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American pantomime, panto for short, refers to works of theatrical entertainment that have been presented in the United States of America since 1876. The works are derived from the entertainment genre of pantomime that developed in England, presented either as they are in Britain or adapted for the American stage and tailored to American audiences.
Pantomime (/ ˈ p æ n t ə ˌ m aɪ m /; [1] informally panto) [2] is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment. It was developed in England and is performed throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland and (to a lesser extent) in other English-speaking countries, especially during the Christmas and New Year season.
The American Mime Theatre is the Performing Company and School of American Mime, an acting medium expressing itself through movement. it is neither a pantomime company nor a dance company. It performs its own original plays culled from its repertory, with new works continuously in development.
Pantomime may also refer to: Acting or performance such as that performed by a mime artist, using silent gestures; American pantomime, a North American variant of the English theatrical genre; Charades, a party game sometimes called "pantomime" Pantomime (The Pillows EP), by The Pillows (also the title of its first track)
Shields and Yarnell's specialty was a series of skits called The Clinkers, in which they assumed the personae of robots, with many individual, deliberate motions (as opposed to normal smooth motion) stereotypical of robots and early animatronics, enhanced by their ability to refrain from blinking their eyes for long stretches of time.
Aladdin and his Winter Wish is an American panto version of the Middle Eastern folk tale Aladdin. [1] The panto's book was written by Kris Lythgoe and its music is based around classic pop tunes by artists such as Ray Charles, Coldplay, and Starship.
Pantomimes, or "pantos," are plays performed around Christmastime in the UK. Pantomime dames playing the role of the Ugly Sisters in a production of Cinderella. Gideon Mendel/Corbis/Getty Images
Eva Allen Alberti (April 4, 1856 – March 6, 1938) was an American dramatics teacher who specialized in the American meaning of pantomime i.e. mime.Her students were actors, teachers, directors and producers including, Prof. Gertrude Colby, Jane Cowl, Cecil B. DeMille, William C. deMille, Ann Harding, Fredric March, Douglas MacLean, Guthrie McClintic, William Powell, Edward G. Robinson, Anita ...