tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post5139199208091067035..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Meeting Mr. Punch, by Y S LeeMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-81834692960698392102015-08-05T08:36:31.152+01:002015-08-05T08:36:31.152+01:00Oh, Tanya, how exciting. There is currently a dail...Oh, Tanya, how exciting. There is currently a daily Punch and Judy show in one of the nearby villages here. He usually arrives in summer for the tourists. Here, the shows are called Guignol. Does your husband always work in English?Carol Drinkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837854482139736944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-46837595781026269772015-08-04T11:09:16.686+01:002015-08-04T11:09:16.686+01:00Lovely piece. My husband is a Punch and Judy man a...Lovely piece. My husband is a Punch and Judy man and travels all over the world doing shows!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685269144505056460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-91722357852088808872015-08-04T08:02:44.961+01:002015-08-04T08:02:44.961+01:00My goodness this took me back. My father, an all-r...My goodness this took me back. My father, an all-round entertainer for much of my childhood, was also a Punch & Judy Man (that was the title he and others went by). I was for several years his assistant. Before we left home, it was my job to check the puppets were all there in the case, make sure there were several swazzles. The entire show was transported in a battered old blue suitcase. Daddy was usually paid five pounds and five shillings and I was given the five shillings. After a day - usually Saturday - of three shows, Daddy's voice would be hoarse in spite of the swazzle. I can still him hear him today saying "that's the way to do it, that's the way to do it". What a memory. Thank you for this.Carol Drinkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837854482139736944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-22621759444119766412015-08-03T15:13:23.307+01:002015-08-03T15:13:23.307+01:00You're right! I mistyped. Thanks for the catch...You're right! I mistyped. Thanks for the catch!Y S Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16870616903273903805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-90367402429859846912015-08-03T10:24:18.821+01:002015-08-03T10:24:18.821+01:00I've always thought it was 'That's the...I've always thought it was 'That's the way to do it!' rather than 'you'!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com