Talk:Marionette

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what is control for a marionette called ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.148.23.20 (talk • contribs) 05:54, January 28, 2005

The control, or controls. The most common is called "airplane-type control" because its cross members make it look like a toy airplane. Phillip Huber developed a control he calls a "paddle" wherein many of the cross members are replaced with a single, rounded somewhat diamond-shaped panel with a couple of large holes in it to accomodate the hand. By doing away with the cross members he is able to reduce the occurence of strings getting caught in the controller. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.148.53.200 (talk • contribs) 06:21, July 19, 2006

The Controller is often referred to as a 'perch' and can be vertical, horizontal (airplane style) or sometimes a hybrid 45 degree angle very common in Germany. Wednesdayschild72 (talk) 15:56, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Cleanup
This article is just awful - more time is spent listing video games in which marionettes have appeared than doing basic work like describing types of marionettes, discussing the control mechanisms, talking about their history, etc. 70.171.57.254 19:52, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Improvements made over the years. If there are other changes needed, please post a new comment.  Thanks for the input. - DutchTreat (talk) 12:50, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

Being John Malkovich
How about some mention of the fictional life of a puppeteer in this film? Uncoolbob 09:23, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Added by another editor. There is the film reference now. - DutchTreat (talk) 12:44, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

modern times
All over the German speaking part of the world the Augsburger Puppenkiste is known better by far then the Salzburger Marionettentheater. I don't know how to bring this into the article, but it should be in there somewhere. Saluk 07:57, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the feedback! Added a statement about Germany and Augsburger Puppenkiste - DutchTreat (talk) 12:49, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

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 * Done.Number36 22:48, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Wilde quote
I might well be wrong, but that alleged Wilde quote ("There are many advantages in puppets. They don't argue with you, they don't have any tastes in art, and they don't have anything to lose") really doesn't sound to me like Oscar Wilde, and I can't find any reliable online source suggesting that he said it. There was a citation of a web page (http://www.marionetten.at/about_e.html), but that page no longer exists. Given that all sorts of things are attributed to Wilde that he didn't actually say, I'm marking this as needing a citation. --Elysdir (talk) 04:24, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

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How do you operate the Marionette —Preceding unsigned comment added by Geejo3106 (talk • contribs) 14:34, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Guignol is NOT a marionette
The article states that a marionette is a string controlled puppet. It later says Guignol is the most famous French marionette. However, Guignol has never been a string marionette. he was invented and develo[ped purely as a glove puppet. The older French figure of Polchinelle is more deserving of the title, if we are talking about strings. Perhaps the confusion comes from 'marionette' being the French word for 'puppet' generally. (79.190.69.142 (talk) 20:09, 4 June 2010 (UTC))
 * This correction was made by another editor. Thanks for your feedback. - DutchTreat (talk) 11:41, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Why are you continuing conversations from 7-8 years ago?  Stepho  talk 12:01, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Just trying to tie-up loose ends. As a new reader to the page, I found it confusing to have so many unanswered questions and danging requests.  For me, it seemed natural to added comments to let readers know which items were closed. - DutchTreat (talk) 12:53, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the attention you gave. However, unless there is some action still required, it is considered bad form to continue conversations from many years ago because it looks like some recent action was done to the article. Most readers understand that old conversations were either fixed at the time or are no longer relevant.  Stepho  talk 23:49, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

Links
You have a link that doesn't exist: Prague Marionettes

Wednesdayschild72 (talk) 16:14, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Fixed by another editor. Link no longer used. - DutchTreat (talk) 11:44, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

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Addition of Sue Hastings Marionettes & Kathy Burks Theatre of Puppetry Arts
I recently added somewhat personal story the bio article on Sue Hastings. I believe both troupes deserve mention in the other American troupes. FaerieShaman77 (talk) 03:29, 31 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Was she notable outside of her own city or state or advanced the art? The article is meant to be about Marionettes rather than a list of operators. If she is notable, then a paragraph in the Marionette section is the most appropriate. The Sue Hastings article itself needs considerable work but that can be done in parallel.  Stepho  talk 10:21, 31 January 2019 (UTC)