Pantomime Gallery

Flyer for Bluebeard by Hugh Mytton - Front cover

Bluebeard by Hugh Mytton with music by Mark Strong. First produced for the Camden Theatre, 26th December 1908. On the Front page of the four-page flyer for Camden Theatre, Bluebeard watches his wife and her sister. C. St. John Denton & Peter Daveys Grand Christmas Pantomime. Jose Collins was in the cast before she became famous in The Maid of the Mountains. Superb Dresses...Magnificent Scenery And Effects. Full West-End Operatic Chorus. Date: 1908

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Caricature of Augustus Harris, British actor and dramatist

Caricature of Augustus Harris (1852-1896), British actor, dramatist and impresario, transformed into a goose -- Not "Old Mother Goose" but Master Augoosetus. Goose Clubs were popular in Victorian Britain, allowing even the poorest to save a few pennies a week so that they could buy a goose for their Christmas dinner. Harris was manager of the Drury Lane Theatre, London, from 1879, where he co-wrote and produced many pantomimes.
1880

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A Message From Mars by Richard Ganthony

Promotional postcard for A Message From Mars by Richard Ganthony. First produced at the Avenue Theatre, London on 22nd January 1899. Horace Parker is a wealthy young man who is exceedingly selfish and self-centered. Not only is he a miser, but he also expects his friends (and everyone else) to conduct their lives according to his personal convenience. Parker is engaged to Minnie Templer, but Minnie has discovered Parker's selfishness and she is on the brink of calling off the engagement. However, on Christmas Eve, a messenger from Mars comes to Earth to show Parker the error of his ways. The two of them become invisible and eavesdrop on all the terribleand truethings Parker's friends and family are saying about him. Date: circa 1899

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