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GROWTH OF PANTOMIME SPIRIT STILL THE SAME

... century, spectacle was eclipsed by the advent of the Commedia delV’Arte, forerunner of the harlequinade, This Italian entertainment necame the rage and harlequinade reigned supreme. Graduwly the © oceasional dances ™ between Harlequin and Punch or Harlequin ...

Published: Friday 13 January 1939
Newspaper: Newton and Earlestown Guardian
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 478 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Dan Hardie's Ever Popular ot Costume Entertainers n the Pavilion THE PLAYERS Every | (9 Artistes) Evening In a ..

... Artistes) Evening In a conception of Musie, at Laughter, Splendour, 7-30. Brilliancy: and . THE NEW CENTURY i PICTURES. _ Grand Harlequinade Night on Friday Next. SUNDAY ;EXT. Mr. WALTER BASTOW'S A\t 3 and 8. And Miss LILIAN DILLINGHAM, Soprano (Evenings only) ...

Published: Wednesday 26 June 1912
Newspaper: Morecambe Visitor
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 62 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

\TEW THEATRE.—Every Afternoon at 2. -~ EXCLPT ‘S.&TURD.\YS, : F’HILDREI\S NEW YEAR FAIRY I'.L.'\Y. C «KING OF ..

... Afternoon at 2. -~ EXCLPT ‘S.&TURD.\YS, : F’HILDREI\S NEW YEAR FAIRY I'.L.'\Y. C «KING OF THE GOLDEN MOUNTAIN.” 2ANTOMIME HARLEQUINADE. Mr. VICTOR ANDRE, King: of Magicians and Ventriloquists. wonderful Dolls that Sing, Walk,- Dance, and Talk! Spesial low ...

Published: Saturday 10 January 1914
Newspaper: Manchester City News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 51 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

The twelve headless

... Niddle-noddle-noddleless, depends what you mean by And falling off to sleep. .. pantomime device. There was, of course, a harlequinade to follow the grim Wordless ballet humours of the gentleman wifechopper. T DOUBT if there was any real You may think that ...

Published: Saturday 11 December 1948
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 604 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SCHOOLBOY DEFINITIONS

... SCHOOLBOY DEFINITIONS. Q. “ What is a sarcasm 2 A, ““A sore on your body. ™ . An “‘antiquarian” is ““a place for animals”; «harlequinade”—“a kind of drink”: “a dilemma ”—‘a medicine”’’; ““citadel”’—a sort of chief policeman’’; “ neutral”—“a kind of reptile”’; ...

Published: Saturday 17 August 1901
Newspaper: Liverpool Evening Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 126 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

HAWARDEN

... Hawarden Gymnasium on Tuesday and Wednesday. The programme con- sisted of marionette and ?? per- formances, concluding with a harlequinade. The latter caused much laughter, especially Among tbe juvenile portion of tine audience. ...

Published: Saturday 24 November 1900
Newspaper: Cheshire Observer
County: Cheshire, England
Type: | Words: 81 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

HA WARDEN

... Hawardas Gymnasium on and Wednesday. The programme consisted of marionette and ventriloquial performances, concluding with a harlequinads. latter caused mach laughter, especially among the juvenile portion of the audience. ...

Published: Wednesday 28 November 1900
Newspaper: Chester Courant
County: Cheshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 76 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

MADGE ALLAN & HARRY RUSSELL

... and Beckett The Venetian Quintette, Dolly son, Elsie Mason, Bert Earle. The Monte Video Belies. An Old Fashioned ChrUtmas Harlequinade for the Children G«>r'ieous lllumfnatad Fairy Coach drawn by a team of the Smallest Ponies the World PRICES .Including ...

Published: Saturday 19 January 1929
Newspaper: Burnley News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 67 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

Alas, Panto Clown—!

... tolerated the opening because they were going to see the harlequinade. One would hear all over the theatre the kiddies asking their parents. Mummy, when is the clown coming? Then the harlequinade was considered of more importance than the opening. but ...

Published: Friday 20 December 1935
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1160 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Points From Our Letter-Box

... acted in dumb show, then became a dumb drama, the first half a burlesque of a popular fable, thee, second known as the Harlequinade, consisted of the tricks of the clown and pantaloon. dancing by the Harlequin and Columbine. In the early days of pantomime ...

Published: Tuesday 28 December 1937
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 482 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

DECLINE OF THE PANTOMIME

... grown-ups who have long forgotten their youth, and not the lea«t doubtful of them is the children's supposed passion for harlequinades. pm still young enough to infantile joys, and yet old enough rememhar fairly long procession of pantomimes, writes Lionel ...

Published: Thursday 03 January 1924
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 310 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

AL DIN !

... VORA. THE 8 FLORADOR GIRLS. Mows. VINCENT in his Sensational Back. Dives from a Pyramid of Seven High Tables. -- COMIC HARLEQUINADE. ...

Published: Friday 25 January 1901
Newspaper: Workington Star
County: Cumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 77 | Page: 1 | Tags: none