Punch and Judy with an extending neck (the "Courtier"), and a monkey. A live Dog Toby was once a regular featured novelty routine, sitting on the playboard and performing 'with' the puppets. Glyn Edwards has likened the story of Punch and Judy to the story of Cinderella. He points out that there are parts of the Cinderella story which everyone knows, namely the cruel step sisters, the invitation to the ball, the handsome prince, the fairy godmother, Cinderella's dress turning to rags at midnight, the glass slipper left behind, the prince searching for its owner, and the happy ending. None of these elements
Judy (satirical magazine) Judy (satirical magazine) Judy was a British satirical humor magazine of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The full name was "Judy; or the London Serio-Comic Journal". The magazine's first issue was cover dated May 1, 1867 and the last issue October 23, 1907. The name "Judy" was in reference to Punch and Judy, and alluded directly to its more established rival, "Punch" magazine, which had been founded in 1841. In its August 14, 1867 issue, "Judy" introduced "Ally Sloper", who was one of the first – possibly "the" first – comic strip characters (the seminal Yellow Kid, for