Elsenpeter Marionettes at Du Quoin City Hall Thursday

The Elsenpeter Marionettes, headed by Mr. Richard Elsenpeter, are a professional full-time performing marionette company which has entertained millions of school children in live shows for over 139 years. The show is coming to Du Quoin City Hall Thursday, Feb. 28 from 6-7 p.m., sponsored by the library. Besides performing more than 200 plus programs nationally each year, Mr. Elsenpeter will produce, create and carve an entirely new program annually. The Elsenpeter Marionettes specialize in children's classics and adapt stories with which most children are familiar.

The Elsenpeter Marionettes tradition of puppetry started in Elen, Germany approximately 139 years ago, by Richard's great grand father. Their traditional form of puppetry has been handed down through four generations. It's very nostalgic and is rarely seen any more in America because of its technical difficulties.