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	The History and Tradition - It's Behind You Dot Com
		Pantomime, as we know it today is a show predominantly aimed at children, based on a popular fairy tale or folk legend.
		Pantomime had its first real star, and by this time the elements of comedy songs and slapstick were firmly rooted, as they have remained to this present day.
		The Pantomime Dame, usually the hero’s mother, such as Widow Twankey in "Aladdin" or "Dame Trott" in Jack and the Beanstalk was a creation that emerged from the early Music Halls of the Victorian era.
	www.its-behind-you.com /history.html (2964 words)

	Pantomime - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Colley Cibber and his colleagues competed with Rich and produced their own pantomimes, and pantomime was a substantial (if decried) subgenre in Augustan drama.
		An older woman (the pantomime dame) is usually played by a man in drag.
		The pantomime horse or cow, played by two actors in a single costume, one as the head and front legs, the other as the body and back legs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pantomime_(theatre) (1031 words)

	Stagecoach Theatre Arts plc.
		The Pantomime Dame is usually the hero's mother: Widow Twankey in Aladdin or Dame Trott in Jack and the Beanstalk.
		Pantomimes have to have 'The Songsheet', which means community singing, usually led by the principal comedian.
		Pantomime actors used to clap a 'Slapstick' loudly, to indicate to the stage crew it was time to change the scenery.
	www.stagecoach.co.uk /stagecoach/html/article_main.php?ypid=14&start_row=17&this_start=17 (1509 words)

	Pantomimic Conventions in the plays of Peter Nichols
		Pantomime was one of the most popular dramatic forms in the nineteenth century British theatre; it appealed to a wide range of audiences from different social classes.
		Traditionally, in a pantomime the "transformation" scene is supposed to depict the marriage of the Principal Girl and the Principal Boy.
		Pantomime has been an unusual popular genre, both for children and adults in Christmas time they are more or less familiar with the world of fantasy created through the spectacle and visual effects.
	members.tripod.com /~warlight/christiney.html (2693 words)

	The Classical Pantomime Information Page on Classic Cat
		Pantomime (informally, panto) refers to a theatrical genre, traditionally found in Great Britain, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Ireland, which is usually performed around the Christmas and New Year holiday season.
		The style and content of modern pantomime has very clear and strong links with the Commedia dell'arte, a form of popular theatre that arose in Italy in the early middle ages, and which reached England by the 16th century.
		Another contemporary pantomime tradition is the celebrity guest star, a practice that dates back to the late 19th century, when Augustus Harris, proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, hired well-known variety artistes for his pantomimes.
	www.classiccat.net /print.php?page=genres/pantomime.info.htm (1647 words)

	BBC News \| The Oscars 1999 \| Judi Dench: Not just a pantomime Dame
		Dame Judi's tendency to laugh at moments of high drama was described by stage colleagues in a biography published in October last year.
		That year, she was made a Dame in the New Year's Honours list after a string of Shakespearean triumphs coupled with television success.
		Dame Judi and her husband married in 1971 and had one daughter.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/the_oscars_1999/300887.stm (657 words)

	The History Of British Pantomime (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-17)
		The origins of British Pantomime or "Panto" as it is known in the UK, probably date back to the middle ages, and blend the traditions of the Italian "Commedia dell’ Arte, and the British Music hall to produce the art form that is Pantomime.
		Modern pantomimes are predominantly aimed at children, and are nearly always based on well-known children's stories, such as popular fairy tales or folk legends.
		The Dame is also known for wearing outrageous costumes, and these are often be used to good comic effect, by parodying the fashions of the day.
	www.limelightscripts.co.uk /scripts/history.htm (2319 words)

	StreetSwing's Dance History Archives - Mime / Pantomime Dance Page - Main1
		Pantomime and Mime are generally used interchangeably today by the uninformed public, but originally was and still does mean two different things.
		These stage dances were the earliest representations of the pantomime version which has since been brought to such great perfection thru the ballet stage.
		Pantomime originated out of Mime from Greece and landed in Italy where it became an every day occurrence that was to become very popular.
	www.streetswing.com /histmain/z3mime.htm (1127 words)

	The Hindu : Magazine / Columns : Escape into fantasy
		It goes nowhere near far enough to describe the reality of the pantomimes which are put on all over the country during the Christmas season, and which attract each year yet another generation of children (and their parents and grandparents), who are quickly imbued with the curious conventions of this art form.
		The first of these conventions is that the principal female character — the pantomime dame — is played by a man, often a well-known comedian.
		The "Dame" led her through her act — and took the opportunity to make one of the traditional pantomime jokes.
	www.hindu.com /mag/2006/01/08/stories/2006010800420300.htm (814 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Pantomime
		Pantomime is ever-evolving and renowned for its topical content and moral battles, but most of all it's fun and at a theatre near you from November to January.
		The pantomime evolves during rehearsals, and even during the run of the show, but the really great pantomimes are as much about the audiences that fuel the performances as they are about the antics on stage.
		Over the years efforts have been made to export the concept of pantomime, but this has been largely unsuccessful, the notable exceptions are Australia and Canada where panto still pulls them in and provides a showcase for the acting skills of TV stars.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A16413699 (1333 words)

	BBC News \| For Christmas/ New Year \| Look out ! - pantomime season is here
		The British pantomime season is that peculiar time of the theatrical year when stars put on tights, children scream at villains and theatres make a profit.
		Pantomime comes from the bawdy, larger than life theatre tradition that insists men dress as women (and vice-versa), that bangs follow crashes, and that audiences join in the fun.
		Today, pantomime borrows its stars from the worlds of television, pop music and sport but while many forms of traditional theatre have struggled during the television era, British pantomime has continued to thrive.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/special_report/for_christmas/_new_year/39052.stm (431 words)

	Official London Theatre Guide \| London Theatre News
		Pantomime is clearly traditional and familiar in format, but manages to remain a popular and safe theatre experience, at least in regional theatres, because audiences also expect it to send up current concerns, modern trends and obsessions.
		Pantomimes are described as ‘traditional’ because they make use of clear, strong plots incorporating what is timeless and elemental: good battles with evil – good always emerges triumphant.
		Production costs for pantomimes reached new heights during the 1960s, and today, producers often have to invest a heavy proportion of their budget in stars and television celebrities to be sure of attracting an audience, which can starve other aspects of the production.
	www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk /news/profiles/display?contentId=74196 (1231 words)

	PeoplePlay UK - Pantomime Dames
		There were no pantomime dames in early pantomime but there is a long tradition of women's roles being performed by men in English theatre.
		Dames came in several types: working class and plain, glamorous and snobbish, or grotesque and elegant.
		Dames have a bawdy sense of humour, outrageous costumes and extrovert characters.
	www.peopleplayuk.org.uk /guided_tours/pantomime_tour/the_great_victorian_pantomime/dames.php (316 words)

	pantomime dame definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
		pantomime dame definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
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		role in British pantomime: the role in a British pantomime of an ill-tempered comic woman of advanced years, traditionally played by a man
	encarta.msn.com /dictionary_561506139/pantomime_dame.html (87 words)

	Pantomime Dames
		The names given to Dames have altered over the years, but traditionally the Dame in 'Aladdin' is Widow Twankey.
		Dame Trott takes her name from a slang word for an old hag, and became the popular name for Jack's mother in 'Jack and the Beanstalk'.
		However, whereas 'Sisters' have to be sinister yet funny, the Pantomime Dame remains a beacon of warmth and sympathy.
	www.its-behind-you.com /pantodames.html (520 words)

	Warwick Boar - Arts
		The pantomime hero is assisted by a ‘principal boy’, a part which, since the Restoration and the withdrawal of the rule banning women from the stage, has been played by both men and women.
		Traditional characteristics of the dame include the most outrageous costumes of the whole cast and the most risqué lines, with the flawed belief that she has the style and charm to get away with both.
		It is usually the character of the dame that provokes moans from critics that pantomime isn’t suitable for children any more - either the dame is too rude, or the villain is too scary, or the witches are too ‘unchristian’.
	www.sunion.warwick.ac.uk /boar/?article=1164 (833 words)

	Pantomime (theatre) - ArticleWorld
		Pantomime is a form of theatrical performance that developed in Ireland, Australia and Great Britain.
		Nowadays the pantomime is a form of theatre that rose again in Britain.
		Because of the turn pantomime took when compared to the original purpose of the performance and topics used we can notice conventions that are accepted in all shows.
	www.articleworld.org /index.php?title=Pantomime_(theatre)&printable=yes (277 words)

	Panto: Oh yes it is an art form! - Independent Online Edition > Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-17)
		Pantomime is the rear end of the theatrical cow, the showbiz rectum of the spectrum.
		Pantomime has evolved sideways, messily but always popularly, through our culture, from the moment a male actor played the part of the cook in Dick Whittington at Southwark Fair in 1731.
		He was renowned for developing the dame into a fully rounded character, and his alacrity of movement and cheeky vitality were reproduced in modern successors such as Arthur Askey.
	enjoyment.independent.co.uk /theatre/features/article2092078.ece (1210 words)

	Culture UK - what makes the Britsh so ... British! Pantomime
		Pantomimes take place around the Christmas period and are nearly always based on well known children's stories such as Peter Pan, Aladdin, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty etc. Pantomimes are performed not only in the best theatres in the land but also in village halls throughout Britain.
		The audience are encouraged to boo the villain whenever he enters the stage, argue with the Dame (who is always a man) and warn the Principal Boy (who is always a girl) when the villain is behind them by shouting out "He's behind you!".
		Slapstick is another important part of a British pantomime - the throwing of custard pies, the ugly sisters (who are always played by men) falling over, lots of silly costumes including of course, the pantomime horse which is played by two people in a horses costume.
	www.historic-uk.com /CultureUK/Pantomime.htm (396 words)

	Pantomime Dames - Icons of England
		When foreigners claim they can’t understand the subtleties of our humour, it is the pantomime dame, with her billowing gown, extravagant headgear and regulation ton of makeup, that passes them by.
		The true ancestors of the dames, though, are the music-hall and variety stars of the Victorian era, such as Dan Leno and Herbert Campbell.
		At the theatre, at school, or at home the pantomime has been a firm favorite with most English people of all classes and new ones are still being written to cope with demand.
	www.icons.org.uk /nom/nominations/pantomimedames (299 words)

	Pantomime scripts - Read pantomimes on line
		Hudson as Pantomime Dame, Charlie (the hero) assumed to be played by a female as a principal boy.
		The usual pantomime juxtapositions are assumed, with Heidi the pantomime dame played by a man and Ralf, the principal boy, played by a young woman.
		There is a pantomime dame, assumed to be played by a man, and a bunch of heroic princes who could be played by women as 'principal boys'.
	www.lazybeescripts.co.uk /Pantomimes/Index.htm (6755 words)

	MSN Encarta
		In which pantomime is a young girl mistreated by her stepmother and elder sisters?
		In which pantomime is a powerful genie released from a lamp to grant every wish?
		Which pantomime begins with a queen, so jealous of the beauty of a young servant girl, that she orders her to be put to death in the woods?
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encnet/features/quiz/Quiz.aspx?QuizID=840 (152 words)

	He's behind you!: Pantomime in The AnswerBank: Arts & Literature
		Pantomime as we understand it today is a Christmas entertainment intended primarily - though, given the innuendo quotient, not exclusively - for children.
		By 1800, pantomime was emerging as a distinct form in its own right, with the Harlequinade now forming the greater part of the evening's entertainment, the Dame performed by a man and the performances presented most frequently at Christmas and Easter.
		After the mid-19th century, performances of pantomime became limited to an extended Christmas season, and the real heyday of the pantomime was the first half of the 20th century.
	www.theanswerbank.co.uk /Article2053.html (764 words)

	Pantomime wigs for Cinderella, ugly sisters and Pantomime dames.
		Pantomime dame wig in red. A big curly beehive wig with a bunches of ringlets tied with ribbons on each side.
		Pantomime dame wig in white. A big curly beehive wig with a bunches of ringlets tied with ribbons on each side.
		Pantomime dame wig in purple. A big curly beehive wig with a bunches of ringlets tied with ribbons on each side.
	www.celebrations-party.co.uk /acatalog/Pantomime_Wigs.html (492 words)

	Pantomime Scripts: Panto Scripts: Welcome to Pantos Direct - Custom-built Pantomime Scripts
		The pantomime Principal Boy - traditionally a girl, particularly if her legs look good in tights, though more and more professional pantomimes are opting for male Principal Boys.
		And if the pantomime Dame isn’t comedy enough, there is usually a pair of idiots, the Broker’s Men, the Chinese Police, the Sheriff’s Henchmen, depending on which pantomime you choose, to add to the confusion and laughter!
		And Pantomime just wouldn’t be Pantomime without good catchy tunes, particularly when sung from the song sheet by the pantomime audience.
	www.pantosdirect.co.uk (335 words)

	A pantomime dame on the verge of retirement \| Public \| Guardian Unlimited
		A pantomime dame on the verge of retirement
		A pantomime dame on the verge of retirement
		Veteran Whitehall watcher Professor Peter Hennessy, who knows him well - a fellow "pantomime dame on the verge of retirement" Hennessy once called him - says Phillips is a classic career courtier in the pre-Blair sense.
	www.guardian.co.uk /public/features/story/0,,1864730,00.html (1093 words)

	Merry Christmas & Happy New Year -- Seasons Greetings
		Every pantomime has two principal characters - the Principal Boy and the Principal Girl (the hero and heroine of the tale.) Until very recently it was traditional for the Principal Boy to be played by a girl, in doublet-and-hose and high boots, with her (his?) hair tied back in 18th century fashion.
		Usually the hero or heroine's mother, the Dame is instantly recognisable, in outrageous costumes and wigs (a new outfit for each scene is normal) and over-the-top makeup.
		Two Dames this time, in the form of her Ugly Sisters, with the added bonus of a Wicked Stepmother; Cinderella's father, the hapless Baron Hardup, isn't such a villain as his new wife.
	www.freewebs.com /schneemann (1157 words)

	Jack Tripp-Comment-Obituaries-TimesOnline
		He was a master of knockabout routines and was noted for his outrageous and inventive costumes, such as a hat designed as a frying pan with bacon and poached eggs or a dress resembling a green-baize snooker table, with carefully positioned pockets.
		Tripp was born in Plymouth, the son of a baker, and began tap dancing as a youngster in talent competitions.
		Pantomime was to become his true forte, and his comic skills were used to great advantage when he began appearing as Douglas Byng’s “son” in a number of Howard and Wyndham productions throughout the 1950s.
	www.timesonline.co.uk /tol/comment/obituaries/article542870.ece (1204 words)

	History
		When you read the programme notes of a pantomime you are sure to be informed that pantomime as an art form it is very old and can be traced back at least to the Romans of pre-Christian times.
		The final piece in the pantomime jigsaw came at the beginning of the 20th Century, in 1902, when DAN LENO took the part of Mother Goose and set the standard for subsequent pantomime dames.
		The pantomime itself may be affected by the presence of these stars especially if they are so highly paid that other essential items such as script, scenery or costumes suffer as a result.
	freespace.virgin.net /david.pollard/new_page_2.htm (1171 words)

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