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Guignol
Guignol, French puppet which originated in Lyons, probably in the last years of the 18th century, and may have been invented by a puppet-master, grafting native humour on to Polichinelle. In Paris the name attached itself to cabarets which, like the Théâtre du Grand Guignol, specialized in short plays of violence, murder, rape, ghostly apparitions, and suicide. In a modified form these made their appearance in London in 1908 and have been seen sporadically ever since, notably in the seasons of Grand Guignol at the Little Theatre, 1920–2, with Sybil Thorndike and Lewis Casson. British Grand Guignol never reached the intensity of the French, however, and its true home is in the small theatres of Montmartre.
In the French theatre a ‘guignol’ is also a quick-change room. |
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Guignol." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 14 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Guignol." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 14, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Guignol.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Guignol." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved February 14, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Guignol.html |
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Guignol
Guignol, the chief character in the popular French puppet-show of that name, similar to the English Punch and Judy show. Guignol is a variant (from Lyons) of Polichinelle, who became Anglicized as Punch. Grand Guignol is a term applied to a theatre presenting plays of a gruesome character.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Guignol." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 14 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Guignol." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 14, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Guignol.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Guignol." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved February 14, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Guignol.html |
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Guignol
Guignol the bloodthirsty chief character in a French puppet show of that name which is similar to Punch and Judy, which has given its name to Grand Guignol.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Guignol." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 14 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Guignol." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 14, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Guignol.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Guignol." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 14, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Guignol.html |
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"Guignol." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 14 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Guignol." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 14, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Guignol.html "Guignol." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Guignol.html |
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