| Abstract/Description |
Pantomime is a mixture of ancient and modern, wholly inconsequent and incongrous, with some sort of story, a dame, a few funny men, an animal or two, a principal boy and girl, some gorgeous scenery, a good fairy, a thoroughly evil spirit, and a few other things thrown in. Modernity is represented by the jokes of Tinbad the Tailor and his wife who cannot pay their rent. Romance is provided by Sinbad, who sets out for the Diamond Valley to get that rent, by the Caliph and his charming daughter and others who belong to the story. Ginty, the Cat, represents no period, but he plays a very large part in the performance. The remaining factors are in harmony with the principals, and an excellent show is the result. Messrs. Wilmer Bentley (producer) and Eardley Turner are responsible for the book. |
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