NEWS
By Frederick N. Rasmussen and Frederick N. Rasmussen,SUN STAFF | January 17, 2004
George L. Horn, a puppeteer and ventriloquist who spent more than 60 years delighting children and adults with the exploits of his hand-held characters, died Monday of a urinary infection at Millennium Health and Rehabilitation Center of Ellicott City. He was 98. "I saw him perform sometime around 1963 at Patterson Park, and to this day, I can still remember it," said Mark Walker, a Baltimore puppeteer and ventriloquist who spends his days as a planning analyst at Johns Hopkins Health Systems.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Lori Sears | October 24, 2002
Ever looked for a needle in a haystack? I'm talking a real haystack. No? Well, surely you've searched for a buried treasure. What - no? Well, you've at least watched earthworm races, yes? Certainly you must have. But if you've somehow gone through life without these experiences, it's high time you tried 'em all. "Sunday in the Park: A Day of Old-Fashioned Family Fun" takes place Sunday at Centennial Park in Columbia. Between searching for needles in haystacks (OK, they're really turkey basters)
FEATURES
By Beth Hannan Rimmels and Beth Hannan Rimmels,Special to The Sun | December 3, 1994
Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean are the dynamic duo of comic books.The author and illustrator have collaborated on high-profile projects from a brutally frank AIDS prevention piece, "Death Talks About Life," to Alice Cooper's "The Last Temptation."So is it any surprise that their latest effort, titled "Mr. Punch" (childhood reminiscences entwined with a Punch and Judy show) is a runaway hit? Or as Mr. Gaiman describes it, "the fastest selling expensive book in human history"?The first American printing of the $24.95 hardback comic book sold out within four days.
NEWS
By Tim Weinfeld and Tim Weinfeld,Contributing theater critic | October 9, 1991
Western Maryland College theater got its season off with a bang lastweekend with a production of Aurand Harris' "Punch and Judy."In this fast-paced, energetically performed, hour-long adaptation of thewell-known puppet show, traditional puppets that open the show latermaterialize as live actors in costume and makeup.The play's title is somewhat misleading and would be more accurate as "Punch." This is his story, his battle and his victory.His wife, Judy, represents only one of the many forces in conflict with Punch's unbridled hedonism.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Sam Sessa and Sam Sessa,Sun Reporter | November 30, 2006
With the holiday season under way, Fells Point throws its annual Olde Tyme Christmas celebration this weekend. Now in its third year, the Olde Tyme Christmas starts at 5 p.m. tomorrow when neighborhood shops and galleries stay open late with sales and refreshments. "It's definitely becoming a regular tradition down here," said Jeremy Fennema, president of the Fells Point Development Corp. The event continues at 9 a.m. Saturday, when Santa arrives on a tugboat, escorted by fireboats, which docks at the Broadway Pier.
FEATURES
By Morit Chatlynne | November 26, 1995
Entertainer looks ahead and back; George Horn: Woodlawn 0) resident, 90, ran a Punch and Judy show,Ninety-year-old George Horn made his living from puppeteering until he retired in 1987. One of his earliest jobs, about 60 years ago, was running a Punch and Judy show at a place called Club Charles (no relation to the present Club Charles)."When the Club Charles opened up, they built a special bar with a one-way mirror. I did my show from behind it. No one ever saw me or met me. The bartenders helped me with the names of patrons who spoke to the puppets."