Scottish boy marionette, by Frank Rose
Marionette of young boy wearing green and blue tartan smock and green beret. Boy has red carved hair. Made by Frank Rose for the well-known puppeteer, Waldo Lanchester.
Frank Rose was a former Headmaster ...
Skeleton marionette, by D'Albert
Wooden figure, white skeleton Made by D'Albert.
Ernest Mortimer (1896-1966) was a ventriloquist, conjuror and puppetteer who adopted the stage name 'D'Albert the Royal Entertainer' after World War ...
Squire marionette, by Waldo Lanchester
Marionette from the production of "No, No! A thousand times no!" Puppet wears a black jacket, black cloack with fur collar, herringbone trousers and red cravat. He holds a long cane in left hand. Made ...
Stick puppet
From the Puppet Museum in Abbots Bromley which closed in 1995.
This marionette now forms part of the Hayward Puppet Collection, now part of the Staffordshire County Museum collection.
Stick puppet, by William Simmonds
William Simmonds (1876-1968) trained initially as an architect. He then studied at the Royal College of Art under Walter Crane, and at the Royal Academy schools, exhibiting at the Academy from 1903. During ...
The Ice Skater puppet act
The Ice Skater puppet, by Douglas Hayward, has been made without knee joints in order to keep her legs straight while she performs to the music of 'White Christmas'.
The interior of the puppet theatre at Abbots Bromley
Photograph of the interior of the theatre at Abbots Bromley.
The theatre closed down in 1985 it was then converted into a museum, and remained so until 1995 when the collection was moved to the Staffordshire ...
The piano player from 'The Pianist' puppet act
The piano player puppet was made by Douglas Hayward. He performs the tune "Daisy Daisy". Originally the puppet had an extra string attached to his face, allowing him to stick his nose in the air when ...
The Trumpet Player
The Trumpet Player puppet made by Douglas Hayward.
The Wayward Turnip, marionettes and prop by Waldo Lanchester.
The turnip patch used in Waldo Lanchester's puppet show, 'The wayward Turnip'.
There are holes in the turnip patch where four turnips fit. In the show the farmer falls asleep and the turnips come ...
Three Dwarves Marionette, by D'Albert
Wooden figures in the style of Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, three dwarves on one control so that they walk in unison. Made by D'Albert.
Ernest Mortimer (1896-1966) was a ventriloquist, ...
Tight rope walker marionette, by D'Albert
Wooden figure of a girl holding a pink parasol wearing a patterned dress. Puppet has glass eyes. Made by D'Albert.
Ernest Mortimer (1896-1966) was a ventriloquist, conjuror and puppeteer who adopted ...
Tudor lady marionette, by Douglas Hayward
Tudor lady marionette made by Douglas Hayward.
Douglas Hayward had already been a touring puppet player from the 1950s when he set up the Marionette Theatre and Puppet Museum at Abbots Bromley in 1975. ...
Unicyclist marionette, by Douglas Hayward
Puppet made by Douglas Hayward.
Douglas Hayward had already been a touring puppet player from the 1950s when he set up the Marionette Theatre and Puppet Museum at Abbots Bromley in 1975. When the theatre ...
Ventriloquist act "McQuisto, the Amusing Amaser", studio portrait, Stafford
This studio portrait from the Bertam Sinkinson collection shows the ventriloquist "McQuisto, the Amusing Amaser." and his dummy "Wee George" sitting on the top of a piano.
'McQuisto, the Amusing ...
Violin Puppet, by Douglas Hayward
White violin to be played as if by a ghost. Used in Danse Macabre. Made by Douglas Hayward.
Douglas Hayward had already been a touring puppet player from the 1950s when he set up the Marionette Theatre ...
Waldo Lanchester unveiling a plaque
Photograph of Waldo Lanchester, puppeteer and puppet maker unveiling a plaque commemorating the opening of the puppet theatre at Abbots Bromley.