LIMBUK, the wayang (shadow puppet) character personifying a stout, ugly village woman was the prima donna of the performance that night of February 17. Her every word and movement made thousands in the audience crowding Mitra Stadium in the East Java town of Magetan shake with laughter. In the hands of dalang (puppet master) Ki Enthus Susmono, Limbuk was played out as a sly politician. "Lha wong wis didhok, kok ucul meneh (How come it b