Puppets in Paris - Guignol and Friends

We found this wonderful Guignol puppet theater while stolling along the Champs Elysées.




The barker rang his bell to draw the audience, and then he went into the theater to become one of the puppeteers.





A musical overture.




The announcer invites the kids in the audience to participate.





Mrs. Guignol appears, then leaves to fix food for her guest:






Mr. Guignol's brother, Don Christobel!





Guignol's son, Jérome, appears and is full of mischief - to the delight of the kids in the audience.





Most of Jérome's mischief is at the expense of Uncle Christobel.





In this scene, Jérome has just conked poor Christobel on the head with a frying pan!





The audience loves it!





Enter the Gendarme to revive poor Christobel, and to catch that rascal Jérome.




The kids are helping . . .

. . . and totally mesmerized!

At last, Jérome is caught, and hauled off to jail!

Curtain. The End.