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2nd-century Macedonian theatrical sculpture, thought to represent a pantomime's mask. The word pantomime was adopted from the Latin word pantomimus, [6] which in turn derives from the Greek word παντόμιμος (pantomimos), consisting of παντο-(panto-) meaning "all", and μῖμος (mimos), meaning a dancer who acted all the roles or all the story.
A mime artist, or simply mime (from Greek μῖμος, mimos, "imitator, actor"), [1] is a person who uses mime (also called pantomime outside of Britain), the acting out of a story through body motions without the use of speech, as a theatrical medium or as a performance art.
An often elaborate magical transformation scene, presided over by a fairy, connected the unrelated stories, changing the first part of the pantomime, and its characters, into the harlequinade. In the late 18th and 19th centuries, the harlequinade became the larger part of the entertainment, and the transformation scene was presented with ...
An extravaganza is a literary or musical work (often musical theatre) usually containing elements of Victorian burlesque, and pantomime, in a spectacular production and characterized by freedom of style and structure. The term is derived from the Italian word stravaganza, meaning extravagance.
The Palladium Pantomimes It's Behind You Building history , Survey of London , vols 31 and 32 (1963) London Palladium Theatre History with many pictures and original Programmes; Music Hall and Theatre History Site – Dedicated to Arthur Lloyd, 1839 – 1904
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You! is a pantomime-themed stage show by The League of Gentlemen. [1] It was their second major UK tour; it premiered in 2005. The whimsical, pantomime nature of the show was a departure from their trademark dark humour. Almost all the material performed was new and original.
Silent comics (or pantomime comics) are comics which are delivered in mime. They make use of little or no dialogue , speech balloons or captions written underneath the images. Instead, the stories or gags are told entirely through pictures.
It used to mean the side of the stage where the prompter sat. The other side of the stage was called 'Opposite Prompt' or OP. Prop , Property : an object used in the play, from the Middle English proppe , meaning a support, not originally related to property as in ownership; does not include scenery or costumes .