Let the age old antics of Mr. Punch and cast come to life through copies of original scripts and old dialog modeled after the "Punch Professors" of 18th and 19th century England.
According to Christopher Van der Craats, the background music is apparently of French origin and it sounds like an early version "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow." The anglicized version of the title is "Malbrook." All references to it come from the Punch and Judy script recorded by John Payne Collier.
"Mr Punch is one jolly good fellow. His dress is all scarlet and yellow. And if now and then he gets mellow, it's only among his good friends. His money he most freely spends. To laugh and grow fat he intends."etc.This information was obtained off an Internet page which I list as the "Punch Page."
Punch and Judy on the Web Has just about everything related to Mr. Punch!
Punch Page Historical information.
History Comes Alive! Jamie's father's web page. Jamie's father comes dressed in many different historical characters plus he brings in dozens of great artifacts that can be passed around to all children. His stories help foster interest in America's military history!
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Changes last made on: Tuesday, May 22, 2007
