Crossword-Solution: DALANG 6 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 8

The chief performer, called the _dalang_, or manager, squatted on the ground before two poles of bamboo placed horizontally at a height of about three feet, into which he stuck the puppets, taking them from a box placed by his side.

Behind the dalang was a _gamelan_, or series of gongs mounted on a wooden frame much like an ordinary couch.

Both alike consist of summaries of the original poems on which they are based, and are intended for the use of the dalang.

The dalang places a transparent curtain, stretched over a frame ten feet long by five high, between himself and the audience.

The subjects of the _topeng_ are derived from the Panji group of dramatic poems, the ancient costumes, the curious masks, and the office of the _dalang_ or reciter, whose ventriloquial skill is required for the entire wording of the _libretto_, comprise a valuable memento of bygone days, otherwise entirely forgotten.