... the modern large-scale, allstar production with lavish dresses, scenery and appointments bears little resemblance to the Harlequinade of the early eighteenth century from which Pantomime has developed, nor to its even earlier links with the medieval Italian ...

... like open lined with check material on a coat. Another crinoline which brought a sparkle in the Queen’s eyes was in silk harlequinade tulle by Norman Hartnell. Its pale contrasting col ours were chequered by rows of pearls. Startling fashions were worn ...

... Raspinis whose swaying ladders lift their performance right out of the ordinary and Michael Tamara and Sascha grace and comedy harlequinade Coco Huxter Michael & Co funsters Cavallini’s crazy car (the tantalizing model T) and a conglomeration caper-cutting crazy ...