PU N CH A N D J U DY , H TW E N TY-FOUR ILLU STRATIONS W IT . DE SIGN E D A N D E NGRA VE D B Y E R E R U I K H A N K G O G O S . AN D OTHE R PLATE S . ACCOMPANI D B Y TH E DIALOGU OF TH E P PP T-SHO E E U E W , AN A N T O F ITS O G N AN O F P PP T P A CCO U RI I , D U E L YS N NGLAN I E D . F FT H D I E I T I O N . L O N D O N B ELL D LD Y EE VEN T GARDE N 8c A , Y O RK S TR T, CO . SO NS, S TA MFO RD STREE T A N D CHA RIN G CRO SS . EXTRA CT FROM THE CATALOGUE O F TH E I HA K XHIB I IO CRU KS N E T N . N b en n d Mr PR WE T’I‘ H AVI G e . O the u i e gage by , p bl sher, to give the various sc enes represen ted in the street performan ces of Punch ’ an d J ud n d the dd the P i o and Pe f m y , I obtai e a ress of ropr et r r or er u E i n . H e was an d l n n m of that pop lar xhibit o el erly Ita ia , of the a e PICCINI w m m m d m d an d i d of , ho I re e bere fro boyhoo , he l ve at a ’ low u l c - u n ‘ The K n A m in ‘ Ooal p b i ho se , the sig of i g s r s, the ’ ‘ rd D u L n n m d r n men ‘ M n n e . H ya , r ry a avi g a e ar a ge ts for a or i g ’ P f m n e on e w n d w - m on fi s fl er or a c , of the i o fra es the r t oor of the ’ u i - u w as k n out an d n d Pu n T e as p bl c ho se ta e , the sta or ch s h atre w ‘ ’ - M P u ed n u m. r Y E O LLI E R ho wa to w ha l i to the Cl b roo . A N C ( w s rite ' the d e c ti n the u an d m e f rm d ud n e s rip o ) , p blisher, ys lf, o e the a ie c ; an d r m n w n on I s d the m os in r n as the pe for a ce e t , toppe it at t te esti g to k c F u w M r. CO LLIE R n ed d wn the parts s et h the ig res , hilst ot o dialogue ; an d thus the w hole is a faithful c opy an d description of u c n en d n w m n e the vario s s e es repres te by this Italia , hose perfor a c ° ’ of ‘ Pun ch w as far superior in every respect to anythin g of the n n da The fi w n e u ed sort to be see at the prese t y . gure hose ck he s u e i was n r ud Prc c m r to stretch to s ch a gr at he ght , a sort of i te l e . — made the figure tak e off hi s hat with one hand which he defied - u n d h all other puppet show performers to do . PI CCIN I an no ce t e n m a pproac h of Pun ch by sou d of tru pet . GEO RGE CRU IKSH A N K . T C O N E N T S . PA G E Introducti on I —O n P un in Chapter . rigi of ch Italy II O n an d P ss P u -P in . rigi rogre of ppet lays En glan d —A P un in En n d III . rrival of ch gla ’ — u un m n IV . Nat re of P ch s Perfor a ce ’ P un ch s Pran ks ’ —\Ioral un m an e Chapter V . of P ch s Perfor c s I — n un V . O the Character of P ch The Tragical Comedy of P un ch an d J udy ’ LIST O F GE O RGE CRUIKSH ANK S PICTURES O F PUNCH . P P un h rontis iece ortrait of Mr . c f p ’ P un ch s Compan y on their Travels Behin d the Scen es d Pun ch an d J udy at the Festive Boar P un ch an d the Dog P un ch an d Scaramouch P J ud an d d un ch , y, their Chil Pun ch playing with his Child P un ch throw s away his Child J udy beats Pun ch P un ch quiet s J udy Pun ch an d Pretty Poll The Courtier w ith the elastic n eck P un ch on his Steed Punch an d the Doctor The Doctor physics Pun ch P un ch doctors the Doctor P un ch an d the Foreign Footman P un ch an d his M usic P un ch kills the Footman P un ch pities the Poor Blin d P un ch taken Prison er P un ch in Prison P un ch teaches Jack Ketch how to hang a m an Pun ch vis ited by O ld Nick P un ch fights O ld Nick P un ch kills the Devil OT LL T AT ON N T MR G O G C K ANK . HER I U S R I S O B Y . E R E RU I SH The Performan ce of the Tragedy Figures in the O ld Itali an Comedy I N T R O D U C T I O N . W the ss s n of our n ITH . G O G C I K S HANK a i ta ce frie d, Mr E R E RU , u u hia tus in h h s we are abo t to fill p a t eatrical i tory . is s n u h the s n n o m It i g lar, t at, to pre e t day, atte pt has n m us the n h an d h bee ade to ill trate origi , biograp y, c aracter f s n so s n u sh an d n a o s s . a per o di ti g i ed otoriou Mr PUNCH . Il i s n am e an d his performan ce s are fam iliar to all ran ks an d s n has h h k n the u in age ; yet obody it erto ta e tro ble , h s n to m k an n s n t i cou try or abroad, a e y e quirie regardi g “ h ms l his m nn n s. The s u i u s i e f, fa ily, or co ectio t d o Bayle is h s m his recorded to ave repeatedly allied fro retreat, at the s n the k um n n un n his ou d of crac ed tr pet, a o ci g arrival in R m an d s v s w ho h n h n otterda ; we our el e , ave ofte u ted our v u m m s s saw the fa o rite perfor er fro treet to treet, late n h m h n on e the s of on Mr . Wi d a , t e of Secretarie State , his m D n n the us mm n s way fro ow i g Street to Ho e of Co o , on n h of m n us k u n a ig t i porta t debate , pa e li e a tr a t boy, n the h m n w as n u n a u til w ole perfor a ce co cl ded , to e j oy h h the h m s f h h earty laug at w i icalitie s o t e m otley ero . s — un h ha But it is n eedle ss to partic ulari e . P c s m ade our youth to laugh U n til they scarcely coul d look out for tears ; ” h the old h v s h h h of W ile a e tood by, delig ted wit delig t h s an d h m s v s n n the ud us re re ot er , t e el e , too, e j oyi g l icro p h the n s has h h n m to scutation . W y i tere t it erto bee li ited ' n P NCH . I nr no o uc rro . ! U n n an d w h h has n ot in the period of repre se tatio , et er it s s it is n ot u s part ari sen from in ability to ati fy , for to n n u s v s an n u in s m e xplain .