CAPTAIN JACK'S MARIONETTE THEATRE

Captain Jack is a blundering Magician and incompetent Puppet Master that lives in his pirate cave with his trusted companion "Parrot".  Captain Jack and "Parrot" have sailed the world in search of adventure and magic.  The have encountered many magicians.  They have heard the stories of many eastern cultures.  Their stories are put into their puppet show.  The show is performed in the pirate cave.  They have collected puppets from around the world.  Some are strange characters and some are normal for the culture in which they came.  The first story is THE ADVENTURES OF ZARATHUSTRA.  Zarathustra was found in the east.  He is an evolutionary master man.  The story told is from Grimm's Lost Fairy Tale.

 

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INDEX

The index contains the lyrics of Captain Jack's Theme song.  It contains photographs of parrot and all the puppets used in Grimm's Lost Fairy Tale.  An illustrated list of all the magic tricks and where they were taken from is included

THEME SONG  "Captain Jack has sailed over the oceans - Captain Jack has sailed over the sea ......"

PARROT  "Parrot" is Captain Jack's constant companion.  They have seen many adventures.

PUPPETS  The puppets used in the first three episodes are Myanmar, Thailand, and Sri Lankan.

GRIMM'S LOST FAIRY TALE  "ADVENTURES OF ZARATHUSTRA"  Zarathustra has been on many adventures.  This adventure takes place with Wooden Monkey and other animals as they play near the water.  This is an illustrated story.

MAGIC The magic tricks used in the first three episodes are from Arabia, Portugal and Korea.

SHIP'S LOG 1937  Log of the PINK ROSE as it sails through the South China Sea.


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SHORT FILMS OF EACH EPISODE.  EACH ARE ABOUT 5 MINUTES LONG

EPISODE ONE  Episode one introduces you to Captain Jack and "Parrot" as they live in the Pirate Cave.  The first part of "The Lost Grimm Fairy Tail" is the puppet show.  It contains the crocodile and the Wooden monkey and introduces you to Zarathustra.

EPISODE TWO  Hop-and-Bop the frog suffers the same fate as Wooden monkey and "Sweet Green" the crocodile gets another meal. 

EPISODE THREE  It is now time for So-Low the turtle to teach Sweet Green a lesson.  Instead So-Low learns a lesson.

 

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