Pantomime Collection (#5)

Affiche pour l'Hippodrome, "Cadet Roussel". c1898. Creator: Jules Cheret
Affiche pour l'Hippodrome, "Cadet Roussel". c1898. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

Affiche pour les Folies-Bergère "Le Miroir", c1899. Creator: Jules Cheret
Affiche pour les Folies-Bergere "Le Miroir". c1899. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

Affiche pour le Musée Grévin, "Pantomimes lumineuses". c1896. Creator: Jules Cheret
Affiche pour le Musee Grevin, "Pantomimes lumineuses". c1896. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

Affiche pour "l'Arc-en-Ciel", ballet pantomime représenté aux Folies-Bergère. c1896
Affiche pour "l'Arc-en-Ciel", ballet pantomime represente aux Folies-Bergere. c1896. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

Affiche pour le "Grand Théâtre de l'Exposition". c1900. Creator: Jules Cheret
Affiche pour le "Grand Theatre de l'Exposition". c1900. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

Troisième panneau sans texte : "La Pantomime". c1900. Creator: Jules Cheret
Troisieme panneau sans texte : "La Pantomime". c1900. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

Christmas Pantomime - 1941, 1947. Creator: Unknown
Christmas Pantomime - 1941, 1947. "Cinderella" at Windsor Castle starring the future Queen Elizabeth II (right), as Prince Florizel the principal boy

Scene from the Extravaganza of "Frankenstein, or, The Model Man" at the Adelphi Theatre, 1850
Scene from the Extravaganza of "Frankenstein, or, The Model Man" at the Adelphi Theatre, [London], 1850. The Christmas extravaganza at this theatre is from the melodrama of

Scene from the Pantomime of "Harlequin and the Dragon of Wantley", at Sadler's Wells Theatre, 1850
Scene from the Pantomime of "Harlequin and the Dragon of Wantley", at Sadler's Wells Theatre, [London], 1850....the voracious Dragon gobbles up a child just as the Baron of Wantley is

Scene from "Harlequin and Humpty-Dumpty", 1850. Creator: Unknown
Scene from "Harlequin and Humpty-Dumpty", [Drury Lane Theatre, London], 1850....scene in which the hero figures in grotesque rotundity...The hero was a rebel in the days of King Richard

Scene from "Prince Dorus; or, The Romance of the Nose", 1850. Creator: Unknown
Scene from "Prince Dorus; or, The Romance of the Nose", [Olympic Theatre, London], 1850. Mr. Tom Taylor takes the subject of Madame D'Arblay's "Prince Doras" for his

Scene from "The Merry Wives of Windsor; or, Harlequin and Sir John Falstaff, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Scene from "The Merry Wives of Windsor; or, Harlequin and Sir John Falstaff, [Surrey Theatre, London], 1850....the never-to-be forgotten incident of the buck-basket

Harlequin and Colombine, around 1886. Creator: Edgar Degas
Harlequin and Colombine, around 1886

Blondin's Pantomimic Drama at the Crystal Palace: Planter's House on the coast of Brazil... 1862
Blondin's Pantomimic Drama at the Crystal Palace: Planter's House on the coast of Brazil - Blondin, as an ape, nursing the Planter's Child, 1862

Sir George Edward Wade (1869 - 1954), Comedian, professionally known as George Robey photographed in his costume as a pantomime dame of Jack and the Beanstalk at the London Hippodrome. Date: 1921

Alice in Wonderland, Photocall, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Millbrook, Guildford, Tuesday 22nd December 1970

Aladdin Panto Dress Rehearsal at the Palace Theatre, Manchester. Des O Connor (Aladdin) and Mary Hewing (Genie of the Ring). December 1965

Stan Boardman and Radio Merseyside DJ Billy Butler with Hickory the donkey. Hickory is starring in Cinderella at New Brighton with Stan Boardman, pictured at Radio Merseyside with Billy Butler

Rats! That renowned rodent Roland Rat has run into trouble again. His Ratmobile broke down outside the Liverpool Empire where he is to star in the panto Dick Whittington

Harold Turlant (68 years) and Albert Wilkinson (51 years), from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs which is on at the Liverpool Empire. 23rd December 1988

Dress rehearsal for Palladium pantomime, "Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp"
Dress rehearsal for Palladium pantomime, " Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp". Cliff Richard will play his first acting and singing role on the west end stage in the title role of Aladdin

Davy Jones with girls from the show, Jack and the Beanstalk, at the Liverpool Empire. December 1979

The three stars of the Dick Whittington panto at the Liverpool Empire reading through their script on the first day of rehearsals in the auditorium

Dusty Springfield, star of the pantomime Merry King Cole which opens at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool, on Christmas Eve. Pictured, Dusty Springfield with the song sheet she will use in the pantomime

Childrens Author Enid Blyton with 13-year-old Colin Spaull and 15-year-old Gloria Johnson, who have passed todays auditions and are to play Noddy

Pantomime rehearsal in a Coventry theatre circa 1960

Enid Blyton went along to The Scala Theatre to choose Londons youngest leading man. She watched scores of boys sing a song and recite a piece of dialogue

Enid Blyton went along to The Scala Theatre to choose Londons youngest leading man. She watched scores of boys sing a song and recite a piece of dialogue

Des O Connor as Buttons and Jodie Wilson as Cinderella appearing in Cinderella at the New Victoria Theatre. 15th December 1992. Desobit

Tracey Wilson as Prince Charming, Des O Connor as Buttons, Jodie Wilson as Cinderella appearing in Cinderella at the New Victoria Theatre. 15th December 1992

St Davids School, Middlesbrough are presenting a pantomime, Indiana Scoop and the Panto of Doom. Indiana Scoop (James Rea) is pictured with some friends. 18th March 1996

Cinderella, Pantomime, Photo-call, Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, 19th December 1975

Cinderella Pantomime, Photo-call, Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, 20th December 1984. Joyce Blair (left) plays Prince Charming and Paula Wilcox (right) is Dandini

Widow Twankey never looked so sweet! Huddersfield-born actor Keith Noble is aiming to add a bit of sugar and spice to is performances in a Christmas pantomime - by dressing up as a Nuttalls Mintoe

Stanley Baxter (right) stars as a pantomime dame at the Kings Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland, 9th December 1983. Pictured with journalist Colin Bell

The cast of Cinderella at the Birmingham Hippodrome, including Des O Connor as Buttons, Jodie Wilson as Cinderella and Ian Smith as Baron Hardup. 19th December 1991

Martin Hales (boy) spots that the Emperor is not wearing any clothes (Richard Wolfenden Brown) and alerts other cast members, left Peter Rylands, Catherine Thornborrow

Billingham Forum Panto Dame Peter Dayson takes to the stage. 6th January 1993

Michael Barrymore and the Roly Polys pose outside Coventrys Apollo Theatre 27th September 1984

Celebrity Panto Stars, appearing in Cinderella at the Granada East Ham, December 1973. DJ Tony Blackburn as Buttons, Anne Aston TVs Golden Shot girl as Cinderella and Anna Karen

Actor Colin Baker, who plays Doctor Who in the BBC science fiction programme, photographed with Bonnie Langford at the Aldwych Theatre

Comedian Norman Wisdom with cast members of his pantomime The Wonderful Lamp 1956 © mirrorpix

Irish singer Dana, who is appearing in the pantomime, Snow White, at Newcastles Theatre Royal, pictured with traffic warden Frank Fisk

Tommy Steele who rode on the top of a stage coach as Dick Whittington in the Lord Mayors show changed, after travelling through City of London in the procession

Margaret Burton as Aladdin. C6287

Dan Leno in Mother Goose, pantomime. circa 1903

The Babes in the Wood, pantomime, Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
The Babes in the Wood, pantomime, at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, with Cora Goffin

The Babes in the Wood, pantomime, Theatre Royal, York
The Babes in the Wood, pantomime, at the Theatre Royal, York. circa 1915

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