedand less than one desired: there is such apiquant insistency in them. The purpose of thisbook is altogether modest, but the length of it hasgrown to be presumptuous. As to its merit, that mustbe found in the subject matter and in the sourcesfrom which the material was gathered. If this volumeis but a sign-post pointing the way to better historiansand friends of the puppets and through them on tomore puppet play it will have proven merit enough.
The bibliography appended is a far from completelist of puppet literature. It includes, however, themost important works of modern times upon marionettesand much comment, besides, that is casual orcurious or close at hand.
The author is under obligation to those friendlyindividuals who generously gave of their time and4interest and whose suggestions, explanations andkind assistance have made possible this publication.There are many who have been gracious and helpful,among them particularly Mrs. Maurice Browne, Mr.Michael Carmichael Carr, Professor A. K. Coomaraswamy,Mr. Stewart Culin, Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes,Mr. Henry Festing Jones, Dr. Berthold Laufer, Mr.Richard Laukhuff, Mr. J. Arthur MacLean, ProfessorBrander Matthews, Dr. Ida Trent O’Neil, Mr. RaymondO’Neil, Mr. Alfred Powell, Dr. R. Meyer Riefstahl,Mr. Tony Sarg, and Mr. G. Bernard Shaw.
Above all, however, acknowledgment is due to thesteady encouragement and interested criticism of ErnestJoseph. Although he did not live to see the finishedvolume, his stimulating buoyancy and excellent judgmentconstantly inspired the composition of thissimple account of puppets.
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