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Topo Gigio at London Palladium 1965

Operated by a troupe of Italian puppeteers, it took three people to bring the 10-inch-tall character to life: two to manipulate him, and one to create his voice. The puppet stood in a special black art stage with black velvet curtains, designed to absorb as much ambient light as possible, which helped hide the puppeteers, who were also dressed in black camouflage clothing from head to toe. Each puppeteer operated a different part of Gigio's foam rubber body by using several wooden dowel rods (also painted black). The illusion was quite convincing, since unlike traditional hand puppets, Topo Gigio could actually appear to walk on his feet, sing, and make subtle hand gestures. Careful lighting and TV camera adjustment made the "black art" illusion perfect for the television audience.