Greeting to my fellow Professors-
Gentleman & Ladies, I need your valued opinion...and there is certainly no better "last word" on the subject than you.
I am constructing a new Punch Booth to take on tour, and- like the last one I built- I would like for it to be as historically accurate as possible (mid to late 1800's).
My questions are- should the "traditional" stripes on the booth be Red/White (most common) or Red/Yellow? Is one color scheme more "traditional" than the other? Or does this matter? My last booth- constructed in the mid-90's- featured red/white stripes, but I discovered that George Speaight- in his excellent book- makes a reference when discussing Punch and Judy booths (on page 177)- to "gaily striped red and yellow designs". I have also noticed that certain antique Punch and Judy items/toys in my collection feature Red/Yellow striping on the puppet booth.
There is a picture of my old booth here on this website that Professor Somerville was kind enough to post; it appears first at the beginning of the article:
http://www.punchandjudy.com/prosceniums.htm
My warmest regards to you all and I look forward to your comments!
Professor Douglas Kincaid
The Kincaid Karacter Puppets
Atlanta, GA