“Curtain Up!” — The Laurey Puppet Theatre
Illustrated company brochure titled “Curtain Up! … on The Laurey Puppet Theatre”. Its Personality Page profiles the present directors, Dorrie Laurey and Joy Laurey: Dorrie is described as the granddaughter of Drury Lane clown Sam Laurey, while Joy is pictured with Mr Turnip. The brochure outlines the company’s work in films, cabaret, educational shows, travelling theatre, television, lecture demonstrations, private parties and variety, and notes touring with ENSA during the Second World War and more than 90,000 miles travelled in the British Isles. It also includes photographs and explanatory text on glove, rod, string, shadow and marionette puppets, a reference to A Christmas Carol, and a section headed “Can you pull strings?”.
Archive reference: JLA-0119
Item type: Printed Ephemera
Maker / creator: The Laurey Puppet Company / The Laurey Puppet Studio, Tiptree, Essex
Date: c. early 1950s (undated; Whirligig period)
People / characters: Dorrie Laurey; Joy Laurey; Mr Turnip; Sam Laurey; Sergei Obraztsov
Credit line: The Joy Laurey Archive
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