History of Puppetry
in Canada
- Objects and Documents
- John Conway
- Forsyth's Marionettes
- Edith Gardner
- Muriel Heddle
- Violet and David Keogh
- John and Linda Keogh
- Micheline Legendre
- Hal and Renné Marquette
- Mark Saunders
- Harry Smith
- Peggy Specht
- Rosalynde Stearn
- Joseph and Bryan Vaughan
- Miscellaneous Artists and Companies – First Half of the Twentieth Century
Hal and Renné Marquette
Stage dancers Hal and Renné Marquette began to experiment with puppets in the early 1940s. During the Second World War, Hal was sent overseas and, upon his return, used his rehabilitation money to create the Marquette Imaginettes. They introduced marionettes into their dance act, and until the mid-1950s performed at trade shows, in nightclubs and department stores, and with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. They were later hired by the CBC to operate the "Howdy Doody" characters for the Canadian version of the series. The Marquettes continued to perform in television until 1961.
Adapted from Figuratively Speaking : Puppetry in Ontario by Ken McKay, copyright 1990. Courtesy of the Ontario Puppetry Association and Ken McKay.
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