puppet theatre drum set
Report a Mistake- Date Made Circa 1960
- Event --
- Affiliation English Canadian
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Artist / Maker / Manufacturer
Keogh, Mr. John
Keogh, Linda
Canadian Puppet Theatre - Object Number 94-1203 a-f
- Place of Origin Continent - North America, Country - Canada, Province / Territory - Ontario, Municipality - Toronto
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Recreational artifacts
- Sub-category Public entertainment device
- Department Folklore
- Museum CMH
- Earliest 1955/01/01
- Latest 1965/12/31
- Materials Metal, Wood, Plastic, Cardboard
- Measurements Height 24.8 cm, Length 21.0 cm, Width 20.8 cm
- Related activity Puppetry
- Caption Props and scenery from a television production
- Additional Information The Friendly Giant, CBC-TV, 1958 to 1984. The Friendly Giant ran from 1958 to 1984 with four specials airing between 1984 and 1986.
- Caption John and Linda Keogh
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Additional Information
John Keogh and his wife Linda (née Aliman) trained with his parents,
Violet and David Keogh, and with Muriel Heddle in the 1930s. Both John and Linda had studied ballet, and Linda was a dancer with the Volkoff Ballet. Following the Second World War, they established The Canadian Puppet Theatre (1945-1968). They performed in department stores and at trade shows, and spent eight years with CBC Television on shows such as Maggie Muggins and Razzle Dazzle. In 1961, they opened a "permanent" summer puppet theatre on Toronto Island but continuing problems with vandalism forced them to give it up. Over the years, the Keoghs travelled extensively across Canada with their Shell Show. Their final public appearance was at Expo 67, and they retired from puppetry the following year.Adapted from Figuratively Speaking : Puppetry in Ontario by Ken McKay, copyright 1990. Courtesy of the Ontario Puppetry Association and Ken McKay.