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The Pantomime dame
- Title
- The Pantomime dame [motion picture] / Elizabeth Wood; a Wood Film Ltd. Production for the Arts Council of Great Britain.
- Publication
- New York : Wombat, 1982.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Film, Slide, etc. | By appointment only | M16 4155 P | Offsite |
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- Description
- 2 film reels (50 min.) : sd., col.; 16 mm.
- Summary
- Each Christmas season, the British enjoy the ribaldry of "the dame," a larger-than-life caricature of a mother figure always portrayed by a man, specifically Britain's leading comedic actors. The Pantomime Dame uses satire, jokes, farce and exaggeration to entertain audiences and provide a release for their problems. Archival stills and footage from pantomime shows and interviews provide historical background for a style of comedy said to have begun when Queen Victoria was in her prime. Londoners reminisce about the old-time "dames" and express the importance of having the audience realize that the character is really a man dressed as a woman.
- Subjects
- Credits (note)
- Producer, director, Elizabeth Wood.
- Title
- The Pantomime dame [motion picture] / Elizabeth Wood; a Wood Film Ltd. Production for the Arts Council of Great Britain.
- Imprint
- New York : Wombat, 1982.
- Credits
- Producer, director, Elizabeth Wood.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Wood, Elizabeth.Arts Council of Great Britain.
- Branch Call Number
- M16 4155 P