Vilniaus lėlininkai
The puppeteers of Vilnius

Summary/Abstract: The article reviews the history of the puppet theater in Lithuanian territory – starting with the first reference on Waśko who originated from Vilnius and was robbed in Warsaw at the end of the 15th century. A fair amount of attention is dedicated to the mechanical theatre, optical performances popular in the 19th century, which were known in the Lithuanian capital by courtesy of famous travelling performers crisscrossing Europe; mentioned are at the first half of the 20th century the especially popular “szopka” organized by students of the Stephan Batory University, and celebrated personalities highly merited by Polish theatre, which were connected to this phenomenon.

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