of the little dolls are so realistically funny that the audience is often convulsed in laughter. There are three forms of manipula-tion of the puppets. In one they are moved by threads from above, another is by machine manipulation, but the most common is by hand manipulation with the men sitting in plain sight while they the dolls wi th their hands inside.

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of the little dolls are so realistically funny that the audience is often convulsed in laughter. There are three forms of manipula-tion of the puppets. In one they are moved by threads from above, another is by machine manipulation, but the most common is by hand manipulation with the men sitting in plain sight while they the dolls wi th their hands inside.

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ABSTRACT

Costumes for the puppets are richly ornamented and represent as nearly as possible the actual garments of the period depicted.

The telling of stories has been continuous in the ancient countries of the East. A portable stage is hauled about and temporary booths are erected in the streets of Japanese cities where ancient tales are related by professionals.