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Another professor, Mark Poulton, who puts on shows along the Dorset coast at Weymouth, posted on his Facebook page calling for the abuse to stop.

The professors deny the nature of the material is encouraging the bad behaviour. He said it was slapstick humour and modern professors had toned down and developed the material to take in modern sensibilities.

We just rely on voluntary donations, but a lot of people go hiding when the collection box goes round. Tony Lidington, who puts on a show in Devon and is a drama lecturer at the University of Exeter, said he had received no complaints — only delight.

People have been happy to pay and even more generous than usual. This article is more than 3 months old. Glove puppets, height: 50 c m. Country United Kingdom. Glove puppets. Pun c h and Judy College of Professors May Glove puppetry.

The Street Show It is not entirely clear whether Punch was a development of the marionette shows that already existed, or whether this was a new importation from Italy. From Railway to Motor Car The expansion of the railways in the s led to a growth of new venues for Punch, particularly at the seaside. Punch and Judy up to the Present Of the families connected with the show in the Victorian era, the Greens, Jessons, Smiths, Carcass, Codmans and Maggs continued into the 20th century, with the Codmans and the Maggs still active in the early years of the 21st.

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