File:Punch Judy QE2 58.jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Punch_Judy_QE2_58.jpg ‎(746 × 535 pixels, file size: 147 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents
Description "PUNCH AND JUDY": OR THE LEGITIMATE DRAMA It it to be regretted that the increase of larger theatres has diminished the sphere of usefulness of that ancient form of dramatic representation which we here see depicted The famous tragi-comedy which deals with the life and fortune of Mr. Punch, his family, and dependants, has undoubtedly come down to us from the twelfth century at least, and in its original Italian form is believed by the learned to have been a " Mystery Play" of deep import. It is. however, not probable that a modern London audience sees any deep significance in the domestic quarrels of the hero and his spouse; and the amusement which is invariably the result of the Interposition of the faithful Toby is quite independent of historical research That " Punch and Judy " it still capable of amusing an audience of both old and youog is plain from our picture, which represents a special "matinee"given for the benefit of our artist by Mr. J. Bland, of New Oxford Street, the lessee of the theatre, and the impresario of the troupe.
Date between 1897 and 1899
date QS:P,+1897-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1897-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1899-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source The Queen's Empire. Volume 2. Cassell & Co., London
Author Bourne & Shepherd, Calcutta for Cassell & Co.
Permission
(Reusing this file)
Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
Public domain works must be out of copyright in both the United States and in the source country of the work in order to be hosted on the Commons. If the work is not a U.S. work, the file must have an additional copyright tag indicating the copyright status in the source country.
Note: This tag should not be used for sound recordings.PD-1923Public domain in the United States//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Punch_Judy_QE2_58.jpg

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current08:12, 4 August 2013Thumbnail for version as of 08:12, 4 August 2013746 × 535 (147 KB)Shyamal (talk | contribs){{Information |Description="PUNCH AND JUDY": OR THE LEGITIMATE DRAMA It it to be regretted that the increase of larger theatres has diminished the sphere of usefulness of that ancient form of dramatic representation which we here see depicted The famou...

You cannot overwrite this file.

There are no pages that use this file.

File usage on other wikis

The following other wikis use this file:

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Punch_Judy_QE2_58.jpg&oldid=125214628"