Men Without Egoism
RNOLD GOODWIN’S talk on "The Art of the Puppet Theatre" from 1YA was a triumph of the spirit over the flesh. Obviously handicapped by,a severe cold, the speaker nevertheless still managed to convey to the listener his unbounded affection for the puppet. The puppet has a very ancient lineage and it was only the smug decadence of the 19th Century theatre which condemned him to be the plaything of children and sent him on the road a vagabond showman. To-day, as Mr. Goodwin pointed out, there is a renaissance of puppetry. The puppet never aspires to stardom. He is never late for rehearsals, never temperamental-except when he perversely decides to entangle his strings-and asks nothing more from the producer than careful, intelligent manipulation and a comfortable hook upon which to rest. He is unaffected by colds, actors’ equities, union awards, or Hollywood’s blank cheques. "Men Without Egoism," Gordon Craig described puppets. Yet they have personality; subtle and penetrating.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 378, 20 September 1946, Page 14
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161Men Without Egoism New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 378, 20 September 1946, Page 14
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