[3] The name of the theater derives in part from the fact that the theater seats were former streetcar seats that could be turned to face a puppet stage at one end or the live revue stage at the other.
[4] Adjacent seats were labeled with humorous names (e.g., "Hot 'n Bothered," "Salt 'n Pepper," etc.
), and after intermission theater-goers would "turn about" to see the show continued at the opposite end of the house.
[5] The Theater originated with a group known as the Yale Puppeteers composed notably of Forman Brown, Harry Burnett,[1] and Richard (Roddy) Brandon.
[5] The history of the theater is documented in the film, Turnabout: the Story of the Yale Puppeteers, directed by Dan Bessie (a nephew of Harry Burnett).