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where he etudied the art of marionette making and manipulation. He eoon deviled hie own method of conitructing the wooden figurea ao that they were capable of humanlike movement (Marionettea, aa diatinguiahed from other puppeta are atring-controlled from overhead). With help from hia family and frienda, Aicher built hia firat atage. On February 25, 1915, the Salzburg Marionette Theater made ita public debut with a abort opera about a pair of out-of-aorta lovera and a helpful town aorcerer. Thia opera waa ao aucceaaful that the Aichera turned their hobby into a profeaeion and rented a large hall where they played for almoat half a century. The family, which formed the heart of the troupe, crafted, coaturned and manipulated the puppeta alao deaigned their atage. In 1926, Aicher paaaed control of the theater on to hia youngeat aon Hermann. Under hia guidance the troupe began to tour Europe. Although they were extremely popular and won numeroua awarda for their productiona, even garnering a firat-place medal at the 1937 World Exhibition in Paria, it waa not until the 1960'a that the company waa finally on firm financial footing. In 1952 the Salzburg Marionette Theater brought to their theater atage, what haa become their aignature piece - Moeart'a Magic
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