The Maestro, The Worms, Hush Columbo Hand Puppets
89.THE MAESTRO HAND PUPPET
His head is a large ball of styro-foam with ping pong ball
eyes inserted, a cardboard nose glued in place and a crepe hair wig flowing wildly. The
body is a large, loosely draped cloth, hiding the operator, who holds the head aloft with
one hand and directs the orchestra with the other.
Two-Hand Puppets
They are fun to operate and very effective, especially when the
second hand is actually used as a hand, usually clad in a white dress or garden glove. One
problem which arises is, "Where is the puppet's other hand?" The question can be
avoided by draping heavily to suggest that the second hand is concealed in the folds of a
dress or cape, as with the Maestro, or by adding a scarf on one side, as in the case of
Hush Columbo.
90, 91.THE WORMS HAND PUPPET
They are made from two green or rose-colored socks. They
argue endlessly over whether or not they are the two ends of the same worm and if so, as
to which of them is the nether end!
92.HUSH COLUMBO HAND PUPPET
His head is of
cast papier-mache with ping-pong eyeballs, movable if you wish. His shell is cast
papier-mach6. Masking must be draped loosely down between the narrow space between the
puppet and the operator, who is directly behind the puppet.