THE PANTOMIME KING AT WORK.—Pantomime in recent years has slumped rather sadly and it is interesting to note that Drury Lane, the home of spectacular productions, has once again given prominence to this form of entertainment. At Christmas time the Demon King and the Fairy Queen declaimed in those amusing rhymed couplets inseparable from pantomime tradition, and the Principal Boy strutted her little hour in a variety of gorgeous costumes. Here we see Mr. Julian Wylie, known to fame as the Pantomime King, watching a chorus rehearsing dances for “The Sleeping Beauty.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 880, 25 January 1930, Page 19
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92THE PANTOMIME KING AT WORK.—Pantomime in recent years has slumped rather sadly and it is interesting to note that Drury Lane, the home of spectacular productions, has once again given prominence to this form of entertainment. At Christmas time the Demon King and the Fairy Queen declaimed in those amusing rhymed couplets inseparable from pantomime tradition, and the Principal Boy strutted her little hour in a variety of gorgeous costumes. Here we see Mr. Julian Wylie, known to fame as the Pantomime King, watching a chorus rehearsing dances for “The Sleeping Beauty. Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 880, 25 January 1930, Page 19
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