Bizenghast while Lalibela, a holy town in northern Ethiopia, inspired Bali Lali's. Another minor character, Dr. Morstan, takes his name from Mary Morstan, Dr. Watson’s wife. "марионетка", the Russian word for marionette, inspired the name of the antagonist Maphohetka. LeGrow comments that the series "is about life, death and fabulous outfits (not in that order)" and notes that there are "a lot of religious themes" present. The town of Bizenghast "represents a world cut off from that sort of constant access [of technology]." The series was initially written to span about fourteen volumes and be divided into three seasons: the first
Mary Dresselhuys year in an English boarding school after which she took an entering exam for the "Toneelschool" (acting school) in Amsterdam, without her parents knowledge. She passed the exam. After her graduation in 1929, Mary played her first part, in the play "Men trouwt geen meisjes zonder geld" ("One Doesn't Marry Girls Without Money"). From 1931 till 1945, she played with the company "Centraal Tooneel". She appeared on stage in "Wie is Janus?" ("Who is Janus?")), a translation of Carolyn Green's play "Janus", in 1958. Among the films in which she appeared are: Mary Dresselhuys Mary Dresselhuys (January 22, 1907 –